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The Sheik of Araby

1921 song with with music by Ted Snyder and lyrics by Harry B. Smith and Francis Wheeler
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The Sheik of Araby

Summary

The Sheik of Araby is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Sheik of Araby's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Sheik of Araby's composer is recorded as Ted Snyder[4].
  • The Sheik of Araby's genre is jazz[5].
  • Among the performers on The Sheik of Araby was Ray Stevens[6].
  • The Sheik of Araby's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Sheik of Araby was published on 1921[8].
  • The Sheik of Araby's lyricist is recorded as Harry B. Smith[9].
  • The Sheik of Araby's copyright status is recorded as public domain[10].
  • The Sheik of Araby's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

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[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c55ad2a2-1859-3cb6-ba9c-21a16b97ecff[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Sheik of Araby was performed by Ray Stevens[6].

Publication

The Sheik of Araby was published on 1921[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is jazz[5].

Why It Matters

The Sheik of Araby ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

Related Entities

public domain

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.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . 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 → Ray Stevens
    Form of creative work → song
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9011362428, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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