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The Devil Went Down to Georgia

1979 single by Charlie Daniels
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The Devil Went Down to Georgia

Summary

The Devil Went Down to Georgia is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,046 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia's genre is bluegrass music[4].
  • devil is named after The Devil Went Down to Georgia[5].
  • Georgia is named after The Devil Went Down to Georgia[6].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia was followed by Mississippi[7].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia was produced by John Boylan[8].
  • Among the performers on The Devil Went Down to Georgia was Charlie Daniels[9].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia's record label is recorded as Epic Records[10].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia is part of Million Mile Reflections[11].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia was released on May 21, 1979[14].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia's lyricist is recorded as Charlie Daniels[15].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia's significant event is recorded as competition[16].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia's instrumentation is recorded as fiddle[17].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia's instrumentation is recorded as drum kit[18].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia's instrumentation is recorded as singing[19].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia's instrumentation is recorded as piano[20].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia's instrumentation is recorded as electric guitar[21].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia'}[22].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "The Devil went down to Georgia, he was lookin' for a soul to steal"}[23].
  • The Devil Went Down to Georgia's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Granny does your dog bite? No, child, no.'}[24].

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[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 17915ee7-f0a4-3016-9a17-f952cecb583f[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Devil Went Down to Georgia was Charlie Daniels[9]. It was produced by John Boylan[8].

Publication

The Devil Went Down to Georgia was published on May 21, 1979[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is bluegrass music[4]. It is part of Million Mile Reflections[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Devil Went Down to Georgia was followed by Mississippi[7].

Why It Matters

The Devil Went Down to Georgia ranks in the top 1% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,046 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

Related Entities

Epic Records Georgia United States

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.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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