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The Ink Spots

American musical group; pop vocal band
Organization musical_group Q127140
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The Ink Spots

Summary

The Ink Spots is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,799 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ink Spots received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3].
  • The Ink Spots's instance of is recorded as musical group[4].
  • The Ink Spots's genre is doo-wop[5].
  • The Ink Spots's genre is rhythm and blues[6].
  • The Ink Spots's record label is recorded as Victor[7].
  • The Ink Spots's discography is recorded as The Ink Spots discography[8].
  • The Ink Spots's Commons category is recorded as The Ink Spots[9].
  • The Ink Spots's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Ink Spots's location of formation is recorded as New York City[11].
  • The Ink Spots's described at URL is recorded as http://inkspots.ca[12].
  • The Ink Spots's has characteristic is recorded as vocal group[13].
  • The Ink Spots's start of work period is recorded as 1934[14].
  • The Ink Spots's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ink Spots'}[15].
  • The Ink Spots's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Ink Spots'}[16].
  • The Ink Spots's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[17].

Product Details

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  • Type: Group[18]

  • Country: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1932[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1954[21]

  • Genre(s): blues, doo-wop, easy listening, jazz, vocal jazz[22]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, blues, doo-wop, easy listening, jazz, vocal jazz[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 75f47650-8a52-494a-8334-c5279bc6db09[24]

Body

Founding

The Ink Spots's location of formation is recorded as New York City[11].

Recognition

The Ink Spots received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3].

Why It Matters

The Ink Spots ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,799 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

What awards did The Ink Spots receive?

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

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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