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I Whistle a Happy Tune

original show tune written and composed by Rodgers & Hammerstein; from the 1951 musical "The King and I"
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I Whistle a Happy Tune

Summary

I Whistle a Happy Tune is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Whistle a Happy Tune's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Whistle a Happy Tune's composer is recorded as Richard Rodgers[4].
  • Among the performers on I Whistle a Happy Tune was The Andrews Sisters[5].
  • I Whistle a Happy Tune was performed by Gertrude Lawrence[6].
  • I Whistle a Happy Tune was performed by Julie Andrews[7].
  • I Whistle a Happy Tune was performed by Max Bygraves[8].
  • Among the performers on I Whistle a Happy Tune was Bing Crosby[9].
  • Among the performers on I Whistle a Happy Tune was Elaine Paige[10].
  • I Whistle a Happy Tune was performed by Dinah Shore[11].
  • Among the performers on I Whistle a Happy Tune was Frank Sinatra[12].
  • Among the performers on I Whistle a Happy Tune was The Starlighters[13].
  • Among the performers on I Whistle a Happy Tune was Andy Williams[14].
  • I Whistle a Happy Tune's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • I Whistle a Happy Tune was published on 1951[16].
  • I Whistle a Happy Tune's lyricist is recorded as Oscar Hammerstein II[17].
  • I Whistle a Happy Tune's title is recorded as I Whistle a Happy Tune[18].
  • I Whistle a Happy Tune's has characteristic is recorded as show tune[19].
  • I Whistle a Happy Tune's form of creative work is recorded as song[20].

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[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ee71cb91-4028-43d7-b85e-11970b0b73d7[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Andrews Sisters[5], Gertrude Lawrence[6], Julie Andrews[7], Max Bygraves[8], Bing Crosby[9], and Elaine Paige[10].

Publication

I Whistle a Happy Tune was released on 1951[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15].

Why It Matters

I Whistle a Happy Tune ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . 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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