The Blues: A Very Short Introduction
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The Blues: A Very Short Introduction is a concise overview of the history, cultural context, and musical evolution of the blues genre, written for the Oxford University Press "Very Short Introduction" series.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Blues: A Very Short Introduction canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18494195 — 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 Blues: A Very Short Introduction Context triple: [Elijah Wald, notableWork, The Blues: A Very Short Introduction]
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A.
The Story of the Blues
The Story of the Blues is a 1982 song by Pete Wylie’s band Wah! that became one of his best-known hits, blending post-punk and pop with reflective, socially conscious lyrics.
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The Meaning of the Blues
"The Meaning of the Blues" is a jazz composition best known for its evocative, melancholic melody and for being interpreted by Miles Davis on his landmark orchestral collaboration with Gil Evans.
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C.
About the Blues
About the Blues is a 1957 jazz and traditional pop vocal album by American singer Julie London, known for its intimate, smoky interpretations of classic blues and torch songs.
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D.
Blues People
Blues People is a seminal 1963 work of cultural criticism by Amiri Baraka that traces the history of African American music as a lens on Black experience and U.S. social history.
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E.
Story of the Blues
"Story of the Blues" is a song by English band After Hours, known for its emotive reflection on hardship and resilience in the blues tradition.
- 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 Blues: A Very Short Introduction Target entity description: The Blues: A Very Short Introduction is a concise overview of the history, cultural context, and musical evolution of the blues genre, written for the Oxford University Press "Very Short Introduction" series.
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A.
The Story of the Blues
The Story of the Blues is a 1982 song by Pete Wylie’s band Wah! that became one of his best-known hits, blending post-punk and pop with reflective, socially conscious lyrics.
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B.
The Meaning of the Blues
"The Meaning of the Blues" is a jazz composition best known for its evocative, melancholic melody and for being interpreted by Miles Davis on his landmark orchestral collaboration with Gil Evans.
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C.
About the Blues
About the Blues is a 1957 jazz and traditional pop vocal album by American singer Julie London, known for its intimate, smoky interpretations of classic blues and torch songs.
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D.
Blues People
Blues People is a seminal 1963 work of cultural criticism by Amiri Baraka that traces the history of African American music as a lens on Black experience and U.S. social history.
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E.
Story of the Blues
"Story of the Blues" is a song by English band After Hours, known for its emotive reflection on hardship and resilience in the blues tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
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