Big Star

Summary

Big Star is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,825 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Big Star's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Big Star's genre is power pop^[4].
• Big Star's genre is hard rock^[5].
• Big Star's record label is recorded as Stax Records^[6].
• Big Star's record label is recorded as Rykodisc^[7].
• Big Star's Commons category is recorded as Big Star^[8].
• Big Star's country of origin is recorded as United States^[9].
• 1971 marks the founding of Big Star^[10].
• Big Star's location of formation is recorded as Memphis^[11].
• Big Star's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Big Star^[12].
• Big Star's start of work period is recorded as 1971^[13].
• Big Star's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Big Star'}^[14].
• Big Star's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11231'}^[15].
• Big Star's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11884'}^[16].
• Big Star's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7510'}^[17].
• Big Star's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12078'}^[18].
• Big Star's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8430'}^[19].
• Big Star's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10000'}^[20].
• Big Star's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11100'}^[21].
• Big Star's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12300'}^[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[23]

• Country: US^[24]

• Began / founded: 1971^[25]

• Ended / dissolved: 2010-05-15^[26]

• Genre(s): pop rock, power pop, rock^[27]

• Community tags: pop rock, power pop, rock^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 21d177ba-3d51-461e-9b3f-ad9a80b419dc^[29]

Body

Founding

1971 marks the founding of Big Star^[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as Memphis^[11].

Why It Matters

Big Star ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,825 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]

It has been cited as an influence by Foo Fighters^[31], a rock band^[32], founded in 1995^[33]; Pixies^[34], a musical group^[35], founded in 1986^[36]; Cheap Trick^[37], a rock band^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1974^[40]; and Lisa Germano^[41], a singer-songwriter^[42], b. 1958^[43], of United States^[44], specialised in music composing^[45].

FAQs

Who did Big Star influence?

Big Star has been cited as an influence by Foo Fighters^[31], Pixies^[34], Cheap Trick^[37], and Lisa Germano^[41].