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The Fugs

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The Fugs

Summary

The Fugs is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Fugs's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Fugs's genre is poetry[4].
  • The Fugs's genre is rock music[5].
  • The Fugs's record label is recorded as Folkways Records[6].
  • The Fugs's record label is recorded as ESP-Disk[7].
  • The Fugs's Commons category is recorded as The Fugs[8].
  • The Fugs's archives at is recorded as Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library[9].
  • The Fugs's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Fugs comprises Ed Sanders[11].
  • The Fugs comprises Tuli Kupferberg[12].
  • The Fugs comprises Ken Weaver[13].
  • The Fugs comprises Peter Stampfel[14].
  • The Fugs comprises Steve Weber[15].
  • January 1, 1964 marks the founding of The Fugs[16].
  • The Fugs's location of formation is recorded as Lower East Side[17].
  • The Fugs's official website is recorded as http://www.thefugs.com/[18].
  • The Fugs's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Fugs[19].
  • The Fugs's floruit is recorded as 1978[20].
  • The Fugs's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Fugs[21].
  • The Fugs's start of work period is recorded as 1964[22].
  • The Fugs's member category is recorded as Category:The Fugs members[23].
  • The Fugs's has works in the collection is recorded as Groninger Museum[24].

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Founding

January 1, 1964 marks the founding of The Fugs[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Lower East Side[17].

Why It Matters

The Fugs ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

It has been cited as an influence by Sex Pistols[27], a rock band[28], founded in 1975[29] and The Stooges[30], a musical group[31], founded in 1967[32].

FAQs

Who did The Fugs influence?

The Fugs has been cited as an influence by Sex Pistols[27] and The Stooges[30].

Related Entities

poetry The Stooges United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . 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. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Floruit → +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1317]]: 1978, floruit ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/5aac0690be1|details]])"
  2. 4w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1964-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Location of formation → —
    Record label → —
    Topic has template → Template:The Fugs
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6379]]: [[Q1542668]], groninger museum ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/c5a6d992c4b|details]])"
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