Blue Moon of Kentucky

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"Blue Moon of Kentucky" is a bluegrass waltz written and originally recorded by Bill Monroe that later became famous in a rockabilly style through Elvis Presley's early Sun Records recording.

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Blue Moon of Kentucky canonical 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
associatedWithArtist Bill Monroe NERFINISHED
Elvis Presley NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement bluegrass music
composer Bill Monroe NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coveredIn rockabilly style
firstRecordingYear 1946
genre bluegrass
rockabilly
waltz
hasBSideFor That’s All Right (Elvis Presley single) NERFINISHED
hasMusicalTimeSignature 3/4
4/4 (in Elvis Presley version)
hasTitleWord Blue
Kentucky NERFINISHED
Moon
influencedGenre early rock and roll
rockabilly
isStandardIn bluegrass repertoire
country music repertoire
language English
lyricist Bill Monroe NERFINISHED
madeFamousBy Elvis Presley NERFINISHED
notableRecording Elvis Presley Sun Records version
originalBand Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys NERFINISHED
originalPerformer Bill Monroe NERFINISHED
originalReleaseYear 1947
recordedAt Sun Studio, Memphis NERFINISHED
recordedBy Bill Monroe NERFINISHED
Elvis Presley NERFINISHED
Jerry Reed NERFINISHED
John Fogerty NERFINISHED
LeAnn Rimes NERFINISHED
Patsy Cline NERFINISHED
Paul McCartney NERFINISHED
Porter Wagoner NERFINISHED
Ray Charles NERFINISHED
Ricky Skaggs NERFINISHED
The Kentucky Headhunters NERFINISHED
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band NERFINISHED
The Osborne Brothers NERFINISHED
The Stanley Brothers NERFINISHED
recordLabel Columbia Records
Sun Records NERFINISHED
stateAssociation Kentucky NERFINISHED
writer Bill Monroe NERFINISHED

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That’s All Right bSide Blue Moon of Kentucky
subject surface form: That's All Right
Patsy Cline’s repertoire includesSong Blue Moon of Kentucky