The Guess Who

Summary

The Guess Who is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,107 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Guess Who received the Juno Award for Group of the Year^[3].
• The Guess Who received the Juno Award for Group of the Year^[4].
• The Guess Who received the Canadian Music Hall of Fame^[5].
• The Guess Who received the Canada's Walk of Fame^[6].
• The Guess Who received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award^[7].
• The Guess Who's instance of is recorded as musical group^[8].
• The Guess Who's genre is jazz fusion^[9].
• The Guess Who's genre is blues rock^[10].
• The Guess Who's genre is classic rock^[11].
• The Guess Who's genre is rock music^[12].
• The Guess Who's genre is psychedelic rock^[13].
• The Guess Who's genre is garage rock^[14].
• The Guess Who's genre is hard rock^[15].
• The Guess Who's genre is folk rock^[16].
• The Guess Who's genre is pop music^[17].
• The Guess Who's genre is progressive rock^[18].
• The Guess Who's record label is recorded as Scepter Records^[19].
• The Guess Who's record label is recorded as Buddah Records^[20].
• The Guess Who's record label is recorded as Quality Records^[21].
• The Guess Who's record label is recorded as RCA Records^[22].
• The Guess Who's record label is recorded as Sundazed Music^[23].
• The Guess Who's discography is recorded as The Guess Who discography^[24].
• The Guess Who's Commons category is recorded as The Guess Who^[25].
• The Guess Who's country of origin is recorded as Canada^[26].
• The Guess Who comprises Jim Kale^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: CA^[29]

• Began / founded: 1962^[30]

• Genre(s): beat music, blues rock, boogie rock, classic rock, garage rock, hard rock, merseybeat, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock^[31]

• Community tags: beat music, blues rock, boogie rock, classic rock, garage rock, hard rock, merseybeat, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4c567499-3a26-40e3-9471-20feb6c73767^[33]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1965 marks the founding of The Guess Who^[34]. Its location of formation is recorded as Winnipeg^[35].

Recognition

Awards received include Juno Award for Group of the Year^[3], a Juno Awards^[36], in Canada^[37]; Canadian Music Hall of Fame^[5], a music hall of fame^[38], in Canada^[39], founded in 1978^[40]; Canada's Walk of Fame^[6], a street^[41], in Canada^[42], founded in 1998^[43]; and Governor General's Performing Arts Award^[7], a group of awards^[44], in Canada^[45], founded in 1992^[46].

Why It Matters

The Guess Who ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,107 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

It has been cited as an influence by Lenny Kravitz^[49], a singer^[50], b. 1964^[51], of United States^[52], awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres^[53].

FAQs

What awards did The Guess Who receive?

Honors received include Juno Award for Group of the Year^[3], Juno Award for Group of the Year^[4], Canadian Music Hall of Fame^[5], and Canada's Walk of Fame^[6].

Who did The Guess Who influence?

The Guess Who has been cited as an influence by Lenny Kravitz^[49].