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White Lightnin'

original song written and composed by Jape Richardson a.k.a The Big Bopper
Music Composition Musical Work Composition Q3567776

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
musical work/composition
Performer
The Big Bopper, George Jones, The Fall, Waylon Jennings, Glen Campbell, Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets, Hank Williams Jr., Joe Diffie[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Genre
rock and roll[3]
Language of work or name
English[13]
Publication date
1958[14]
Part of
Sings White Lightning and Other Favorites[12]
Composer
The Big Bopper[2]
Different from
White Lightning, White Lightnin'[18][19]
Form of creative work
song[20]
Lyricist
The Big Bopper[15]
Main subject
moonshine[16]
Title
White Lightnin'[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en White Lightnin' en White Lightning
🔖 Identifiers · 5
BabelNet ID
01383291n
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/White-Lightning
ISWC
T-070.940.815-0
MusicBrainz work ID
93ddf350-b448-43f3-93c3-c9be045f744b
SecondHandSongs work ID
91710

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Summary

White Lightnin' is a musical work/composition[1].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Song[21]

  • Genre(s): country, rock, rock and roll, rockabilly[22]

  • Community tags: country, rock, rock and roll, rockabilly[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 93ddf350-b448-43f3-93c3-c9be045f744b[24]

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

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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