If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)
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"If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" is a popular 1984 country song by Alabama that celebrates traditional country instrumentation and Texas music culture.
All labels observed (1)
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| If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18097518 — 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: If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) Context triple: [Alabama (band), notableWork, If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)]
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A.
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Deep in the Heart of Texas is a stand-up comedy special by Dave Chappelle, filmed in Austin and released on Netflix.
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B.
Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)
"Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)" is a pioneering 1927 country song by Jimmie Rodgers that popularized the blue yodel style and became one of his signature recordings.
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C.
Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range is a 1936 American musical Western film starring Bing Crosby and Frances Farmer, known for its blend of cowboy romance and popular songs.
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D.
Lonesome Cowboys
Lonesome Cowboys is a 1968 underground Western satire directed by Andy Warhol that parodies Hollywood cowboy films with a campy, subversive twist.
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E.
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo is a 1928 silent Western film starring Ken Maynard as a musically talented cowboy hero.
- 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: If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) Target entity description: "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" is a popular 1984 country song by Alabama that celebrates traditional country instrumentation and Texas music culture.
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A.
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Deep in the Heart of Texas is a stand-up comedy special by Dave Chappelle, filmed in Austin and released on Netflix.
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B.
Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)
"Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)" is a pioneering 1927 country song by Jimmie Rodgers that popularized the blue yodel style and became one of his signature recordings.
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C.
Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range is a 1936 American musical Western film starring Bing Crosby and Frances Farmer, known for its blend of cowboy romance and popular songs.
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D.
Lonesome Cowboys
Lonesome Cowboys is a 1968 underground Western satire directed by Andy Warhol that parodies Hollywood cowboy films with a campy, subversive twist.
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E.
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo is a 1928 silent Western film starring Ken Maynard as a musically talented cowboy hero.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Alabama (band)
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notableWork
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If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)
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