The Kingsmen

Summary

The Kingsmen is a rock band^[1]. It draws 924 Wikipedia views per month (rock_band category, ranking #219 of 861).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Kingsmen's instance of is recorded as rock band^[3].
• The Kingsmen's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• The Kingsmen's genre is beat music^[5].
• The Kingsmen's genre is frat rock^[6].
• The Kingsmen's genre is garage rock^[7].
• The Kingsmen's record label is recorded as Jerden^[8].
• The Kingsmen's discography is recorded as The Kingsmen discography^[9].
• The Kingsmen's Commons category is recorded as The Kingsmen^[10].
• The Kingsmen's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• January 1, 1959 marks the founding of The Kingsmen^[12].
• The Kingsmen's location of formation is recorded as Portland^[13].
• The Kingsmen's official website is recorded as http://www.louielouie.org/^[14].
• The Kingsmen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Kingsmen^[15].
• The Kingsmen's start of work period is recorded as 1959^[16].
• The Kingsmen's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Kingsmen'}^[17].
• The Kingsmen's member category is recorded as Category:The Kingsmen members^[18].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[19]

• Country: US^[20]

• Began / founded: 1959^[21]

• Genre(s): garage rock, pop rock, proto-punk^[22]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, garage rock, pop rock, proto-punk, rhythm & blues, rock & roll^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: f58654bf-c6e3-45b6-9fcc-62cf8f0021b2^[24]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1959 marks the founding of The Kingsmen^[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as Portland^[13].

Why It Matters

The Kingsmen draws 924 Wikipedia views per month (rock_band category, ranking #219 of 861).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

It has been cited as an influence by Motörhead^[27], a rock band^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1975^[30] and The Stooges^[31], a musical group^[32], founded in 1967^[33].

FAQs

Who did The Kingsmen influence?

The Kingsmen has been cited as an influence by Motörhead^[27] and The Stooges^[31].