Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Summary

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground's composer is recorded as Blind Willie Johnson^[4].
• Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground's genre is blues^[5].
• Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground was performed by Blind Willie Johnson^[6].
• Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[7].
• Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground's place of publication is recorded as United States^[8].
• Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground's language of work or name is recorded as American English^[9].
• Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground was published on 1927^[10].
• Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground'}^[11].
• Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground's form of creative work is recorded as song^[12].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[13]

• MusicBrainz ID: 7697df43-8594-4129-ba21-debdec8ae616^[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground was performed by Blind Willie Johnson^[6].

Publication

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground was published on 1927^[10]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as American English^[9]. Its genre is blues^[5].

Why It Matters

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15]