Val Young
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Val Young is an American R&B and soul singer best known for her work with Rick James and her contributions to the 1980s funk scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Val Young canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15418646 — 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: Val Young Context triple: [Murder Was the Case, featuresArtist, Val Young]
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A.
Trummy Young
Trummy Young was an American jazz trombonist and singer best known for his work with Louis Armstrong and other leading swing-era bands.
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B.
Jimmie Dodd
Jimmie Dodd was an American songwriter, actor, and television personality best known as the charismatic head Mouseketeer and musical host of the 1950s children's TV show "The Mickey Mouse Club."
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C.
Hallam Cooley
Hallam Cooley was an American film actor active during the silent and early sound eras, known for his supporting roles in numerous Hollywood productions.
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D.
Joe Rose
Joe Rose is a notable alumnus of Oakland High School, recognized for his achievements after graduating from the institution.
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E.
Lonnie Lynn
Lonnie Lynn was an American jazz musician and poet best known as the father of rapper Common and for his spoken-word appearances on his son's albums.
- 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: Val Young Target entity description: Val Young is an American R&B and soul singer best known for her work with Rick James and her contributions to the 1980s funk scene.
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A.
Trummy Young
Trummy Young was an American jazz trombonist and singer best known for his work with Louis Armstrong and other leading swing-era bands.
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B.
Jimmie Dodd
Jimmie Dodd was an American songwriter, actor, and television personality best known as the charismatic head Mouseketeer and musical host of the 1950s children's TV show "The Mickey Mouse Club."
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C.
Hallam Cooley
Hallam Cooley was an American film actor active during the silent and early sound eras, known for his supporting roles in numerous Hollywood productions.
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D.
Joe Rose
Joe Rose is a notable alumnus of Oakland High School, recognized for his achievements after graduating from the institution.
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E.
Lonnie Lynn
Lonnie Lynn was an American jazz musician and poet best known as the father of rapper Common and for his spoken-word appearances on his son's albums.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.