cannonball

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At 15 his first job was sweeping up at Opryland USA, a park known for live shows and rides like the Wabash Cannonball, a roller coaster named for a train song.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Via Cannonball Arts, Bumbershoot can add more visual arts-focused learning opportunities to the roster, and “hopefully inspire the next generation to be aggressive, independent, confident arts producers,” Lundgren said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Cannonball Adderley just did something amazing, and I’m thinking about where to put my rook.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2023

Clarence Shields, Claressa's father, was a well-known "underground fighter" in Michigan, nicknamed "Cannonball".

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2022

When the Wabash Cannonball steamed in on schedule, the town bulged with people, but the lovebirds, Junior and Vandalia, were absent.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck