War

Summary

War is a musical group^[1]. War ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,075 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• War's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• War's genre is funk^[4].
• War's genre is soul^[5].
• War's genre is progressive soul^[6].
• War's genre is jazz rock^[7].
• War's genre is Latin rock^[8].
• War's record label is recorded as MGM Records^[9].
• War's record label is recorded as United Artists Records^[10].
• War's record label is recorded as MCA Records^[11].
• War's discography is recorded as War discography^[12].
• War's Commons category is recorded as War (band)^[13].
• War's country of origin is recorded as United States^[14].
• War comprises Lonnie Jordan^[15].
• War comprises Marcos Reyes^[16].
• War comprises Harold Ray Brown^[17].
• War comprises Howard E. Scott^[18].
• War comprises Lee Oskar^[19].
• War comprises Charles Miller^[20].
• War comprises Pat Rizzo^[21].
• War comprises Luther Rabb^[22].
• War comprises Rae Valentine^[23].
• War comprises J. B. Eckl^[24].
• January 1, 1969 marks the founding of War^[25].
• War's location of formation is recorded as Long Beach^[26].
• War's official website is recorded as http://www.war.com/^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1969^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1994^[31]

• Genre(s): funk, psychedelic rock, rock^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, classic pop and rock, funk, psychedelic rock, rock^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3e6bbdb8-66c8-439c-a3d9-87391ce88740^[34]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1969 marks the founding of War^[25]. War's location of formation is recorded as Long Beach^[26].

Identity

War's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'War'}^[35].

Why It Matters

War ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,075 views/month).^[2] War has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] War is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

War has been cited as an influence by Smash Mouth^[38], a rock band^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1994^[41].

FAQs

Who did War influence?

War has been cited as an influence by Smash Mouth^[38].