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I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

original song written and composed by Hank Williams
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I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

Summary

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry's composer is recorded as Hank Williams[4].
  • I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry's genre is country music[5].
  • I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry's genre is country blues[6].
  • Among the performers on I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry was Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys[7].
  • I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry was performed by Hank Williams[8].
  • I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry was published on 1949[10].
  • I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry's lyricist is recorded as Hank Williams[11].
  • I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"}[12].
  • I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry's form of creative work is recorded as song[13].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9294eeaf-6da0-330d-aeaf-7e77c2158472[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys[7] and Hank Williams[8].

Publication

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry was released on 1949[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Genres include country music[5] and country blues[6].

Why It Matters

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

Hank Williams

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] ↑ . 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.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-m-so-lonesome-i-could-cry
MLA “I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-m-so-lonesome-i-could-cry.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_i-m-so-lonesome-i-could-cry_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-m-so-lonesome-i-could-cry}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys, Hank Williams
    Form of creative work → song
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9040177444, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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