Kix

American band
Organization musical_group Q587184
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Summary

Kix is a musical group[1]. Kix ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,552 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kix was influenced by Led Zeppelin[3].
  • Kix was influenced by Kiss[4].
  • Kix was influenced by AC/DC[5].
  • Kix's instance of is recorded as musical group[6].
  • Kix's genre is glam metal[7].
  • Kix's genre is hard rock[8].
  • Kix's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records[9].
  • Kix's discography is recorded as Kix discography[10].
  • Kix's Commons category is recorded as Kix (band)[11].
  • Kix's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Kix comprises Steve Whiteman[13].
  • Kix comprises Brian Forsythe[14].
  • Kix comprises Anton Fig[15].
  • Kix comprises Mike Slamer[16].
  • Kix comprises Brad Divens[17].
  • Kix comprises Jimmy Chalfant[18].
  • Kix comprises Ronnie Younkins[19].
  • Kix comprises Donnie Purnell[20].
  • 1977 marks the founding of Kix[21].
  • Kix's location of formation is recorded as Hagerstown[22].
  • Kix's official website is recorded as http://www.kixband.com/[23].
  • Kix's start of work period is recorded as 1977[24].
  • Kix's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kix'}[25].
  • Kix's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14418'}[26].
  • Kix's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5850'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1978[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2023-09-17[31]

  • Genre(s): glam, glam metal, hard rock[32]

  • Community tags: glam, glam metal, hard rock[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 04a15a94-2a32-4f48-9596-ce3ea14e7d52[34]

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Founding

1977 marks the founding of Kix[21]. Kix's location of formation is recorded as Hagerstown[22].

Why It Matters

Kix ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,552 views/month).[2] Kix has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Kix is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Kix has been cited as an influence by Poison[37], a musical group[38], founded in 1980[39].

FAQs

Who did Kix influence?

Kix has been cited as an influence by Poison[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Official website → http://www.kixband.com/
    Influenced by → Led Zeppelin, Kiss, AC/DC
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