Living Colour

Summary

Living Colour is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,501 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Living Colour was influenced by Bad Brains^[3].
• Living Colour was influenced by Jimi Hendrix^[4].
• Living Colour was influenced by Rush^[5].
• Living Colour was influenced by Funkadelic^[6].
• Living Colour was influenced by Last Exit^[7].
• Living Colour was influenced by Marvin Gaye^[8].
• Living Colour's instance of is recorded as musical group^[9].
• Living Colour's genre is funk metal^[10].
• Living Colour's genre is alternative metal^[11].
• Living Colour's record label is recorded as Epic Records^[12].
• Living Colour's record label is recorded as Megaforce Records^[13].
• Living Colour's discography is recorded as Living Colour discography^[14].
• Living Colour's Commons category is recorded as Living Colour^[15].
• Living Colour's country of origin is recorded as United States^[16].
• Living Colour comprises Corey Glover^[17].
• 1984 marks the founding of Living Colour^[18].
• Living Colour's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[19].
• Living Colour's official website is recorded as http://www.livingcolour.com^[20].
• Living Colour's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Living Colour^[21].
• Living Colour's start of work period is recorded as 1984^[22].
• Living Colour's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Living Colour'}^[23].
• Living Colour's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora^[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1983^[27]

• Genre(s): alternative metal, funk metal, funk rock, hard rock, pop rock, rap rock, rock^[28]

• Community tags: alternative metal, american, estados unidos, funk metal, funk rock, hard rock, pop rock, rap rock, rock^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: dc6f8c1f-626b-42b0-9115-7e66ae4cecd6^[30]

Body

Founding

1984 marks the founding of Living Colour^[18]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City^[19].

Why It Matters

Living Colour ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,501 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

It has been cited as an influence by Rage Against the Machine^[33], a rock band^[34], founded in 1991^[35]; Limp Bizkit^[36], a musical group^[37], founded in 1994^[38]; Sevendust^[39], a rock band^[40], founded in 1994^[41]; and Cartel^[42], a musical group^[43], founded in 2003^[44].

FAQs

Who did Living Colour influence?

Living Colour has been cited as an influence by Rage Against the Machine^[33], Limp Bizkit^[36], Sevendust^[39], and Cartel^[42].