The Moonglows

American R&B group
Organization musical_group Q1969478
The Moonglows
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The Moonglows

Summary

The Moonglows is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Moonglows received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3].
  • The Moonglows's instance of is recorded as musical group[4].
  • The Moonglows's genre is doo-wop[5].
  • The Moonglows's genre is rhythm and blues[6].
  • The Moonglows's record label is recorded as Chess Records[7].
  • The Moonglows's record label is recorded as Chance Records[8].
  • The Moonglows's discography is recorded as The Moonglows discography[9].
  • The Moonglows's Commons category is recorded as The Moonglows[10].
  • The Moonglows's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Moonglows comprises Harvey Fuqua[12].
  • January 1, 1953 marks the founding of The Moonglows[13].
  • The Moonglows's location of formation is recorded as Cleveland[14].
  • The Moonglows's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Moonglows'}[15].
  • The Moonglows's start of work period is recorded as 1951[16].
  • The Moonglows's member category is recorded as Category:The Moonglows members[17].

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[18]

  • Country: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1953[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1960[21]

  • Genre(s): doo-wop, r&b[22]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, doo-wop, r&b, rhythm & blues[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 957fe961-876e-452d-9991-7be85d227e22[24]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1953 marks the founding of The Moonglows[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Cleveland[14].

Identity

The Moonglows's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[15].

Recognition

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

Why It Matters

The Moonglows ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

What awards did The Moonglows receive?

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

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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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