Frankie and Johnny
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"Frankie and Johnny" is a traditional American folk ballad about a tragic love affair that has been widely recorded and adapted across blues, jazz, and popular music.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
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traditional American folk ballad ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
blues repertoire
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jazz repertoire ⓘ popular music repertoire ⓘ |
| antagonistGender | male ⓘ |
| associatedWith | American popular culture ⓘ |
| basedOn | Frankie Baker case (disputed) ⓘ |
| collectedIn | American folk song tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstKnownPerformanceDate | 19th century ⓘ |
| firstKnownPublicationDate | early 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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folk ⓘ jazz ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingBy |
Big Bill Broonzy
NERFINISHED
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Burl Ives NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmie Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ Lead Belly NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi John Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariantTitle |
Frankie
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Frankie Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankie and Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankie and Johnnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedWork |
Frankie and Johnny (1930 film)
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Frankie and Johnny (1966 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankie and Johnny (1991 film title inspiration) NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankie and Johnny (stage adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Frankie
NERFINISHED
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Johnny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
crime of passion
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infidelity ⓘ murder ⓘ tragic love affair ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
blues clubs
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folk music performances ⓘ jazz concerts ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Frankie discovers Johnny’s infidelity and shoots him ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicDomainStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| songType |
murder ballad
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narrative ballad ⓘ |
| typicalSetting | American urban environment ⓘ |
| widelyRecorded | true ⓘ |
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