Hootie & the Blowfish
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Hootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band best known for its 1990s mainstream success and multi-platinum debut album "Cracked Rear View."
All labels observed (1)
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| Hootie & the Blowfish canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17438695 — 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: Hootie & the Blowfish Context triple: [Darius Rucker, memberOf, Hootie & the Blowfish]
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A.
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne was an American power pop and alternative rock band best known for their melodic, hook-driven songs and the hit single "Stacy's Mom."
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B.
Soggy Bottom Boys
The Soggy Bottom Boys are a fictional Depression-era bluegrass band from the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" whose hit song "Man of Constant Sorrow" became a real-world country and folk music sensation.
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C.
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler is an American rock band best known for its harmonica-driven blend of blues rock and jam band improvisation, as well as hits like "Run-Around" and "Hook."
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D.
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes are an American rock band known for their bluesy, Southern rock sound and revival of classic rock styles in the late 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
The Allman Joys
The Allman Joys were an early mid-1960s rock and R&B band featuring Gregg Allman and his brother Duane, serving as a precursor to the Allman Brothers Band.
- 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: Hootie & the Blowfish Target entity description: Hootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band best known for its 1990s mainstream success and multi-platinum debut album "Cracked Rear View."
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A.
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne was an American power pop and alternative rock band best known for their melodic, hook-driven songs and the hit single "Stacy's Mom."
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B.
Soggy Bottom Boys
The Soggy Bottom Boys are a fictional Depression-era bluegrass band from the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" whose hit song "Man of Constant Sorrow" became a real-world country and folk music sensation.
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C.
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler is an American rock band best known for its harmonica-driven blend of blues rock and jam band improvisation, as well as hits like "Run-Around" and "Hook."
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D.
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes are an American rock band known for their bluesy, Southern rock sound and revival of classic rock styles in the late 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
The Allman Joys
The Allman Joys were an early mid-1960s rock and R&B band featuring Gregg Allman and his brother Duane, serving as a precursor to the Allman Brothers Band.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.