Gentle Giant

Summary

Gentle Giant is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,152 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gentle Giant's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Gentle Giant's genre is progressive rock^[4].
• Gentle Giant followed Simon Dupree and the Big Sound^[5].
• Gentle Giant's record label is recorded as Chrysalis Records^[6].
• Gentle Giant's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[7].
• Gentle Giant's Commons category is recorded as Gentle Giant^[8].
• Gentle Giant's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• Gentle Giant comprises Martin Smith^[10].
• January 1, 1970 marks the founding of Gentle Giant^[11].
• Gentle Giant's location of formation is recorded as London^[12].
• Gentle Giant's official website is recorded as http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/^[13].
• Gentle Giant's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gentle Giant^[14].
• Gentle Giant's topic has template is recorded as Template:Gentle Giant^[15].
• Gentle Giant's start of work period is recorded as 1970^[16].
• Gentle Giant's end of work period is recorded as 1980^[17].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1970 marks the founding of Gentle Giant^[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as London^[12].

Identity

Gentle Giant followed Simon Dupree and the Big Sound^[5].

Why It Matters

Gentle Giant ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,152 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18]

It has been cited as an influence by Rush^[19], a musical group^[20], founded in 1968^[21].

FAQs

Who did Gentle Giant influence?

Gentle Giant has been cited as an influence by Rush^[19].