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Proud Mary

original song written and composed by John Fogerty; first recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1968 and released in 1969
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Summary

Proud Mary is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,711 views/month, #150 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: John Fogerty[3]
  • Performer: Creedence Clearwater Revival[4], Ike & Tina Turner[5], Elvis Presley[6], Solomon Burke[7], Tina Turner[8], Anthony Armstrong Jones[9], Leonard Nimoy[10]
  • Part of: Bayou Country[11]
  • Language of work or name: English[12]
  • Publication date: 1968[13]
  • Lyricist: John Fogerty[14]
  • Title: Proud Mary[15]
  • Different from: Proud Mary[16]
  • Form of creative work: song[17]

Product Details

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  • Release type: Song[18]

  • Genre(s): classic rock, funk, pop, pop rock, rock, soul[19]

  • Community tags: classic rock, funk, pop, pop rock, rock, soul[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 19be8846-a857-3f42-a9c6-e4984d4ef474[21]

Why It Matters

Proud Mary has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Creedence Clearwater Revival Elvis Presley John Fogerty Leonard Nimoy Solomon Burke Tina Turner

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iswc → T-070.167.719-1
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