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Son of a Preacher Man

original song written and composed by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins; first recorded by Dusty Springfield in 1968
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Son of a Preacher Man

Summary

Son of a Preacher Man is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,107 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Son of a Preacher Man's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Son of a Preacher Man's composer is recorded as Ronnie Wilkins[4].
  • Son of a Preacher Man's composer is recorded as John Hurley[5].
  • Son of a Preacher Man's genre is blue-eyed soul[6].
  • Among the performers on Son of a Preacher Man was Dusty Springfield[7].
  • Among the performers on Son of a Preacher Man was Aretha Franklin[8].
  • Son of a Preacher Man's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Son of a Preacher Man was released on 1968[10].
  • Son of a Preacher Man's lyricist is recorded as Ronnie Wilkins[11].
  • Son of a Preacher Man's lyricist is recorded as John Hurley[12].
  • Son of a Preacher Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Son of a Preacher Man'}[13].
  • Son of a Preacher Man's different from is recorded as Son of a Preacher Man[14].
  • Son of a Preacher Man's derivative work is recorded as En lärling på våran gård[15].
  • Son of a Preacher Man's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

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[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9109a984-655e-38cb-91a9-cc8c677f120d[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Dusty Springfield[7] and Aretha Franklin[8].

Publication

Son of a Preacher Man was published on 1968[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is blue-eyed soul[6].

Why It Matters

Son of a Preacher Man ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,107 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

Related Entities

Aretha Franklin Dusty Springfield

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin
    Form of creative work → song
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