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The Ballad of Billy the Kid

1974 song written and performed by Billy Joel
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The Ballad of Billy the Kid

Summary

The Ballad of Billy the Kid is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ballad of Billy the Kid's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Ballad of Billy the Kid's genre is rock music[4].
  • The Ballad of Billy the Kid followed Travelin' Prayer[5].
  • The Ballad of Billy the Kid was followed by The Entertainer[6].
  • The Ballad of Billy the Kid was produced by Michael Stewart[7].
  • Among the performers on The Ballad of Billy the Kid was Billy Joel[8].
  • The Ballad of Billy the Kid's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[9].
  • The Ballad of Billy the Kid is part of Piano Man[10].
  • The Ballad of Billy the Kid was released on April 1974[11].
  • The Ballad of Billy the Kid's form of creative work is recorded as song[12].

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[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 16c34a9f-2713-3daa-a033-3e804af9fc18[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Ballad of Billy the Kid was performed by Billy Joel[8]. It was produced by Michael Stewart[7].

Publication

The Ballad of Billy the Kid was released on April 1974[11]. Its genre is rock music[4]. It is part of Piano Man[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Ballad of Billy the Kid followed Travelin' Prayer[5]. It was followed by The Entertainer[6].

Why It Matters

The Ballad of Billy the Kid ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Billy Joel

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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