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<th colspan="2" class="hintergrundfarbe6" style="text-align:center; border:2px solid #B3B7FF;">Allgemeine Informationen
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<th style="vertical-align:top">Herkunft
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<th style="vertical-align:top"><a href="Genre#Musik" title="Genre">Genre(s)</a>
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<td><a href="Rock_(Musik)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock (Musik)">Rock</a>, <a href="Jazz" title="Jazz">Jazz</a>, <a href="Blues" title="Blues">Blues</a>
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<th>Gründung
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<td>1961
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<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rareearth.com">www.rareearth.com</a>
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<th colspan="2" class="hintergrundfarbe6" style="text-align:center; border:2px solid #B3B7FF;">Gründungsmitglieder
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<td><div class="hintergrundfarbe5"><a href="Schlagzeug" title="Schlagzeug">Schlagzeug</a>, <a href="Gesang" title="Gesang">Gesang</a></div></td>
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<td><div class="hintergrundfarbe5"><a href="Saxophon" title="Saxophon">Saxophon</a>, <a href="Fl%C3%B6te" title="Flöte">Flöte</a></div></td>
<td>Gil Bridges (†)
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<td><div class="hintergrundfarbe5"><a href="Keyboard" title="Keyboard">Keyboard</a>, Gesang</div></td>
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<td><div class="hintergrundfarbe5"><a href="Gitarre" title="Gitarre">Gitarre</a>, Gesang</div></td>
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<td><div class="hintergrundfarbe5"><a href="E-Bass" title="E-Bass">Bass</a>, Gesang</div></td>
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<td><div class="hintergrundfarbe5">Schlagzeug, Gesang</div></td>
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<p><b>Rare Earth</b> ist eine <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">US-amerikanische</a> <a href="Rockband" title="Rockband">Rockband</a> aus <a href="Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>.
</p><p>Ursprünglich 1961 gegründet, machte die Band 1967 als <i>The Sunliners</i> die ersten Aufnahmen, änderte jedoch bald den Namen in <i>Rare Earth</i>. Zu dieser Zeit bestand die Band aus Pete Rivera (Schlagzeug und Leadvocals) (eigentlich Peter Hoorelbeke), Gil Bridges (Saxofon und Gesang), John Parrish (Bass), Rod Richards (Gitarre) und Kenny James (Keyboards); danach wechselte die Besetzung häufig.
</p><p>Rare Earth hatte seit den 1960ern etliche Top-Ten-Hits, darunter <i>(I Know) I’m Losing You</i> und vor allem <i>Get Ready</i> (1969). Mit einer 21-minütigen Version des für die <a href="The_Temptations" title="The Temptations">Temptations</a> geschriebenen Titels sicherte sich die Band einen Platz in der Rock-Geschichte, die noch von der fast 24 Minuten langen Version auf dem Live-Album „In Concert“ von 1971 getoppt wurde. Ihr Hit <i>I Just Want to Celebrate</i> wurde in einem Werbespot von <a href="Ford" title="Ford">Ford</a> benutzt und erschien 2005 in einer überarbeiteten Fassung auf dem <a href="Kompilation_(Musik)" title="Kompilation (Musik)">Sampler</a> <i>MotownReMixed</i>.
Dass Rare Earth als Band mit weißen Musikern bei Tamla Motown unter Vertrag stand, sagt viel über ihren bevorzugten Musikstil aus, der in den 60er Jahren vom schwarzen Soul ihrer Labelkollegen geprägt war. Rare Earth ergänzte Elemente aus Rock und Psychedelic Rock und wird von vielen Kritikern und Musikern als sehr wichtig für Funk und Funkrock bezeichnet. Letzteres ist das Genre, dessen Entstehung sie entscheidend mitprägten.
</p><p>Der musikalische Einfluss von Rare Earth zeigt sich darin, dass <a href="Sampling_(Musik)" title="Sampling (Musik)">Samples</a> der Band bis heute in verschiedenen Aufnahmen anderer Bands und Musiker verwendet werden, so z. B. in <i>Derelict</i> von <a href="Beck_(Musiker)" title="Beck (Musiker)">Beck</a>, <i>Try Counting Sheep</i> von <a href="Black_Sheep_(Band)" title="Black Sheep (Band)">Black Sheep</a>, <i>Tale of Five Cities</i> von <a href="Peanut_Butter_Wolf" title="Peanut Butter Wolf">Peanut Butter Wolf</a>, <i>Faith</i> von <a href="Scarface_(Rapper)" title="Scarface (Rapper)">Scarface</a>, <i>Real N****z Don’t Die</i> von <a href="N.W.A" title="N.W.A">N.W.A</a>, <i>Smiling Faces</i> von <a href="KRS-One" title="KRS-One">KRS-One</a> und <i>What’s Going On</i> von <a href="Eric_B._%26_Rakim" title="Eric B. & Rakim">Eric B. & Rakim</a>.
</p><p>Die Band tourt auch heute noch, vor allem durch die USA. Von der ursprünglichen Besetzung war bis 2021 nur noch der Saxophonist Gil Bridges dabei. Drei ehemalige Mitglieder sind in der Zwischenzeit verstorben: John Parrish, Mark Olson und Edward „Eddie“ Guzman. Pete Rivera, Schlagzeuger und ehemaliger Leadsinger ist auch heute noch aktiv.
</p><p>Gil Bridges verstarb am 8. Dezember 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<th class="charts-th" colspan="1"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="charts-hidm charts-certc"><span class="charts-certt">Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, Auszeichnung<i></i></span>Charts</span><span class="charts-monl">Chartplatzierungen</span><sup id="cite_ref-charts_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charts-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ausz_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ausz-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span><span class="charts-monl charts-mh"><br>(Jahr, Titel, Platzierungen, Wochen, Auszeichnungen, Anmerkungen)</span>
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<th style="width:320px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Anmerkungen
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Billboard_200" title="US"></a></span> <a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a>
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<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">1969
</td>
<td>Get Ready
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>12 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Platin<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(77 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td class="charts-hidm">
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<td class="charts-yy">1970
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<td>Ecology
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>15 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(49 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td class="charts-yy">1971
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<td>One World
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>28<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(25 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td class="charts-yy">1972
</td>
<td>Willie Remembers
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>90<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(20 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td class="charts-yy">1973
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<td>Ma
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>65<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(23 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td class="charts-yy">1975
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<td>Back To Earth
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>59<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(11 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td class="charts-yy">1977
</td>
<td>Rare Earth
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>187<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(6 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td class="charts-hidm">
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<td class="charts-yy">1978
</td>
<td>Band Together
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>156<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(6 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<ul><li>1968: <i>Dreams/Answers</i></li>
<li>1969: <i>Generation</i> (Soundtrack)</li>
<li>1976: <i>Midnight Lady</i></li>
<li>1978: <i>Grand Slam</i></li>
<li>1982: <i>Tight and Hot</i></li>
<li>1993: <i>Different World</i></li>
<li>2008: <i>A Brand New World</i></li></ul>
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<th style="width:250px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Titel
</th>
<th class="charts-th" colspan="1"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="charts-hidm charts-certc"><span class="charts-certt">Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, Auszeichnung<i></i></span>Charts</span><span class="charts-monl">Chartplatzierungen</span><sup id="cite_ref-charts_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charts-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ausz_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ausz-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span><span class="charts-monl charts-mh"><br>(Jahr, Titel, Platzierungen, Wochen, Auszeichnungen, Anmerkungen)</span>
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<th style="width:320px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Anmerkungen
</th></tr>
<tr class="charts-trh">
<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Billboard_200" title="US"></a></span> <a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a>
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<td class="charts-yy">1971
</td>
<td>Rare Earth in Concert
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>29 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(21 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<p><b>Weitere Veröffentlichungen</b>
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<ul><li>1974: <i>Live in Chicago</i></li>
<li>1989: <i>Made in Switzerland</i></li>
<li>2004: <i>Rock ’n’ Roll Greats RARE EARTH in concert!</i></li>
<li>2008: <i>Rare Earth Live</i></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kompilationen">Kompilationen</h3></div>
<ul><li>1975: <i>Masters of Rock</i></li>
<li>1976: <i>Disque d’Or</i></li>
<li>1981: <i>Motown Superstar Series, Vol. 16</i></li>
<li>1988: <i>Get Ready/Ecology</i></li>
