A ball and chain (also known as leg irons) is a physical restraint device historically used to bind prisoners of both adolescent and adult ages. Their...

up ball and chain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A ball and chain is a type of restraint device. Ball and chain may also refer to: Ball & Chain, a...

Ball & Chain is a 2004 romantic comedy written by Thomas Mortimer. It was directed by Shiraz Jafri and produced by A. V. T. Shankardass. It stars Sunil...

Company and the subsequent revelation of Michael Scofield's (portrayed by Wentworth Miller) death. The film details the manipulated arrest and incarceration...

and somewhat sensationalist studies have now been largely debunked. Waldman (2005) documented several likely-authentic examples of the ball-and-chain...

"Ball and Chain" is a song by Southern California punk rock band Social Distortion. Written by Mike Ness in 1987, it is featured on their self-titled album...

"Ball and Chain" (also "Ball 'n' Chain" or "Ball & Chain") is a blues song written and recorded by American blues artist Big Mama Thornton. Although her...

Ball chain or bead chain is a type of chain consisting of small sheet metal balls connected via short lengths of wire. The balls are hollow and have two...

six-transistor superheterodyne, and its audio amplifier uses transformers. The clone has no chain, but has metal ring between ball halves instead. A later clone...

an internal combustion engine, typically with a 2:1 speed reduction. Ball and chain, a phrase that can refer to either the actual restraint device that...

In neuroscience, ball and chain inactivation is a model to explain the fast inactivation mechanism of voltage-gated ion channels. The process is also called...

"Ball and Chain" is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by the British rock band The Who, appearing as the second track on their 2019 album...

beginning of rock-and-roll, especially in its use of the guitar as the key instrument". Thornton's other recordings include her song "Ball and Chain", made famous...

"Ball & Chain" is a song by English musician Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne. It is the third track on his 1982 album Jump Up! and was released...

gekigan-jutsu (using a ball and chain), chigiriki-jutsu (using a ball and chain on a short stick), and kusarigama-jutsu (employing a chain-ball-sickle weapon)...

"Ball and Chain" is a song written by Colin Moulding of XTC for their 1982 album English Settlement. It was issued as the second single from the album...

band members. The European and the American editions of the album featured different versions of the song "Ball and Chain" with the latter edition having...

cover versions of "Piece of My Heart", "Cry Baby", "Down on Me", "Ball and Chain", and "Summertime", as well as her original song "Mercedes Benz", which...

rockabilly, blues and country music experimentation of Prison Bound with songs like "Drug Train" and the radio hit "Ball and Chain". The focus on the...

"Senses Working Overtime", "Ball and Chain" and "No Thugs in Our House". English Settlement was well-received critically and continues to be regarded by...

Aretha Franklin) and "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)". The album has been described as their most commercially successful album, and has been pitched...

"Roadblock" and "Ball and Chain". However, the band's manager decided not to allow Pennebaker's film crew to film and record them without paying them, and ordered...

"Rock to Recovery" and his son joined him on stage and played lead guitar for the song "Ball and Chain". On April 7, 2023, Ness and Social Distortion posted...

been used as weights.) However, there are few depictions of such a ball-and-chain flail from the period, so the weapon of this type appears to have been...

Michelle Monteith as Julia Carr a ^ Donat and Dunsworth were promoted to recurring starting with "Ball and Chain". In the pilot, their names originally appear...

"Ball and Chain" was actually recorded live in concert, at the grand opening of the Fillmore East on March 8, 1968. Cheap Thrills was a critical and commercial...

New Monday Night Animation Block with Season Premiere of "American Dad!" and Series Premiere of "Final Space"" (Press release). Turner Broadcasting System...

"Princess", "Ball and Chain" and "Spiteful Child". "Legal Boys" was written by John and Tim Rice, who later wrote lyrics for The Lion King and The Road to...

with the single "Get Down" and its accompanying video, and later "Go Go". Other releases included "Everyday", and "Ball and Chain". The album was certified...

their well-known hit singles "Ball and Chain", "Story of My Life", and the cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire", and was certified gold by the RIAA...