Rare Earth

Summary

Rare Earth is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,491 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rare Earth's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Rare Earth's genre is psychedelic soul^[4].
• Rare Earth's genre is blues rock^[5].
• Rare Earth's genre is funk rock^[6].
• Rare Earth's genre is progressive rock^[7].
• Rare Earth's genre is psychedelic rock^[8].
• Rare Earth's record label is recorded as Verve Records^[9].
• Rare Earth's record label is recorded as Motown^[10].
• Rare Earth's discography is recorded as Rare Earth discography^[11].
• Rare Earth's country of origin is recorded as United States^[12].
• January 1, 1960 marks the founding of Rare Earth^[13].
• Rare Earth's official website is recorded as http://www.rareearth.com/^[14].
• Rare Earth's start of work period is recorded as 1968^[15].
• Rare Earth's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rare Earth'}^[16].
• Rare Earth's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9510'}^[17].
• Rare Earth's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11300'}^[18].
• Rare Earth's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14900'}^[19].
• Rare Earth's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+16400'}^[20].
• Rare Earth's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+19000'}^[21].
• Rare Earth's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+21200'}^[22].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[23]

• Country: US^[24]

• Began / founded: 1968^[25]

• Genre(s): psychedelic rock, psychedelic soul, rock^[26]

• Community tags: american, psychedelic rock, psychedelic soul, rock^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: 670cc8bc-a6e1-40cd-b20a-86753456d6fa^[28]

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Founding

January 1, 1960 marks the founding of Rare Earth^[13].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Rare Earth include Rare Earth Records^[29], a record label^[30], founded in 1969^[31], headquartered in Detroit^[32].

Why It Matters

Rare Earth ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,491 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33]

It has been cited as an influence by Lenny Kravitz^[34], a singer^[35], b. 1964^[36], of United States^[37], awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres^[38].

Entities named for it include Rare Earth Records^[29], a record label^[30], founded in 1969^[31], headquartered in Detroit^[32].

FAQs

Who did Rare Earth influence?

Rare Earth has been cited as an influence by Lenny Kravitz^[34].