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Honky Tonkin'

original song written, composed, and performed by Hank Williams
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Summary

Honky Tonkin' is a musical work/composition[1]. Honky Tonkin' ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Honky Tonkin''s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Honky Tonkin''s composer is recorded as Hank Williams[4].
  • Honky Tonkin' was published by Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.[5].
  • Honky Tonkin''s genre is country music[6].
  • Honky Tonkin' was performed by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys[7].
  • Among the performers on Honky Tonkin' was Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys[8].
  • Honky Tonkin''s language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Honky Tonkin' was published on November 16, 1948[10].
  • Honky Tonkin''s lyricist is recorded as Hank Williams[11].
  • Honky Tonkin''s title is recorded as Honky Tonkin'[12].
  • Honky Tonkin''s form of creative work is recorded as song[13].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 35cfa356-060d-3880-b869-a82ce9c8aa29[15]

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Authorship and Creation

Honky Tonkin' was published by Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.[5]. Performers include Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys[7].

Publication

Honky Tonkin' was published on November 16, 1948[10]. Honky Tonkin''s language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is country music[6].

Why It Matters

Honky Tonkin' ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20w ago · Rhudson · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1948-11-16T00:00:00Z
    Genre → country music
    Composer → Hank Williams
    Carnegie hall work id → 125513
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Carnegie hall work id: 125513, Add Carnegie Hall Agent ID or CH Work ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/f81a8f3d924|details]])"
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