Badfinger

Summary

Badfinger is a musical group^[1]. Badfinger ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,021 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to Badfinger is Come and Get It^[3].
• A notable work attributed to Badfinger is Without You^[4].
• Badfinger was influenced by The Beatles^[5].
• Badfinger was influenced by Emerson, Lake & Palmer^[6].
• Badfinger's instance of is recorded as musical group^[7].
• Badfinger's genre is power pop^[8].
• Badfinger's record label is recorded as Apple Records^[9].
• Badfinger's record label is recorded as Manticore Records^[10].
• Badfinger's record label is recorded as United Artists Records^[11].
• Badfinger's record label is recorded as Warner Records^[12].
• Badfinger's record label is recorded as Elektra^[13].
• Badfinger's record label is recorded as Ode Records^[14].
• Badfinger's discography is recorded as Badfinger discography^[15].
• Badfinger's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[16].
• Badfinger comprises Peter Hamm^[17].
• Badfinger comprises Joey Molland^[18].
• Badfinger comprises Tom Evans^[19].
• Badfinger comprises Mike Gibbins^[20].
• 1961 marks the founding of Badfinger^[21].
• Badfinger's location of formation is recorded as Swansea^[22].
• Badfinger's official website is recorded as http://www.badfingersite.com^[23].
• Badfinger's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Badfinger^[24].
• Badfinger's participant in is recorded as The Concert for Bangladesh^[25].
• Badfinger's topic has template is recorded as Template:Badfinger^[26].
• Badfinger's start of work period is recorded as 1969^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1969^[30]

• Genre(s): blues rock, pop rock, power pop^[31]

• Community tags: blues rock, pop rock, power pop^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 44632683-c340-44de-a65d-328212559f91^[33]

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Founding

1961 marks the founding of Badfinger^[21]. Badfinger's location of formation is recorded as Swansea^[22].

Why It Matters

Badfinger ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,021 views/month).^[2] Badfinger has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Badfinger is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Badfinger has been cited as an influence by Cheap Trick^[36], a rock band^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1974^[39].

FAQs

Who did Badfinger influence?

Badfinger has been cited as an influence by Cheap Trick^[36].