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Old Folks at Home

1851 minstrel song written by Stephen Foster
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Old Folks at Home

Summary

Old Folks at Home is a musical work/composition[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Old Folks at Home's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Old Folks at Home's composer is recorded as Stephen Foster[4].
  • Old Folks at Home's genre is minstrel show[5].
  • Old Folks at Home was performed by Chuck Berry[6].
  • Old Folks at Home is used for state song of a state of the United States[7].
  • Old Folks at Home's Commons category is recorded as Old Folks at Home[8].
  • Old Folks at Home was released on 1851[9].
  • Old Folks at Home's lyricist is recorded as Stephen Foster[10].
  • Old Folks at Home's has edition or translation is recorded as Swanee River[11].
  • Old Folks at Home's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Old Folks at Home'}[12].
  • Old Folks at Home's derivative work is recorded as Swanee River[13].
  • Old Folks at Home's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].
  • Old Folks at Home's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Old Folks at Home was performed by Chuck Berry[6].

Publication

Old Folks at Home was published on 1851[9]. Its genre is minstrel show[5].

Why It Matters

Old Folks at Home has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Chuck Berry Florida public domain Stephen Foster

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Wikisource. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → minstrel show
    Instance of → —
    Copyright status → public domain
    Derivative work → Swanee River
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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