[PAR] [TLE] Promised Land (Chuck Berry song) [SEP] "Promised Land" is a song lyric written by Chuck Berry to the melody of "Wabash Cannonball", an American folk song.  The song was first recorded in this version by Chuck Berry in 1964 for his album "St. Louis to Liverpool".  Released in December, 1964, it was Berry's first single issued following his prison term for a Mann Act conviction. [PAR] [TLE] Wabash Cannonball [SEP] "The Wabash Cannonball" is an American folk song about a fictional train, thought to have originated in the late 19th century.  Its first documented appearance was on sheet music published in 1882, titled "The Great Rock Island Route" and credited to J. A. Roff.  All subsequent versions contain a variation of the chorus:
[PAR] [TLE] Promised Land ( Chuck Berry song ) [ SEP ] " Promised Land " is a song lyric written by Chuck Berry to the melody of " Wabash Cannonball " , an American folk song . The song was first recorded in this version by Chuck Berry in 1964 for his album " St. Louis to Liverpool " . Released in December , 1964 , it was Berry 's first single issued following his prison term for a Mann Act conviction . [PAR] [TLE] Wabash Cannonball [ SEP ] " The Wabash Cannonball " is an American folk song about a fictional train , thought to have originated in the late 19th century . Its first documented appearance was on sheet music published in 1882 , titled " The Great Rock Island Route " and credited to J. A. Roff . All subsequent versions contain a variation of the chorus :
When was the first documented appearance of the song Chuck Berry used as the melody in Promised Land?
When was the first documented appearance of the song Chuck Berry used as the melody in Promised Land ?
1882
1882