The Shangri-Las

Summary

The Shangri-Las is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,197 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Shangri-Las's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Shangri-Las's genre is pop music^[4].
• The Shangri-Las's record label is recorded as Red Bird Records^[5].
• The Shangri-Las's discography is recorded as The Shangri-Las discography^[6].
• The Shangri-Las's Commons category is recorded as The Shangri-Las^[7].
• The Shangri-Las's country of origin is recorded as United States^[8].
• The Shangri-Las comprises Mary Weiss^[9].
• The Shangri-Las comprises Mary Ann Ganser^[10].
• The Shangri-Las comprises Marge Ganser^[11].
• The Shangri-Las comprises Betty Weiss^[12].
• January 1, 1963 marks the founding of The Shangri-Las^[13].
• The Shangri-Las's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[14].
• The Shangri-Las's official website is recorded as http://www.theshangri-las.com/^[15].
• The Shangri-Las's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Shangri-Las^[16].
• The Shangri-Las's has characteristic is recorded as girl group^[17].
• The Shangri-Las's start of work period is recorded as 1963^[18].
• The Shangri-Las's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Shangri-Las'}^[19].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[20]

• Country: US^[21]

• Began / founded: 1963^[22]

• Ended / dissolved: 1968^[23]

• Genre(s): pop^[24]

• Community tags: girl group, pop^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: 91d01e5f-252d-469d-a16a-12c613e48e5d^[26]

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Founding

January 1, 1963 marks the founding of The Shangri-Las^[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City^[14].

Why It Matters

The Shangri-Las ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,197 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

It has been cited as an influence by Ramones^[29], a musical group^[30], founded in 1974^[31].

FAQs

Who did The Shangri-Las influence?

The Shangri-Las has been cited as an influence by Ramones^[29].