The Crystals

Summary

The Crystals is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,119 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Crystals is in the country of United States^[3].
• The Crystals's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• The Crystals's genre is pop music^[5].
• The Crystals's genre is rhythm and blues^[6].
• The Crystals's record label is recorded as Philles Records^[7].
• The Crystals's discography is recorded as The Crystals discography^[8].
• The Crystals's Commons category is recorded as The Crystals^[9].
• The Crystals's country of origin is recorded as United States^[10].
• The Crystals comprises Dolores "Dee Dee" Kenniebrew^[11].
• January 1, 1961 marks the founding of The Crystals^[12].
• The Crystals's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[13].
• The Crystals's official website is recorded as http://www.thecrystals.net^[14].
• The Crystals's has characteristic is recorded as vocal group^[15].
• The Crystals's different from is recorded as (The) Crystals^[16].
• The Crystals's start of work period is recorded as 1961^[17].
• The Crystals's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Crystals'}^[18].
• The Crystals's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8170'}^[19].
• The Crystals's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9410'}^[20].
• The Crystals's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10900'}^[21].
• The Crystals's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12000'}^[22].
• The Crystals's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13300'}^[23].
• The Crystals's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14700'}^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1960^[27]

• Genre(s): brill building, pop^[28]

• Community tags: brill building, girl group, pop^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: c68ea4b4-85ae-481e-8345-959f6cfc1fdc^[30]

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Founding

January 1, 1961 marks the founding of The Crystals^[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City^[13].

Why It Matters

The Crystals ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,119 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

It has been cited as an influence by Ramones^[33], a musical group^[34], founded in 1974^[35].

FAQs

Who did The Crystals influence?

The Crystals has been cited as an influence by Ramones^[33].