{
 "id": "monster-mike-welch-861db535",
 "name": "Monster Mike Welch",
 "kind": "person",
 "disambiguation": null,
 "identifiers": {
  "mbid": [
   "861db535-dd6a-4edc-9774-eff248f7a4af"
  ],
  "wikidata": [
   "Q54169830"
  ],
  "discogs": [
   "1427822"
  ],
  "spotify": [
   "6kz63SkCXNwpbxwwR6VSY9"
  ]
 },
 "aliases": [
  "\"Monster\" Mike Welch",
  "'Monster' Mike Welch",
  "M. Welch",
  "M.M. Welch",
  "M.Welch",
  "Mike Welch",
  "Monster Mike Welsh",
  "The Monster Mike Welch Band"
 ],
 "facts": {
  "area": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "United States",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "861db535-dd6a-4edc-9774-eff248f7a4af",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98"
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_date": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "1979",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "861db535-dd6a-4edc-9774-eff248f7a4af",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "precision": "year"
    },
    {
     "value": "1979-06-11",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q54169830",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "precision": "day",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_place": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Austin",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "861db535-dd6a-4edc-9774-eff248f7a4af",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "58d2816b-daf9-4fc5-962c-06967f14a5e5"
    },
    {
     "value": "Austin",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q54169830",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q16559",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "citizenship": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "United States",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q54169830",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q30",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    }
   ]
  },
  "country": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "US",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "861db535-dd6a-4edc-9774-eff248f7a4af",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24"
    }
   ]
  },
  "description": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q54169830",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01"
    }
   ]
  },
  "genre": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "blues",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q54169830",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q9759",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    }
   ]
  },
  "instrument": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "voice",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q54169830",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q17172850",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    }
   ]
  },
  "member_of": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Monster Mike Welch and Mike Ledbetter",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "861db535-dd6a-4edc-9774-eff248f7a4af",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "686960d7-0d91-43e3-bd82-1399008a8e80",
     "attributes": [
      "eponymous"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Barrett Anderson",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "861db535-dd6a-4edc-9774-eff248f7a4af",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "351ba2ea-844b-494e-877d-2f1deb6332f7",
     "attributes": [
      "guitar"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "The Mike Welch Band",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "1427822",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:4198642",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "The Soul Band",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "1427822",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:13899388",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    }
   ]
  },
  "occupation": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "singer",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q54169830",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-01",
     "ref": "Q177220",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  }
 },
 "discography": [],
 "links": [
  {
   "kind": "allmusic",
   "url": "https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000926522"
  },
  {
   "kind": "bandcamp",
   "url": "https://monstermikewelch.bandcamp.com/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "bandsintown",
   "url": "https://www.bandsintown.com/a/381077"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs",
   "url": "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1427822"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://books.discogs.com/credit/502368-monster-mike-welch"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Mike_Welch"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://monstermikewelch.wordpress.com/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "free streaming",
   "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6kz63SkCXNwpbxwwR6VSY9"
  },
  {
   "kind": "free streaming",
   "url": "https://www.deezer.com/artist/2337171"
  },
  {
   "kind": "official homepage",
   "url": "https://monstermikewelch.wordpress.com/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "other databases",
   "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/monster_mike_welch"
  },
  {
   "kind": "purchase for download",
   "url": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id64631376"
  },
  {
   "kind": "secondhandsongs",
   "url": "https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/89287"
  },
  {
   "kind": "social network",
   "url": "https://twitter.com/monstermikew"
  },
  {
   "kind": "social network",
   "url": "https://www.facebook.com/monstermikewelchmusic"
  },
  {
   "kind": "streaming",
   "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/64631376"
  },
  {
   "kind": "streaming",
   "url": "https://tidal.com/artist/4852306"
  },
  {
   "kind": "wikidata",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54169830"
  },
  {
   "kind": "wikipedia",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Mike_Welch"
  },
  {
   "kind": "youtube",
   "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN1DdAqMl4uqFuSGPlzliaQ"
  }
 ],
 "citation": {
  "canonical_url": "https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/monster-mike-welch-861db535",
  "cite_as": "Monster Mike Welch, Musician Dictionary, https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/monster-mike-welch-861db535",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): free to use with credit",
  "sources": [
   {
    "name": "musicbrainz",
    "dump": "20261024-001001",
    "date": "2026-10-24",
    "license": "CC0 1.0 (core data; supplementary fields removed)"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-28T151314",
    "date": "2026-10-28",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-29T161131",
    "date": "2026-10-29",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "discogs",
    "dump": "20261001",
    "date": "2026-10-01",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-29T182648",
    "date": "2026-10-29",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-30T103005",
    "date": "2026-10-30",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-10-31T103005",
    "date": "2026-10-31",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-01T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-01",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-02T113003",
    "date": "2026-11-02",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-03T113003",
    "date": "2026-11-03",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-04T113007",
    "date": "2026-11-04",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-05T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-05",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   }
  ]
 }
}