The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs

Summary

The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs's genre is traditional folk music^[4].
• The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs was performed by Lead Belly^[5].
• The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs was performed by Golden Gate Quartet^[6].
• The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs's record label is recorded as Victor^[7].
• The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs's place of publication is recorded as United States^[8].
• The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs is part of Lead Belly's albums in chronological order^[9].
• The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs was distributed by 10" Shellac single^[11].
• The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs was released on January 1, 1940^[12].
• The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs's title is recorded as The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs^[13].
• The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7302866', 'amount': '+6'}^[14].
• The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[15].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[16]

• First release date: 1940^[17]

• Genre(s): blues, delta blues^[18]

• Community tags: blues, delta blues^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: ed46af6a-255d-4b56-8cbf-d4da3337b7c4^[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Lead Belly^[5] and Golden Gate Quartet^[6].

Publication

The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs was published on January 1, 1940^[12]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is traditional folk music^[4]. It is part of Lead Belly's albums in chronological order^[9]. It was distributed by 10" Shellac single^[11].

Why It Matters

The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).^[2]