{
 "id": "the-friends-of-distinction-1ad6164d",
 "name": "The Friends of Distinction",
 "kind": "group",
 "disambiguation": null,
 "identifiers": {
  "mbid": [
   "1ad6164d-d34a-4c58-8e09-53341b190e77"
  ],
  "wikidata": [
   "Q7735310"
  ],
  "discogs": [
   "121387"
  ],
  "isni": [
   "0000000121759110"
  ],
  "spotify": [
   "2KK4fR5VwOjGzJxjbGxMIu"
  ]
 },
 "aliases": [
  "Freddy Of Distinction",
  "Friends Of Distinction",
  "Friends of Destruction",
  "フレンズ・オブ・ディスティンクション"
 ],
 "facts": {
  "area": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "United States",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "1ad6164d-d34a-4c58-8e09-53341b190e77",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98"
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_date": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "1968",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "1ad6164d-d34a-4c58-8e09-53341b190e77",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "precision": "year"
    },
    {
     "value": "1968",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q7735310",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-05",
     "precision": "year",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "begin_place": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Los Angeles",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q7735310",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-05",
     "ref": "Q65",
     "source_cites_reference": false
    }
   ]
  },
  "country": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "US",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "1ad6164d-d34a-4c58-8e09-53341b190e77",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24"
    },
    {
     "value": "United States",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q7735310",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-05",
     "ref": "Q30",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "description": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "American rhythm and blues group",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q7735310",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-05"
    }
   ]
  },
  "end_date": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "1975",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "1ad6164d-d34a-4c58-8e09-53341b190e77",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "precision": "year"
    }
   ]
  },
  "genre": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "soul",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q7735310",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-05",
     "ref": "Q131272",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "rhythm and blues",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q7735310",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-05",
     "ref": "Q45981",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "psychedelic soul",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q7735310",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-05",
     "ref": "Q2743435",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "pop music",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q7735310",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-05",
     "ref": "Q37073",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    },
    {
     "value": "sunshine pop",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q7735310",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-05",
     "ref": "Q2461933",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "has_member": {
   "status": "multi_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "Jessica Cleaves",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "1ad6164d-d34a-4c58-8e09-53341b190e77",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "5ef7047e-1ad2-4ba9-b854-f1e005a98a67",
     "attributes": [
      "lead vocals"
     ]
    },
    {
     "value": "Diane Jackson",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "1ad6164d-d34a-4c58-8e09-53341b190e77",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "bedeca80-e32f-41a7-9e8f-d3140d69d40c"
    },
    {
     "value": "Barbara Love",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "1ad6164d-d34a-4c58-8e09-53341b190e77",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "7d988fda-f548-4de1-8736-ed36f8b9094a"
    },
    {
     "value": "Dani McCormick",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "1ad6164d-d34a-4c58-8e09-53341b190e77",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "78b106c2-77b0-43b9-94d1-e3e0972404ff"
    },
    {
     "value": "Harry Elston",
     "source": "musicbrainz",
     "source_record": "1ad6164d-d34a-4c58-8e09-53341b190e77",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-24",
     "ref": "29f05471-be8e-4f06-b585-61ce013395cd",
     "ended": true
    },
    {
     "value": "Jessica Cleaves",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "121387",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:76869",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Dani McCormick",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "121387",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:415714",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Floyd Butler",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "121387",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:542445",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Harry Elston",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "121387",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:542450",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Barbara Love",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "121387",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:574409",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Charlene Gibson",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "121387",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:574411",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Diane Jackson",
     "source": "discogs",
     "source_record": "121387",
     "retrieved": "2026-10-01",
     "ref": "discogs:2058767",
     "data_quality": "Needs Vote"
    },
    {
     "value": "Jessica Cleaves",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q7735310",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-05",
     "ref": "Q13561731",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  },
  "record_label": {
   "status": "single_source",
   "values": [
    {
     "value": "RCA Records",
     "source": "wikidata",
     "source_record": "Q7735310",
     "retrieved": "2026-11-05",
     "ref": "Q202585",
     "source_cites_reference": true
    }
   ]
  }
 },
 "discography": [],
 "links": [
  {
   "kind": "discogs",
   "url": "https://www.discogs.com/artist/121387"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "http://blast-from-thepast.com/blog/?p=440"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Friends_of_Distinction"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-friends-of-distinction-p4315/biography"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "http://www.myspace.com/harryelston"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "http://www.whosampled.com/The-Friends-of-Distinction/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "discogs listed",
   "url": "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2048396/"
  },
  {
   "kind": "free streaming",
   "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2KK4fR5VwOjGzJxjbGxMIu"
  },
  {
   "kind": "myspace",
   "url": "https://myspace.com/friendsofdistinction"
  },
  {
   "kind": "social network",
   "url": "https://www.facebook.com/friendsofdistinction"
  },
  {
   "kind": "streaming",
   "url": "https://tidal.com/artist/3064"
  },
  {
   "kind": "wikidata",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7735310"
  },
  {
   "kind": "wikipedia",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Friends_of_Distinction"
  }
 ],
 "citation": {
  "canonical_url": "https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/the-friends-of-distinction-1ad6164d",
  "cite_as": "The Friends of Distinction, Musician Dictionary, https://musiciandictionary.com/artist/the-friends-of-distinction-1ad6164d",
  "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"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-06T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-06",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-07T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-07",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   },
   {
    "name": "wikidata",
    "dump": "2026-11-08T113005",
    "date": "2026-11-08",
    "license": "CC0 1.0"
   }
  ]
 }
}