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My Buddy

original song composed by Walter Donaldson, lyrics by Gus Kahn
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Summary

My Buddy is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (397 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Walter Donaldson[3]
  • Performer: Henry Burr[4], Dr. John[5], Ernest Hare[6], Ben Bernie[7], Alvino Rey[8], Chet Baker[9], Teresa Brewer[10], Benny Carter[11], Rosemary Clooney[12], Harry Connick Sr.[13], Bing Crosby[14], Bobby Darin[15], Doris Day[16], Walter Van Brunt[17]
  • Commons category: My Buddy (song)[18]
  • Language of work or name: English[19]
  • Country of origin: United States[20]
  • Inception: 1922[21]
  • Publication date: 1922[22]
  • Lyricist: Gus Kahn[23]
  • Title: My Buddy[24]
  • Different from: My Buddy[25]
  • Copyright status: public domain[26]
  • Form of creative work: song[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). My Buddy. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-buddy-q6945134
MLA “My Buddy.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-buddy-q6945134.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_my-buddy-q6945134_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{My Buddy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-buddy-q6945134}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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Edit History

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. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → —
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59053|batch #59053]]: remove non-Tp P7902 (DtBio)"
  2. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → —
    Gnd id → 1125971312
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'sh']
    Sitelink count → 3
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58947|batch #58947]]: Import P7902 (DtBio)"
  3. 18w ago · SDudley · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Walter Donaldson
    Copyright status → public domain, public domain
    Imported from → —
    Lyricist → Gus Kahn
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Audio: My Buddy (1922 sound recording) (Burr, Pasternack, Bourdon).wav"
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