Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
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Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks was an American band led by singer-songwriter Dan Hicks, known for its eclectic blend of folk, jazz, swing, and country influences and its witty, laid-back style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15259247 — 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: Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks Context triple: [Blue Thumb Records, notableArtist, Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks]
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A.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
The Flying Burrito Brothers were a pioneering American country rock band, co-founded by Gram Parsons, that helped shape the fusion of rock and traditional country music in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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B.
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show was an American rock band of the 1970s known for their humorous, storytelling songs and close association with songwriter Shel Silverstein.
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C.
New Grass Revival
New Grass Revival was an influential progressive bluegrass band known for blending traditional bluegrass with elements of jazz, rock, and country to help pioneer the "newgrass" movement.
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D.
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap is an American pop-rock band best known for its dramatic, orchestral-tinged hits in the late 1960s, including songs like "Young Girl" and "Lady Willpower."
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E.
Wet Willie
Wet Willie is an American band best known for its blend of Southern rock, R&B, and soul, highlighted by the 1974 hit single "Keep On Smilin'."
- 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: Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks Target entity description: Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks was an American band led by singer-songwriter Dan Hicks, known for its eclectic blend of folk, jazz, swing, and country influences and its witty, laid-back style.
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A.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
The Flying Burrito Brothers were a pioneering American country rock band, co-founded by Gram Parsons, that helped shape the fusion of rock and traditional country music in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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B.
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show was an American rock band of the 1970s known for their humorous, storytelling songs and close association with songwriter Shel Silverstein.
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C.
New Grass Revival
New Grass Revival was an influential progressive bluegrass band known for blending traditional bluegrass with elements of jazz, rock, and country to help pioneer the "newgrass" movement.
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D.
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap is an American pop-rock band best known for its dramatic, orchestral-tinged hits in the late 1960s, including songs like "Young Girl" and "Lady Willpower."
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E.
Wet Willie
Wet Willie is an American band best known for its blend of Southern rock, R&B, and soul, highlighted by the 1974 hit single "Keep On Smilin'."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.