America

Summary

America is a musical group^[1]. America ranks in the top 0.29% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,004 views/month, #60 of 20,490).^[2]

Key Facts

• America received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist^[3].
• America received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[4].
• America received the RSH-Gold for Cult Band^[5].
• America's instance of is recorded as musical group^[6].
• America's genre is folk rock^[7].
• America's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records^[8].
• America's record label is recorded as Capitol Records^[9].
• America's record label is recorded as Warner Records^[10].
• America's discography is recorded as America discography^[11].
• America's Commons category is recorded as America (band)^[12].
• America's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[13].
• America comprises Gerry Beckley^[14].
• America comprises Dan Peek^[15].
• America comprises Dewey Bunnell^[16].
• January 1, 1970 marks the founding of America^[17].
• America's location of formation is recorded as London^[18].
• America's official website is recorded as http://www.venturahighway.com/^[19].
• America's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Artist^[20].
• America's topic has template is recorded as Template:America (band)^[21].
• America's different from is recorded as Q404824^[22].
• America's start of work period is recorded as 1970^[23].
• America's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'America'}^[24].
• America's member category is recorded as Category:America (band) members^[25].
• America's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13508'}^[26].
• America's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7603'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1970^[30]

• Genre(s): aor, folk pop, folk rock, pop rock, rock, soft rock, yacht rock^[31]

• Community tags: aor, folk pop, folk rock, pop rock, rock, soft rock, yacht rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 34cf95c7-4be9-4efd-a48a-c2ea4a0bb114^[33]

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Founding

January 1, 1970 marks the founding of America^[17]. America's location of formation is recorded as London^[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Award for Best New Artist^[3], a class of award^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1959^[36]; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[4], a commemorative plaque^[37], in United States^[38]; and RSH-Gold for Cult Band^[5].

Why It Matters

America ranks in the top 0.29% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,004 views/month, #60 of 20,490).^[2] America has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] America is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

America has been cited as an influence by Dan Hill^[41], a singer^[42], b. 1954^[43], of Canada^[44], awarded the Juno Award for Album of the Year^[45].

FAQs

What awards did America receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best New Artist^[3], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[4], and RSH-Gold for Cult Band^[5].

Who did America influence?

America has been cited as an influence by Dan Hill^[41].