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King Crimson

English progressive rock band
MusicGroup rock_band Q189382
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King Crimson

Summary

King Crimson is a rock band[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,052 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • King Crimson's field of work was music[3].
  • King Crimson's instance of is recorded as rock band[4].
  • King Crimson's genre is progressive rock[5].
  • King Crimson's genre is art rock[6].
  • King Crimson's genre is psychedelic rock[7].
  • King Crimson's genre is jazz rock[8].
  • King Crimson's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records[9].
  • King Crimson's record label is recorded as Caroline Records[10].
  • King Crimson's record label is recorded as Discipline Global Mobile[11].
  • King Crimson's record label is recorded as E.G. Records[12].
  • King Crimson's record label is recorded as Island Records[13].
  • King Crimson's discography is recorded as King Crimson discography[14].
  • King Crimson's Commons category is recorded as King Crimson[15].
  • King Crimson's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • King Crimson comprises Tony Levin[17].
  • King Crimson comprises Robert Fripp[18].
  • King Crimson comprises Bill Bruford[19].
  • King Crimson comprises Adrian Belew[20].
  • January 1, 1968 marks the founding of King Crimson[21].
  • King Crimson's location of formation is recorded as England[22].
  • King Crimson's official website is recorded as https://www.dgmlive.com[23].
  • King Crimson's topic's main category is recorded as Category:King Crimson[24].
  • King Crimson's topic has template is recorded as Template:King Crimson[25].
  • King Crimson's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'King Crimson'}[26].
  • King Crimson's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'King Crimson'}[27].

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[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1968-11-30[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2021[31]

  • Genre(s): art rock, avant-garde, experimental rock, free improvisation, jazz fusion, progressive, progressive rock, rock, symphonic prog, symphonic rock[32]

  • Community tags: art rock, avant-garde, british, experimental rock, free improvisation, jazz fusion, progressive, progressive rock, rock, symphonic prog, symphonic rock[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b38225b8-8e5f-42aa-bcdc-7bae5b5bdab3[34]

Body

Career and Affiliations

King Crimson's field of work was music[3].

Why It Matters

King Crimson ranks in the top 4% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,052 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

It has been cited as an influence by Rush[37], a musical group[38], founded in 1968[39]; Steve Hackett[40], a guitarist[41], b. 1950[42], of United Kingdom[43]; and Planet Funk[44], a musical group[45].

FAQs

Who did King Crimson influence?

King Crimson has been cited as an influence by Rush[37], Steve Hackett[40], and Planet Funk[44].

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. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Rate Your Music. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [45] ↑ . 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. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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