<li>1991: <i>Greatest Hits & Rare Classics</i></li>
<li>1994: <i>Earth Tones: Essential</i></li>
<li>1995: <i>Anthology: The Best of Rare Earth</i></li>
<li>1995: <i>Rare Earth featuring Peter Rivera</i></li>
<li>1998: <i>The Very Best of Rare Earth</i></li>
<li>2001: <i>20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rare Earth</i></li>
<li>2004: <i>The Collection</i></li>
<li>2005: <i>Get Ready and More Hits</i></li>
<li>2006: <i>Best of Rare Earth</i></li>
<li>2008: <i>Fill Your Head: The Studio Albums 1969-1974</i></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3></div>
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<th style="width:25px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Jahr
</th>
<th style="width:250px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Titel<br><span style="font-size:smaller;font-style:italic;">Album</span>
</th>
<th class="charts-th" colspan="1"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="charts-hidm charts-certc"><span class="charts-certt">Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, Auszeichnung<i></i></span>Charts</span><span class="charts-monl">Chartplatzierungen</span><sup id="cite_ref-charts_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charts-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ausz_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ausz-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span><span class="charts-monl charts-mh"><br>(Jahr, Titel, <i>Album</i>, Platzierungen, Wochen, Auszeichnungen, Anmerkungen)</span>
</th>
<th style="width:320px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Anmerkungen
</th></tr>
<tr class="charts-trh">
<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="US"></a></span> <a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a>
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<td rowspan="3" class="charts-yy">1970
</td>
<td>Get Ready<br><span class="charts-add">Get Ready</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>4 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(20 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
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<td>(I Know) I’m Losing You<br><span class="charts-add">Ecology</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>7<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(14 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
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<td>Born To Wander<br><span class="charts-add">Ecology</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>17<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(11 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td class="charts-hidm">
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<td rowspan="2" class="charts-yy">1971
</td>
<td>I Just Want to Celebrate<br><span class="charts-add">One World</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>7<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(13 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
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<td>Hey Big Brother<br><span class="charts-add"></span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>19<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(10 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td rowspan="3" class="charts-yy">1972
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<td>What’d I Say<br><span class="charts-add"></span>
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>61<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(5 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td>Good Time Sally<br><span class="charts-add">Willie Remembers</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>67<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(8 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
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<td>We’re Gonna Have a Good Time<br><span class="charts-add">Willie Remembers</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>93<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(3 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td class="charts-yy">1978
</td>
<td>Warm Ride<br><span class="charts-add"></span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>39<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(11 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<p><b>Weitere Veröffentlichungen</b>
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<ul><li>1969: <i>Generation, Light Up The Sky</i></li>
<li>1971: <i>Someone To Love</i></li>
<li>1971: <i>Any Man Can Be a Fool</i></li>
<li>1973: <i>Ma</i></li>
<li>1973: <i>Hum Along and Dance</i></li>
<li>1973: <i>Big John Is My Name</i></li>
<li>1974: <i>Chained</i></li>
<li>1975: <i>Keepin’ Me Out of the Storm</i></li>
<li>1975: <i>It Makes You Happy</i></li>
<li>1976: <i>Midnight Lady</i></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weblinks">Weblinks</h2></div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rareearth.com/">Offizielle Website</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Quellen">Quellen</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bestclassicbands.com/gil-bridges-obituary-rare-earth-12-9-21/"><i>Gil Bridges, Co-Founder and Sax Player For Rare Earth, Dies.</i></a> In: <i>bestclassicbands.co.</i> 10. Dezember 2021,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 12. Dezember 2021</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ARare+Earth&rft.title=Gil+Bridges%2C+Co-Founder+and+Sax+Player+For+Rare+Earth%2C+Dies&rft.description=Gil+Bridges%2C+Co-Founder+and+Sax+Player+For+Rare+Earth%2C+Dies&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fbestclassicbands.com%2Fgil-bridges-obituary-rare-earth-12-9-21%2F&rft.date=2021-12-10"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-charts-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-charts_2-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-charts_2-1">b</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-charts_2-2">c</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">Chartquellen: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/rare-earth/chart-history/">US</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-ausz-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ausz_3-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ausz_3-1">b</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ausz_3-2">c</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=rare+earth&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section">US</a></span>
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