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Dark as a Dungeon

song written and composed by Merle Travis, originally recorded by Merle Travis in 1946
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q3016297
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Dark as a Dungeon

Summary

Dark as a Dungeon is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (708 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dark as a Dungeon's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Dark as a Dungeon's genre is country music[4].
  • Among the performers on Dark as a Dungeon was Merle Travis[5].
  • Dark as a Dungeon was performed by Dolly Parton[6].
  • Dark as a Dungeon's title is recorded as Dark as a Dungeon[7].
  • Dark as a Dungeon's form of creative work is recorded as song[8].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[9]

  • Genre(s): country, country rock[10]

  • Community tags: country, country rock[11]

  • MusicBrainz ID: feca9feb-b4f3-3c45-b71c-1bcfecf15c80[12]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Merle Travis[5] and Dolly Parton[6].

Publication

Dark as a Dungeon's genre is country music[4].

Why It Matters

Dark as a Dungeon ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (708 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [9] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Ragesoss · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Genre → country music
    Performer → Merle Travis, Dolly Parton
    Instance of → musical work/composition
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2908]]: 3856, Add P2908=3856 on Q3016297. Proposal: shs-ids-union-songs-2. Created with AI assistance (Claude Opus 5.5)"
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