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Ol' Man River

original show tune composed by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; from the 1927 musical "Show Boat"
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Ol' Man River
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Ol' Man River

Summary

Ol' Man River is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (702 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ol' Man River's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Ol' Man River's composer is recorded as Jerome Kern[4].
  • Ol' Man River's genre is show tune[5].
  • Ol' Man River was performed by Judy Garland[6].
  • Among the performers on Ol' Man River was Frank Sinatra[7].
  • Among the performers on Ol' Man River was Christer Sjögren[8].
  • Ol' Man River is part of Show Boat[9].
  • Ol' Man River's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Ol' Man River was published on 1927[11].
  • Ol' Man River's lyricist is recorded as Oscar Hammerstein II[12].
  • Ol' Man River's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Ol' Man River"}[13].
  • Ol' Man River's has characteristic is recorded as show tune[14].
  • Ol' Man River's different from is recorded as Old Man River[15].
  • Ol' Man River's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

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[17]

  • Genre(s): musical[18]

  • Community tags: musical, show tune, stage & screen[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6567f3dd-ada0-37fb-a57d-1c53aa96e34a[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Judy Garland[6], Frank Sinatra[7], and Christer Sjögren[8].

Publication

Ol' Man River was released on 1927[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is show tune[5]. It is part of Show Boat[9].

Why It Matters

Ol' Man River ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (702 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Frank Sinatra Jerome Kern Judy Garland Oscar Hammerstein II

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Christer Sjögren
    Form of creative work → song
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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