Blue Cheer

Summary

Blue Cheer is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,237 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Blue Cheer is the creator of Victor Moscoso^[3].
• Blue Cheer's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• Blue Cheer's genre is hard rock^[5].
• Blue Cheer's record label is recorded as Philips Records^[6].
• Blue Cheer's Commons category is recorded as Blue Cheer^[7].
• Blue Cheer's country of origin is recorded as United States^[8].
• January 1, 1967 marks the founding of Blue Cheer^[9].
• Blue Cheer's location of formation is recorded as San Francisco^[10].
• Blue Cheer's official website is recorded as http://www.bluecheer.us^[11].
• Blue Cheer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blue Cheer^[12].
• Blue Cheer's topic has template is recorded as Template:Blue Cheer^[13].
• Blue Cheer's start of work period is recorded as 1966^[14].
• Blue Cheer's end of work period is recorded as 2009^[15].
• Blue Cheer's member category is recorded as Category:Blue Cheer members^[16].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[17]

• Country: US^[18]

• Began / founded: 1966^[19]

• Ended / dissolved: 2009^[20]

• Genre(s): acid rock, blues rock, country rock, hard rock, heavy metal, heavy psych, psychedelic rock, rock^[21]

• Community tags: acid rock, blues rock, country rock, hard rock, heavy metal, heavy psych, psychedelic rock, rock^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: 523b52d7-a819-4111-9085-69fc269c9638^[23]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1967 marks the founding of Blue Cheer^[9]. Its location of formation is recorded as San Francisco^[10].

Why It Matters

Blue Cheer ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,237 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

It has been cited as an influence by Motörhead^[26], a rock band^[27], in United Kingdom^[28], founded in 1975^[29].

FAQs

Who did Blue Cheer influence?

Blue Cheer has been cited as an influence by Motörhead^[26].