White Lightnin'

original song written and composed by Jape Richardson a.k.a The Big Bopper
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q3567776
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White Lightnin'

Summary

White Lightnin' is a musical work/composition[1]. White Lightnin' ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • White Lightnin''s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • White Lightnin''s composer is recorded as The Big Bopper[4].
  • White Lightnin''s genre is rock and roll[5].
  • Among the performers on White Lightnin' was The Big Bopper[6].
  • White Lightnin' was performed by George Jones[7].
  • White Lightnin' was performed by The Fall[8].
  • Among the performers on White Lightnin' was Waylon Jennings[9].
  • Among the performers on White Lightnin' was Glen Campbell[10].
  • White Lightnin' was performed by Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets[11].
  • White Lightnin' was performed by Hank Williams Jr.[12].
  • Among the performers on White Lightnin' was Joe Diffie[13].
  • White Lightnin' is part of Sings White Lightning and Other Favorites[14].
  • White Lightnin''s language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • White Lightnin' was published on 1958[16].
  • White Lightnin''s lyricist is recorded as The Big Bopper[17].
  • White Lightnin''s main subject is moonshine[18].
  • White Lightnin''s title is recorded as White Lightnin'[19].
  • White Lightnin''s different from is recorded as White Lightning[20].
  • White Lightnin''s different from is recorded as White Lightnin'[21].
  • White Lightnin''s form of creative work is recorded as song[22].

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[23]

  • Genre(s): country, rock, rock and roll, rockabilly[24]

  • Community tags: country, rock, rock and roll, rockabilly[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 93ddf350-b448-43f3-93c3-c9be045f744b[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Big Bopper[6], George Jones[7], The Fall[8], Waylon Jennings[9], Glen Campbell[10], and Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets[11].

Publication

White Lightnin' was released on 1958[16]. White Lightnin''s language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Its genre is rock and roll[5]. White Lightnin' is part of Sings White Lightning and Other Favorites[14].

Subject and Themes

White Lightnin''s main subject is moonshine[18].

Why It Matters

White Lightnin' ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . 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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_white-lightnin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{White Lightnin'}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/white-lightnin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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