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The Righteous Brothers

American pop duo
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The Righteous Brothers

Summary

The Righteous Brothers is a musical duo[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,141 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Righteous Brothers received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3].
  • The Righteous Brothers's instance of is recorded as musical duo[4].
  • The Righteous Brothers's genre is pop music[5].
  • The Righteous Brothers's genre is blue-eyed soul[6].
  • The Righteous Brothers's record label is recorded as Moonglow Records[7].
  • The Righteous Brothers's record label is recorded as Philles Records[8].
  • The Righteous Brothers's record label is recorded as Verve Records[9].
  • The Righteous Brothers's record label is recorded as Curb Records[10].
  • The Righteous Brothers's record label is recorded as Rhino Entertainment Company[11].
  • The Righteous Brothers's discography is recorded as The Righteous Brothers discography[12].
  • The Righteous Brothers's Commons category is recorded as The Righteous Brothers[13].
  • The Righteous Brothers's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Righteous Brothers comprises Bill Medley[15].
  • The Righteous Brothers comprises Bucky Heard[16].
  • The Righteous Brothers comprises Jimmy Walker[17].
  • January 1, 1962 marks the founding of The Righteous Brothers[18].
  • The Righteous Brothers's location of formation is recorded as Orange County[19].
  • The Righteous Brothers's official website is recorded as http://righteousbrothers.com[20].
  • The Righteous Brothers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Righteous Brothers[21].
  • The Righteous Brothers's start of work period is recorded as 1962[22].
  • The Righteous Brothers's end of work period is recorded as 2003[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1962[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2003-11-05[27]

  • Genre(s): blue-eyed soul, brill building, pop, r&b[28]

  • Community tags: blue-eyed soul, brill building, pop, r&b[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1ac3366a-a0e9-4a55-8f6e-796fce32a3b2[30]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1962 marks the founding of The Righteous Brothers[18]. Its location of formation is recorded as Orange County[19].

Recognition

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

Why It Matters

The Righteous Brothers ranks in the top 2% of musical_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,141 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did The Righteous Brothers receive?

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

Related Entities

United States Verve Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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