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King Crimson

English progressive rock band
MusicGroup rock_band Q189382
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Summary

King Crimson is a rock band[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of rock band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,240 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: music[3]
  • Genre: progressive rock[4], art rock[5], psychedelic rock[6], jazz rock[7]
  • Record label: Atlantic Records[8], Caroline Records[9], Discipline Global Mobile[10], E.G. Records[11], Island Records[12]
  • Discography: King Crimson discography[13]
  • Commons category: King Crimson[14]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[15]
  • Has part(s): Tony Levin[16], Robert Fripp[17], Bill Bruford[18], Adrian Belew[19]
  • Inception: January 1, 1968[20]
  • Location of formation: England[21]
  • Official website: https://www.dgmlive.com[22]
  • Topic's main category: Category:King Crimson[23]
  • Topic has template: Template:King Crimson[24]
  • Official name: King Crimson[25]
  • Native label: King Crimson[26]
  • Different from: Crimson King[27]
  • Start of work period: 1969[28]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[29]

  • Country: GB[30]

  • Began / founded: 1968-11-30[31]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2021[32]

  • Genre(s): art rock, avant-garde, experimental rock, free improvisation, jazz fusion, progressive, progressive rock, rock, symphonic prog, symphonic rock[33]

  • Community tags: art rock, avant-garde, british, experimental rock, free improvisation, jazz fusion, progressive, progressive rock, rock, symphonic prog, symphonic rock[34]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b38225b8-8e5f-42aa-bcdc-7bae5b5bdab3[35]

Why It Matters

King Crimson has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

It has been cited as an influence by Rush[38], a musical group[39], founded in 1968[40]; Steve Hackett[41], a guitarist[42], b. 1950[43], of United Kingdom[44]; and Planet Funk[45], a musical group[46].

FAQs

Who did King Crimson influence?

King Crimson has been cited as an influence by Rush[38], Steve Hackett[41], and Planet Funk[45].

Related Entities

Adrian Belew Atlantic Records Bill Bruford England Greg Lake Island Records music Robert Fripp Rush Steve Hackett Tony Levin United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Rate Your Music. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007400417105171
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  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → k0004275-King-Crimson-hudebni-skupina
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  3. 22w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nme artist id → king-crimson
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