The Ghosts of Highway 20
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The Ghosts of Highway 20 is a 2016 studio album by American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams that blends roots rock, country, and blues in a reflective, narrative-driven exploration of loss, memory, and the American South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ghosts of Highway 20 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13386660 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ghosts of Highway 20 Context triple: [Lucinda Williams, notableWork, The Ghosts of Highway 20]
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A.
Backroads
Backroads is a 1972 country-rock album by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition that continued the band’s exploration of narrative-driven, Americana-influenced songs.
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B.
Forty Miles of Bad Road
"Forty Miles of Bad Road" is a 1959 instrumental rock and roll hit by guitarist Duane Eddy, known for its twangy guitar sound and chart success.
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C.
That Dam Road
That Dam Road is a street in Vientiane, Laos, named for and running alongside the historic That Dam (Black Stupa) landmark.
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D.
The Loneliest Road in America
The Loneliest Road in America is a famously remote and sparsely populated stretch of U.S. Route 50 that crosses Nevada, known for its vast desert landscapes and minimal services.
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E.
No Highway
"No Highway" is a 1948 novel by Nevil Shute that centers on an eccentric engineer who predicts catastrophic metal fatigue in a new airliner, blending technical detail with a tense aviation thriller.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ghosts of Highway 20 Target entity description: The Ghosts of Highway 20 is a 2016 studio album by American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams that blends roots rock, country, and blues in a reflective, narrative-driven exploration of loss, memory, and the American South.
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A.
Backroads
Backroads is a 1972 country-rock album by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition that continued the band’s exploration of narrative-driven, Americana-influenced songs.
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B.
Forty Miles of Bad Road
"Forty Miles of Bad Road" is a 1959 instrumental rock and roll hit by guitarist Duane Eddy, known for its twangy guitar sound and chart success.
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C.
That Dam Road
That Dam Road is a street in Vientiane, Laos, named for and running alongside the historic That Dam (Black Stupa) landmark.
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D.
The Loneliest Road in America
The Loneliest Road in America is a famously remote and sparsely populated stretch of U.S. Route 50 that crosses Nevada, known for its vast desert landscapes and minimal services.
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E.
No Highway
"No Highway" is a 1948 novel by Nevil Shute that centers on an eccentric engineer who predicts catastrophic metal fatigue in a new airliner, blending technical detail with a tense aviation thriller.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Lucinda Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| followedBy | This Sweet Old World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
CD
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digital download ⓘ vinyl ⓘ |
| genre |
Americana
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alternative country ⓘ blues ⓘ country ⓘ roots rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bitter Memory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Can't Close the Door on Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Death Came ⓘ Doors of Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ Dust ⓘ Factory ⓘ Faith and Grace NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ I Know All About It NERFINISHED ⓘ If My Love Could Kill NERFINISHED ⓘ If There's a Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana Story NERFINISHED ⓘ Place in My Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ghosts of Highway 20 (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | double album ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 86 minutes ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American South
NERFINISHED
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loss ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
reflective
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storytelling ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentalist |
Bill Frisell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greg Leisz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDiscs | 2 ⓘ |
| performer | Lucinda Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Greg Leisz
NERFINISHED
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Lucinda Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Overby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Highway 20 Records
NERFINISHED
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Thirty Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2016-02-05 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ghosts of Highway 20 Description of subject: The Ghosts of Highway 20 is a 2016 studio album by American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams that blends roots rock, country, and blues in a reflective, narrative-driven exploration of loss, memory, and the American South.
Referenced by (1)
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