I Shot the Sheriff
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"I Shot the Sheriff" is a reggae song written and first recorded by Bob Marley that became internationally famous, especially through Eric Clapton’s hit cover version.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Shot the Sheriff canonical | 12 |
| I Shot the Sheriff (Eric Clapton version) | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cover version
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| basedOn | I Shot the Sheriff self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| composer | Bob Marley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Jamaica
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| famousCoverVersionBy | Eric Clapton ⓘ |
| genre |
reggae
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
I Shot the Sheriff
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
I Shot the Sheriff (Eric Clapton version)
|
| hasNotablePerformer |
Bob Marley
ⓘ
Eric Clapton ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bob Marley ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a reggae standard
ⓘ
popularizing reggae internationally through Eric Clapton's cover ⓘ |
| originallyRecordedBy | Bob Marley and the Wailers ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Burnin' ⓘ |
| performer |
Bob Marley and the Wailers
ⓘ
Eric Clapton ⓘ Eric Clapton ⓘ
surface form:
Eric Clapton and his band
|
| recordLabel |
Island Records
ⓘ
RSO Records ⓘ Tuff Gong Records ⓘ
surface form:
Tuff Gong
|
| writer | Bob Marley ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bob Marley
this entity surface form:
I Shot the Sheriff (Eric Clapton version)
subject surface form:
I Shot the Sheriff (Eric Clapton version)