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The Mothers of Invention

American rock band
Organization musical_group Q530362
The Mothers of Invention
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The Mothers of Invention

Summary

The Mothers of Invention is a musical group[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Mothers of Invention's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Mothers of Invention's genre is hard rock[4].
  • The Mothers of Invention's genre is blues rock[5].
  • The Mothers of Invention's genre is experimental rock[6].
  • The Mothers of Invention's genre is progressive rock[7].
  • The Mothers of Invention's genre is psychedelic rock[8].
  • The Mothers of Invention's genre is musique concrète[9].
  • The Mothers of Invention's genre is jazz fusion[10].
  • The Mothers of Invention's genre is proto-punk[11].
  • The Mothers of Invention's record label is recorded as Verve Records[12].
  • The Mothers of Invention's discography is recorded as The Mothers of Invention discography[13].
  • The Mothers of Invention's Commons category is recorded as The Mothers of Invention[14].
  • The Mothers of Invention's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • The Mothers of Invention comprises Jimmy Carl Black[16].
  • The Mothers of Invention comprises Ray Collins[17].
  • The Mothers of Invention comprises Frank Zappa[18].
  • The Mothers of Invention comprises Roy Estrada[19].
  • 1964 marks the founding of The Mothers of Invention[20].
  • The Mothers of Invention's location of formation is recorded as California[21].
  • The Mothers of Invention's official website is recorded as http://www.grandmothersofinvention.com/[22].
  • The Mothers of Invention's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Mothers of Invention[23].
  • The Mothers of Invention's topic has template is recorded as Q10741440[24].
  • The Mothers of Invention's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Mothers of Invention'}[25].
  • The Mothers of Invention's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Mothers'}[26].
  • The Mothers of Invention's start of work period is recorded as 1964[27].

Body

Founding

1964 marks the founding of The Mothers of Invention[20]. Its location of formation is recorded as California[21].

Identity

The Mothers of Invention's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[25]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Mothers'}[26].

Why It Matters

The Mothers of Invention has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

California Frank Zappa United States Verve Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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