Cotton-Eyed Joe

Summary

Cotton-Eyed Joe is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.59% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,962 views/month, #114 of 19,375).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cotton-Eyed Joe's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Cotton-Eyed Joe's genre is American folk music^[4].
• Cotton-Eyed Joe's language of work or name is recorded as English^[5].
• Cotton-Eyed Joe was released on 1861^[6].
• Cotton-Eyed Joe's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cotton-Eyed Joe'}^[7].
• Cotton-Eyed Joe's has characteristic is recorded as traditional folk song^[8].
• Cotton-Eyed Joe's form of creative work is recorded as song^[9].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[10]

• Genre(s): blues, cool jazz, funk, jazz, piano blues, soul, soul jazz^[11]

• Community tags: blues, cool jazz, funk, jazz, piano blues, soul, soul jazz^[12]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6a2cce7c-0584-4ea3-8128-57478886c3d5^[13]

Body

Publication

Cotton-Eyed Joe was published on 1861^[6]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[5]. Its genre is American folk music^[4].

Why It Matters

Cotton-Eyed Joe ranks in the top 0.59% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,962 views/month, #114 of 19,375).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]