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Freight Train Blues

1934 hillbilly song written by John Lair
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q11698876
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Freight Train Blues

Summary

Freight Train Blues is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Freight Train Blues's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Freight Train Blues's composer is recorded as John Lair[4].
  • Freight Train Blues's genre is recorded as country blues[5].
  • Freight Train Blues's performer is recorded as Red Foley[6].
  • Freight Train Blues's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Freight Train Blues's lyricist is recorded as John Lair[8].
  • Freight Train Blues's main subject is recorded as rail freight transport[9].
  • Freight Train Blues's title is recorded as Freight Train Blues[10].
  • Freight Train Blues's ISWC is recorded as T-926.322.637-5[11].
  • Freight Train Blues's SecondHandSongs work ID is recorded as 115358[12].
  • Freight Train Blues's derivative work is recorded as Freight Train Blues[13].
  • Freight Train Blues's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

Why It Matters

Freight Train Blues ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SecondHandSongs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → song
    Main subject → rail freight transport
    Performer → Red Foley
    Secondhandsongs work id → 115358
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9263226375, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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