The Turtles

American rock band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman
Organization musical_group Q627470
The Turtles
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The Turtles

Summary

The Turtles is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,243 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Turtles's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Turtles's genre is pop rock[4].
  • The Turtles's genre is folk rock[5].
  • The Turtles's record label is recorded as White Whale[6].
  • The Turtles's discography is recorded as The Turtles discography[7].
  • The Turtles's Commons category is recorded as The Turtles[8].
  • The Turtles's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Turtles comprises Howard Kaylan[10].
  • The Turtles comprises Mark Volman[11].
  • The Turtles comprises Chip Douglas[12].
  • The Turtles comprises John Barbata[13].
  • The Turtles comprises John Seiter[14].
  • The Turtles comprises Jim Pons[15].
  • The Turtles comprises Jim Tucker[16].
  • The Turtles comprises Chuck Portz[17].
  • The Turtles comprises Don Murray[18].
  • The Turtles comprises Al Nichol[19].
  • The Turtles comprises Joel Larson[20].
  • January 1, 1965 marks the founding of The Turtles[21].
  • The Turtles was dissolved in 1970[22].
  • The Turtles's location of formation is recorded as Los Angeles[23].
  • The Turtles's official website is recorded as https://theturtles.com/[24].
  • The Turtles's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Turtles[25].
  • The Turtles's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Turtles[26].
  • The Turtles's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Turtles'}[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1965 marks the founding of The Turtles[21]. Its location of formation is recorded as Los Angeles[23].

Dissolution

The Turtles was dissolved in 1970[22].

Why It Matters

The Turtles ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,243 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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