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The Famous Flames

American R&B vocal group
Music Group Musical Group Q304469

Facts

12 properties

Identity

Instance of
musical group
Official name
The Famous Flames[10]

Status and dates

Inception
1953[8]

Location

Location of formation
Toccoa[9]

Relations

Has part(s)
Johnny Terry[7]
More facts +7
Award received
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2012)[2]
Genre
doo-wop, rhythm and blues[3][4]
Country of origin
United States[6]
Has parts
Johnny Terry
Record label
Federal Records[5]
Start of work period
1953[11]
Work period start
1953
🏷️ Also known as
en The Famous Flames ja ザ・フェイマス・フレイムス zh 知名之火
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
865149296265280670000
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
James Brown (55208420).jpeg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001600306, mn0000128676
BIBSYS ID
6089610
Discogs artist ID
332598, 386724
Europeana entity
agent/base/7829
Facebook username
thefamousflamesbysandibennett
Freebase ID
/m/027vwt7
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000118483
Rate Your Music artist ID
the_famous_flames
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ID
famous-flames
WhoSampled artist ID
The-Flamous-Flames

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🔗 Connections
← Performer 3
I Got You (I Feel Good), Live at the Apollo, I'll Go Crazy
Genre 2
rhythm and blues, doo-wop
Award received 1
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Country of origin 1
United States
Instance of 1
musical group
Location of formation 1
Toccoa
Record label 1
Federal Records
← FactGrid item ID 1
Ihrhove
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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.

FAQs

What awards did The Famous Flames receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[2].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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