Musician Dictionary

The Real Thing

British soul group · British soul group formed in the 1970s

DescriptionBritish soul group
Source: Wikidata
Formed1970
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Formed inLiverpool Liverpool
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited Kingdom
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryGB United Kingdom
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Genresrhythm and blues
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsPye Records
Source: Wikidata

Members

Also known as

R. Thing Real Thing Real Things Realting The Legendary Real Thing The Rea Thing The Real Thifg The Real Thin The Real Things The Real Think リアル・シング

Links

Identifiers

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