The Fugs

Summary

The Fugs is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (748 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Fugs's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Fugs's genre is poetry^[4].
• The Fugs's genre is rock music^[5].
• The Fugs's record label is recorded as Folkways Records^[6].
• The Fugs's record label is recorded as ESP-Disk^[7].
• The Fugs's Commons category is recorded as The Fugs^[8].
• The Fugs's archives at is recorded as Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library^[9].
• The Fugs's country of origin is recorded as United States^[10].
• The Fugs comprises Ed Sanders^[11].
• The Fugs comprises Tuli Kupferberg^[12].
• The Fugs comprises Ken Weaver^[13].
• The Fugs comprises Peter Stampfel^[14].
• The Fugs comprises Steve Weber^[15].
• January 1, 1964 marks the founding of The Fugs^[16].
• The Fugs's location of formation is recorded as Lower East Side^[17].
• The Fugs's official website is recorded as http://www.thefugs.com/^[18].
• The Fugs's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Fugs^[19].
• The Fugs's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Fugs^[20].
• The Fugs's start of work period is recorded as 1964^[21].
• The Fugs's member category is recorded as Category:The Fugs members^[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[23]

• Country: US^[24]

• Began / founded: 1963^[25]

• Genre(s): beat poetry, folk rock, freak folk, garage rock, proto-punk, psychedelic folk, psychedelic rock, punk^[26]

• Community tags: beat poetry, folk rock, freak folk, garage rock, proto-punk, psychedelic folk, psychedelic rock, punk, satire^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: 88b1dd15-34d9-4214-861c-045e872162a6^[28]

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Founding

January 1, 1964 marks the founding of The Fugs^[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Lower East Side^[17].

Why It Matters

The Fugs ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (748 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

It has been cited as an influence by Sex Pistols^[31], a rock band^[32], founded in 1975^[33] and The Stooges^[34], a musical group^[35], founded in 1967^[36].

FAQs

Who did The Fugs influence?

The Fugs has been cited as an influence by Sex Pistols^[31] and The Stooges^[34].