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 (8,401 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].

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Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Velvet Underground & Nico^[3], an album^[28]; Sweet Jane^[4], a musical work/composition^[29]; and I'm Waiting for the Man^[5], a music track with vocals^[30]. Things named for it include The Pizza Underground^[31].

Recognition

Awards received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[6], a music museum^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1983^[34]; Grammy Hall of Fame^[7], an award^[35], founded in 1973^[36]; and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[8], a lifetime achievement award^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1962^[39].

Why It Matters

The Velvet Underground ranks in the top 4% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,401 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

It has been cited as an influence by David Bowie^[42], a painter^[43], 1947–2016^[44], of United Kingdom^[45], awarded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[46], specialised in music^[47]; Lenny Kravitz^[48], a singer^[49], b. 1964^[50], of United States^[51], awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres^[52]; R.E.M.^[53], a rock band^[54], founded in 1980^[55]; Ramones^[56], a musical group^[57], founded in 1974^[58]; U2^[59], a musical group^[60], in Ireland^[61], founded in 1976^[62]; and Sex Pistols^[63], a rock band^[64], founded in 1975^[65].

Entities named for it include The Pizza Underground^[31].

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 David Bowie^[42], Lenny Kravitz^[48], R.E.M.^[53], and Ramones^[56].