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The Chords

1950s American doo-wop group
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The Chords

Summary

The Chords is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Chords's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Chords's genre is doo-wop[4].
  • The Chords's country of origin is recorded as United States[5].
  • 1951 marks the founding of The Chords[6].
  • The Chords's start of work period is recorded as 1951[7].

Product Details

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  • Type: Group[8]

  • Country: US[9]

  • Began / founded: 1951[10]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1955[11]

  • Genre(s): doo-wop[12]

  • Community tags: doo-wop[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7554c207-1e57-459f-8453-967f9f15fa11[14]

Body

Founding

1951 marks the founding of The Chords[6].

Why It Matters

The Chords ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

United States

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.

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

  1. [8] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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