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The Famous Flames

American R&B vocal group
Organization musical_group Q304469
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The Famous Flames were founded on January 1, 1953. The organization emerged during the early 1950s as a vocal group integral to the development of rhythm and blues and soul music. Their formation marked the beginning of a career that would influence later musical acts and genres.

The Famous Flames

Summary

The Famous Flames is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (212 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Famous Flames received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3].
  • The Famous Flames's image is recorded as James Brown (55208420).jpeg[4].
  • The Famous Flames's instance of is recorded as musical group[5].
  • The Famous Flames's genre is recorded as doo-wop[6].
  • The Famous Flames's genre is recorded as rhythm and blues[7].
  • The Famous Flames's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 865149296265280670000[8].
  • The Famous Flames's record label is recorded as Federal Records[9].
  • The Famous Flames's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Famous Flames's has part is recorded as Johnny Terry[11].
  • +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Famous Flames[12].
  • The Famous Flames's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027vwt7[13].
  • The Famous Flames's location of formation is recorded as Toccoa[14].
  • The Famous Flames's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 6089610[15].
  • The Famous Flames's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Famous Flames'}[16].
  • The Famous Flames's AllMusic artist ID is recorded as mn0001600306[17].
  • The Famous Flames's AllMusic artist ID is recorded as mn0000128676[18].
  • The Famous Flames's Discogs artist ID is recorded as 332598[19].
  • The Famous Flames's Discogs artist ID is recorded as 386724[20].
  • The Famous Flames's Facebook username is recorded as thefamousflamesbysandibennett[21].
  • The Famous Flames's start of work period is recorded as +1953-00-00T00:00:00Z[22].
  • The Famous Flames's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ID is recorded as famous-flames[23].
  • The Famous Flames's Rate Your Music artist ID is recorded as the_famous_flames[24].
  • The Famous Flames's Muziekweb performer ID is recorded as M00000118483[25].
  • The Famous Flames's WhoSampled artist ID is recorded as The-Flamous-Flames[26].
  • The Famous Flames's Europeana entity is recorded as agent/base/7829[27].

Body

Founding

+1953-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Famous Flames[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as Toccoa[14].

Identity

The Famous Flames's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[16].

Recognition

The Famous Flames received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3].

Why It Matters

The Famous Flames ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (212 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

What awards did The Famous Flames receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [18] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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