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The Beat

American band
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The Beat

Summary

The Beat is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Beat's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Beat's genre is power pop[4].
  • The Beat's country of origin is recorded as United States[5].
  • 1979 marks the founding of The Beat[6].
  • The Beat's location of formation is recorded as Los Angeles[7].
  • The Beat's official website is recorded as http://www.paulcollinsbeat.com/artistbio.html[8].
  • The Beat's official website is recorded as http://www.paulcollinsbeat.com[9].

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[10]

  • Country: US[11]

  • Began / founded: 1979[12]

  • Genre(s): alternative country, alternative rock, folk rock, garage punk, indie pop, indie rock, post-punk, power pop, punk rock, rock[13]

  • Community tags: alternative country, alternative rock, folk rock, garage punk, indie pop, indie rock, post-punk, power pop, punk rock, rock[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 83d32236-de45-4351-a664-6f22754eab9a[15]

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Founding

1979 marks the founding of The Beat[6]. Its location of formation is recorded as Los Angeles[7].

Why It Matters

The Beat ranks in the top 7% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [10] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 29d ago · E-Kartoffel · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Larousse id → groupe-musical/wd/155599
    Official website → http://www.paulcollinsbeat.com/artistbio.html, http://www.paulcollinsbeat.com
    Freebase id → /m/01rv95y
    Wikidata description → American band
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P856]]: http://www.paulcollinsbeat.com/artistbio.html"
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