Old Folks at Home

Summary

Old Folks at Home is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (696 views/month).^[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].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[16]

• MusicBrainz ID: f2f30ea4-b285-41c7-ac4e-f3be93a50d6f^[17]

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 ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (696 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]