White Lightning
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"White Lightning" is a classic country song by George Jones, celebrated for its upbeat tempo and humorous tale of backwoods moonshine.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | White Lightning (George Jones song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | George Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single ⓘ |
| composer | J. P. Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSlangTermForMoonshine | white lightning ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | 1950s country music ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ fiddle ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| firstBillboardCountryNumberOneFor | George Jones GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
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rockabilly ⓘ |
| hasBSide | Long Time To Forget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCallAndResponseElements | true ⓘ |
| hasMusicalKey | A major ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionBy |
Glen Campbell
NERFINISHED
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Joe Diffie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fall NERFINISHED ⓘ Waylon Jennings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of George Jones's signature early hits ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
bootlegging
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moonshine ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | George Jones Sings White Lightning and Other Favorites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isClassicOf |
George Jones catalog
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country music ⓘ |
| length | 2:46 ⓘ |
| lyricist | J. P. Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsFeature | comic storytelling ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | humorous tale of backwoods moonshine production ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| peakPositionOnBillboardCountryChart | 1 ⓘ |
| performer | George Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Pappy Daily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | George Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Mercury Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1959-02-09 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| setting | rural American South ⓘ |
| tempo | upbeat ⓘ |
| topic | illicit liquor production ⓘ |
| usesSoundEffectsInPerformance | vocal imitations of drinking and explosions ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | uptempo honky-tonk ⓘ |
| writer | J. P. Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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