Blue Moon

Summary

Blue Moon is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,761 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Blue Moon's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Blue Moon's composer is recorded as Richard Rodgers^[4].
• Blue Moon's genre is popular music^[5].
• Blue Moon was performed by Glen Gray^[6].
• Among the performers on Blue Moon was Billie Holiday^[7].
• Among the performers on Blue Moon was Elvis Presley^[8].
• Blue Moon was performed by Frank Sinatra^[9].
• Blue Moon was performed by The Supremes^[10].
• Blue Moon was performed by Bob Dylan^[11].
• Among the performers on Blue Moon was Rod Stewart^[12].
• Among the performers on Blue Moon was Billy Eckstine^[13].
• Among the performers on Blue Moon was Mel Tormé^[14].
• Blue Moon was performed by The Marcels^[15].
• Among the performers on Blue Moon was The Platters^[16].
• Blue Moon was performed by The Mavericks^[17].
• Among the performers on Blue Moon was Dean Martin^[18].
• Blue Moon was performed by Yvonne De Carlo^[19].
• Blue Moon was performed by Cyndi Lauper^[20].
• Among the performers on Blue Moon was Cowboy Junkies^[21].
• Among the performers on Blue Moon was Ramones^[22].
• Blue Moon's language of work or name is recorded as English^[23].
• Blue Moon's country of origin is recorded as United States^[24].
• Blue Moon was released on 1934^[25].
• Blue Moon's lyricist is recorded as Lorenz Hart^[26].
• Blue Moon's described by source is recorded as JazzStandards.com^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[28]

• Genre(s): pop^[29]

• Community tags: pop^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3c339d3d-c76d-3eb5-b3bc-98c8c2d18620^[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Glen Gray^[6], Billie Holiday^[7], Elvis Presley^[8], Frank Sinatra^[9], The Supremes^[10], and Bob Dylan^[11].

Publication

Blue Moon was published on 1934^[25]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[23]. Its genre is popular music^[5].

Why It Matters

Blue Moon ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,761 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]