Wichita Eagle

K-State band halts song after vulgar chant breaks out at game

The K-State marching band came to a halt while playing the “Wabash Cannonball” during Saturday’s pre-game show before the Wildcats took on Baylor. The Wabash, voted best tradition in the Big 12 by ...
WDAF-TV

K-State’s Wabash Cannonball tradition could go away if KU chant continues

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Wabash Cannonball has ...
Rolling Stone

Flashback: See Roy Acuff’s Mighty ‘Wabash Cannonball’

While George Strait is often referred to as the reigning King of Country Music, Grand Ole Opry legend Roy Acuff actually wore the same figurative crown for decades before him. Acuff, who died 24 years ...
Wichita Eagle

Beloved K-State football tradition could end if Wildcat fans continue vulgar KU chant

The excitement level inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium was palpable last weekend when the Kansas State band helped kick off a new football season by playing Wabash Cannonball as the Wildcats finished ...
Texarkana Gazette

‘Wabash Cannonball’ already an old song when Acuff sang it

This week in 1936: 100,000 people hailed Hitler at the Olympic Games opening ceremony, the A.F.L. voted to suspend 10 unions unless they quit the C.I.O., the United States proclaimed non-intervention ...