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The Rockets

American rock band based in Michigan
Organization musical_group Q7761293
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The Rockets

Summary

The Rockets is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Rockets's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Rockets's genre is rock music[4].
  • The Rockets's record label is recorded as EMI Records[5].
  • The Rockets's record label is recorded as Elektra[6].
  • The Rockets's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • The Rockets comprises Johnny "Bee" Badanjek[8].
  • January 1, 1972 marks the founding of The Rockets[9].
  • The Rockets's official website is recorded as http://www.thedetroitrockets.com/[10].
  • The Rockets's start of work period is recorded as 1972[11].

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[12]

  • Country: US[13]

  • Began / founded: 1972[14]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1983[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3f1f265f-4533-4141-98ab-58a9ed791a7b[16]

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Founding

January 1, 1972 marks the founding of The Rockets[9].

Why It Matters

The Rockets ranks in the top 7% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).[2]

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.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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