Reference song
Licensing & clearance
Rights representation
Publishing and master information below is reference research and should be independently verified for the specific use, territory, term, and budget.
Publishing Representation
- Publisher / rightsholder
- Pixruss Music; Universal Music Publishing Group
- Administrator
- Research Required
- Share, when verified
- Research Required
- PRO
- Research Required
- Licensing / contact information
- Current publishing administrator must be confirmed before clearance
- Verification status
- Research Required
- Verification date
- 2026-08-31
Master Representation
- Exact recording
- Vicki Lawrence — The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, original 1972/1973 Bell recording
- Master owner / rightsholder
- Bell Records (original 1972/1973 master-rights / release evidence)
- Record label
- Bell Records (historical)
- Distributor / administrator
- Research Required
- Master licensing / contact information
- Current master controller must be confirmed; historical Bell credit alone is insufficient for sync authority
- ISRC, when verified
- Research Required
- Verification status
- Research Required
- Verification date
- 2026-08-31
Rights note: Reference Catalog or playlist inclusion does not imply rights representation. This information is provided as a starting point for licensing research and may change over time. MFP can verify current master and publishing rights as part of the clearance process.
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Request Licensing & Clearance- Genre
- R&B/Soul
- Era
- 1970s
- Categories
- Recognizable · Era-defining · Popular culture · Lifestyle · Advertising · Party/club scene · Fashion/lifestyle · Montage
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