Henry Cow

Summary

Henry Cow is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (607 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Henry Cow's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Henry Cow's genre is experimental rock^[4].
• Henry Cow's genre is progressive rock^[5].
• Henry Cow's genre is art rock^[6].
• Henry Cow's genre is avant-garde jazz^[7].
• Henry Cow's genre is Canterbury scene^[8].
• Henry Cow's record label is recorded as Virgin Records^[9].
• Henry Cow's discography is recorded as Henry Cow discography^[10].
• Henry Cow's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• Henry Cow comprises Fred Frith^[12].
• Henry Cow comprises Tim Hodgkinson^[13].
• Henry Cow comprises David Attwooll^[14].
• Henry Cow comprises Andrew Powell^[15].
• Henry Cow comprises John Greaves^[16].
• Henry Cow comprises Martin Ditcham^[17].
• Henry Cow comprises Chris Cutler^[18].
• Henry Cow comprises Geoff Leigh^[19].
• Henry Cow comprises Lindsay Cooper^[20].
• Henry Cow comprises Peter Blegvad^[21].
• Henry Cow comprises Anthony Moore^[22].
• Henry Cow comprises Dagmar Krause^[23].
• Henry Cow comprises Georgina Born^[24].
• Henry Cow comprises Annemarie Roelofs^[25].
• January 1, 1968 marks the founding of Henry Cow^[26].
• Henry Cow's location of formation is recorded as Cambridge^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1968-05^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1978-08^[31]

• Genre(s): art rock, avant-garde, avant-garde jazz, avant-prog, canterbury scene, experimental, experimental rock, free improvisation, jazz, progressive pop, progressive rock^[32]

• Community tags: art rock, avant-garde, avant-garde jazz, avant-prog, canterbury scene, experimental, experimental rock, free improvisation, jazz, progressive pop, progressive rock, rio^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6ba2f6ce-50be-47df-b5a3-298ef032f476^[34]

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Founding

January 1, 1968 marks the founding of Henry Cow^[26]. Its location of formation is recorded as Cambridge^[27].

Why It Matters

Henry Cow ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (607 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35]