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The Velvelettes

American musical group
Organization musical_group Q474979
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The Velvelettes

Summary

The Velvelettes is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Velvelettes's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Velvelettes's genre is rhythm and blues[4].
  • The Velvelettes's record label is recorded as Motown[5].
  • The Velvelettes's country of origin is recorded as United States[6].
  • January 1, 1961 marks the founding of The Velvelettes[7].
  • The Velvelettes's has characteristic is recorded as girl group[8].
  • The Velvelettes's start of work period is recorded as 1961[9].
  • The Velvelettes's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Velvelettes'}[10].

Product Details

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  • Type: Group[11]

  • Country: US[12]

  • Began / founded: 1961[13]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1970[14]

  • Genre(s): r&b, soul[15]

  • Community tags: american, r&b, rock and indie, soul[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 329f036f-26c3-4cf9-826e-bcc067040e48[17]

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Founding

January 1, 1961 marks the founding of The Velvelettes[7].

Why It Matters

The Velvelettes ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Motown United States

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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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