Traffic

Summary

Traffic is a rock band^[1]. Traffic ranks in the top 6% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,245 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Traffic received the Grammy Hall of Fame^[3].
• Traffic received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[4].
• Traffic's instance of is recorded as rock band^[5].
• Traffic's genre is progressive rock^[6].
• Traffic's genre is psychedelic rock^[7].
• Traffic's genre is jazz fusion^[8].
• Traffic's record label is recorded as Island Records^[9].
• Traffic's discography is recorded as Traffic discography^[10].
• Traffic's Commons category is recorded as Traffic (band)^[11].
• Traffic's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[12].
• Traffic comprises Steve Winwood^[13].
• January 1, 1967 marks the founding of Traffic^[14].
• Traffic's location of formation is recorded as Birmingham^[15].
• Traffic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Traffic (band)^[16].
• Traffic's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Traffic'}^[17].
• Traffic's different from is recorded as Traffic^[18].
• Traffic's start of work period is recorded as 1967^[19].
• Traffic's end of work period is recorded as 1974^[20].
• Traffic's member category is recorded as Category:Traffic (band) members^[21].
• Traffic's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+19900'}^[22].
• Traffic's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+26100'}^[23].
• Traffic's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+35400'}^[24].
• Traffic's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+43400'}^[25].
• Traffic's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+48100'}^[26].
• Traffic's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+53000'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1967-04^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1994^[31]

• Genre(s): blues rock, folk, jazz rock, progressive rock, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, rock^[32]

• Community tags: blues rock, eclectic prog, folk, jazz rock, progressive rock, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, rock^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9fadfba9-ecae-4383-a4d8-47b043cea19a^[34]

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Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Hall of Fame^[3], an award^[35], founded in 1973^[36] and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[4], a music museum^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1983^[39].

Why It Matters

Traffic ranks in the top 6% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,245 views/month).^[2] Traffic has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40]

FAQs

What awards did Traffic receive?

Honors received include Grammy Hall of Fame^[3] and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[4].