The Velvet Underground

Summary

The Velvet Underground is a rock band^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,038 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to The Velvet Underground is The Velvet Underground & Nico^[3].
• A notable work attributed to The Velvet Underground is Sweet Jane^[4].
• A notable work attributed to The Velvet Underground is I'm Waiting for the Man^[5].
• The Velvet Underground received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[6].
• The Velvet Underground received the Grammy Hall of Fame^[7].
• The Velvet Underground received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[8].
• The Velvet Underground's instance of is recorded as rock band^[9].
• The Velvet Underground's genre is art rock^[10].
• The Velvet Underground's genre is noise rock^[11].
• The Velvet Underground's genre is alternative rock^[12].
• The Velvet Underground's genre is rock music^[13].
• The Velvet Underground's genre is experimental rock^[14].
• The Velvet Underground's genre is folk rock^[15].
• The Velvet Underground's genre is blues rock^[16].
• The Velvet Underground's genre is psychedelic rock^[17].
• The Velvet Underground's genre is avant-garde music^[18].
• The Velvet Underground's genre is proto-punk^[19].
• The Velvet Underground's genre is drone music^[20].
• The Velvet Underground's genre is noise music^[21].
• The Velvet Underground's genre is art pop^[22].
• The Velvet Underground's genre is avant-punk^[23].
• The Velvet Underground is named after The Velvet Underground^[24].
• The Velvet Underground's record label is recorded as Verve Records^[25].
• The Velvet Underground's record label is recorded as Polydor^[26].
• The Velvet Underground's record label is recorded as Sire^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1964^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1996^[31]

• Genre(s): art rock, experimental rock, garage rock, noise rock, pop rock, proto-punk, psychedelic rock, rock^[32]

• Community tags: art rock, experimental rock, garage rock, noise rock, pop rock, proto-punk, psychedelic rock, rock, rock music^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 94b0fb9d-a066-4823-b2ec-af1d324bcfcf^[34]

Body

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Velvet Underground & Nico^[3], an album^[35]; Sweet Jane^[4], a musical work/composition^[36]; and I'm Waiting for the Man^[5], a musical work/composition^[37]. Things named for it include The Pizza Underground^[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[6], a music museum^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1983^[41]; Grammy Hall of Fame^[7], an award^[42], founded in 1973^[43]; and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[8], a lifetime achievement award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1962^[46].

Why It Matters

The Velvet Underground ranks in the top 4% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,038 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

It has been cited as an influence by Lenny Kravitz^[49], a guitarist^[50], b. 1964^[51], of United States^[52], awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres^[53]; David Bowie^[54], a painter^[55], 1947–2016^[56], of United Kingdom^[57], awarded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[58], specialised in music^[59]; U2^[60], a musical group^[61], founded in 1976^[62]; Sex Pistols^[63], a rock band^[64], founded in 1975^[65]; Black Flag^[66], a rock band^[67], founded in 1976^[68]; and Ramones^[69], a musical group^[70], founded in 1974^[71].

Entities named for it include The Pizza Underground^[38].

FAQs

What awards did The Velvet Underground receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[6], Grammy Hall of Fame^[7], and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[8].

Who did The Velvet Underground influence?

The Velvet Underground has been cited as an influence by Lenny Kravitz^[49], David Bowie^[54], U2^[60], and Sex Pistols^[63].