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Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

original song written and composed by Dave "Curlee" Williams; originally recorded by Big Maybelle and released in 1955
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Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

Summary

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (322 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On's composer is recorded as Dave Williams[4].
  • Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On's genre is popular music[5].
  • Among the performers on Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On was Big Maybelle[6].
  • Among the performers on Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On was Jerry Lee Lewis[7].
  • Among the performers on Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On was Janne Persson[8].
  • Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On was published on 1955[10].
  • Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On's lyricist is recorded as Dave Williams[11].
  • Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"}[12].
  • Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On's form of creative work is recorded as song[13].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[14]

  • Genre(s): rock and roll, rockabilly[15]

  • Community tags: rock and roll, rockabilly[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f0cd0c3e-2657-303f-bbe4-05e8c597a328[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Big Maybelle[6], Jerry Lee Lewis[7], and Janne Persson[8].

Publication

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On was published on 1955[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is popular music[5].

Why It Matters

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (322 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Jerry Lee Lewis

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Big Maybelle, Jerry Lee Lewis, Janne Persson
    Form of creative work → song
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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