The Turtles

Summary

The Turtles is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,713 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Turtles's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Turtles's genre is pop rock^[4].
• The Turtles's genre is folk rock^[5].
• The Turtles's record label is recorded as White Whale^[6].
• The Turtles's discography is recorded as The Turtles discography^[7].
• The Turtles's Commons category is recorded as The Turtles^[8].
• The Turtles's country of origin is recorded as United States^[9].
• The Turtles comprises Howard Kaylan^[10].
• The Turtles comprises Mark Volman^[11].
• The Turtles comprises Chip Douglas^[12].
• The Turtles comprises John Barbata^[13].
• The Turtles comprises John Seiter^[14].
• The Turtles comprises Jim Pons^[15].
• The Turtles comprises Jim Tucker^[16].
• The Turtles comprises Chuck Portz^[17].
• The Turtles comprises Don Murray^[18].
• The Turtles comprises Al Nichol^[19].
• The Turtles comprises Joel Larson^[20].
• January 1, 1965 marks the founding of The Turtles^[21].
• The Turtles was dissolved in 1970^[22].
• The Turtles's location of formation is recorded as Los Angeles^[23].
• The Turtles's official website is recorded as https://theturtles.com/^[24].
• The Turtles's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Turtles^[25].
• The Turtles's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Turtles^[26].
• The Turtles's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Turtles'}^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1965^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1971^[31]

• Genre(s): folk rock, pop rock, psychedelic pop, sunshine pop^[32]

• Community tags: folk rock, musical parody, pop rock, psychedelic pop, sunshine pop^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 335b6182-0da8-4dc6-a5ec-fe13f0f87e4b^[34]

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Founding

January 1, 1965 marks the founding of The Turtles^[21]. Its location of formation is recorded as Los Angeles^[23].

Dissolution

The Turtles was dissolved in 1970^[22].

Why It Matters

The Turtles ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,713 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]