The Four Freshmen

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The Four Freshmen

Summary

The Four Freshmen is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (699 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Four Freshmen's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Four Freshmen's genre is jazz[4].
  • The Four Freshmen's genre is traditional pop[5].
  • The Four Freshmen's genre is barbershop music[6].
  • The Four Freshmen's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[7].
  • The Four Freshmen's record label is recorded as Liberty Records[8].
  • The Four Freshmen's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Four Freshmen comprises Ross Barbour[10].
  • The Four Freshmen comprises Bob Flanigan[11].
  • The Four Freshmen comprises Ken Albers[12].
  • January 1, 1948 marks the founding of The Four Freshmen[13].
  • The Four Freshmen's official website is recorded as https://fourfreshmen.com/[14].
  • The Four Freshmen's start of work period is recorded as 1948[15].

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[16]

  • Country: US[17]

  • Began / founded: 1948[18]

  • Genre(s): barbershop, jazz[19]

  • Community tags: barbershop, jazz[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 53a61b1f-dd88-45e7-b5d8-3e84038aa81a[21]

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Founding

January 1, 1948 marks the founding of The Four Freshmen[13].

Why It Matters

The Four Freshmen ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (699 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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