What connects this song
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Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)
Recorded at CBS 30th Street Studio, also Concierto de Aranjuez (adagio), It Ain’t Necessarily So and Flamenco Sketches
Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Part of Milestones, also Milestones, Dr. Jackle and Sid’s Ahead
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
408 other songs on fono were recorded at CBS 30th Street Studio, by Glenn Gould and Duke Ellington and His Orchestra and others
[unknown] wrote 318 songs on fono
[unknown]’s most frequent co-writer is Antonio Vivaldi (62 songs together)
Credits
All 11 credits
- Written by
- [traditional] and [unknown]
- Performed by
- Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones and Red Garland
- Part of
- Milestones
- Recorded at
- CBS 30th Street Studio
- Released on
- Columbia
- Written by
- [traditional] and [unknown]
- Performed by
- Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones and Red Garland
- Part of
- Milestones
- Recorded at
- CBS 30th Street Studio
- Released on
- Columbia
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same writer: [unknown]
Same label: Columbia
Same studio: CBS 30th Street Studio
Same release: Milestones
Same writer: [traditional]
Same writer: [unknown]
Same label: Columbia
Elsewhere
Sources (12)
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1MusicBrainz Billy Boy was performed by Cannonball Adderley
Billy Boy was performed by Cannonball Adderley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Billy Boy was performed by John Coltrane
Billy Boy was performed by John Coltrane
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Billy Boy was performed by Miles Davis
4MusicBrainz Billy Boy was performed by Paul Chambers
Billy Boy was performed by Paul Chambers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Billy Boy was performed by Philly Joe Jones
Billy Boy was performed by Philly Joe Jones
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Billy Boy was performed by Red Garland
7MusicBrainz Billy Boy was written by [traditional]
8MusicBrainz Billy Boy was written by [unknown]
9MusicBrainz Billy Boy is part of the release Milestones
Billy Boy is part of the release Milestones
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Billy Boy was recorded at CBS 30th Street Studio
Billy Boy was recorded at CBS 30th Street Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song Billy Boy
Columbia is the label of the song Billy Boy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Billy Boy was released on 1958