The Starland Vocal Band

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The Starland Vocal Band was a 1970s American pop group best known for their Grammy-winning hit single "Afternoon Delight."

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Label	Occurrences
Starland Vocal Band	5
The Starland Vocal Band canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17638056 — 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 Starland Vocal Band
Context triple: [Milt Okun, workedWith, The Starland Vocal Band]

A. Michael Stanley Band
Michael Stanley Band was an American rock group from Cleveland, Ohio, known for its heartland rock sound and strong regional popularity in the late 1970s and 1980s.
B. Atlanta Rhythm Section
Atlanta Rhythm Section is an American Southern rock band known for its polished sound and hits like "So Into You" and "Imaginary Lover," which gained popularity in the 1970s.
C. Nils Lofgren Band
The Nils Lofgren Band is the rock group led by American guitarist and singer-songwriter Nils Lofgren, known for its energetic live performances and blend of rock, blues, and folk influences.
D. The Chad Mitchell Trio
The Chad Mitchell Trio was an American folk music group popular in the early 1960s, known for its tight vocal harmonies and satirical, politically charged songs.
E. The 5th Dimension
The 5th Dimension is an American pop and R&B vocal group best known for its lush harmonies and late-1960s hits like "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" and "Up, Up and Away."
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 Starland Vocal Band
Target entity description: The Starland Vocal Band was a 1970s American pop group best known for their Grammy-winning hit single "Afternoon Delight."

A. Michael Stanley Band
Michael Stanley Band was an American rock group from Cleveland, Ohio, known for its heartland rock sound and strong regional popularity in the late 1970s and 1980s.
B. Atlanta Rhythm Section
Atlanta Rhythm Section is an American Southern rock band known for its polished sound and hits like "So Into You" and "Imaginary Lover," which gained popularity in the 1970s.
C. Nils Lofgren Band
The Nils Lofgren Band is the rock group led by American guitarist and singer-songwriter Nils Lofgren, known for its energetic live performances and blend of rock, blues, and folk influences.
D. The Chad Mitchell Trio
The Chad Mitchell Trio was an American folk music group popular in the early 1960s, known for its tight vocal harmonies and satirical, politically charged songs.
E. The 5th Dimension
The 5th Dimension is an American pop and R&B vocal group best known for its lush harmonies and late-1960s hits like "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" and "Up, Up and Away."
F. None of above. chosen