The Blind Boys of Alabama
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The Blind Boys of Alabama are a legendary American gospel group, formed in the 1930s by visually impaired singers, renowned for their powerful harmonies and influential role in traditional and contemporary gospel music.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Blind Boys of Alabama canonical | 43 |
| The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi | 5 |
| The Five Blind Boys of Alabama | 2 |
| Blind Boys of Alabama | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1230192 — 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 Blind Boys of Alabama Context triple: [Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album, notableRecipient, The Blind Boys of Alabama]
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Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s were a pioneering 1960s instrumental R&B/soul band and influential Stax Records house band known for hits like "Green Onions" and for shaping the sound of Southern soul music.
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The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band was a pioneering American rock group known for blending blues, jazz, and country into a distinctive Southern rock sound and for their influential improvisational live performances.
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Harlem Gospel Choir
Harlem Gospel Choir is a renowned New York–based ensemble celebrated for its powerful performances of traditional and contemporary gospel music on stages and recordings worldwide.
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D.
The Weavers
The Weavers were a pioneering American folk music group whose popular recordings and politically tinged repertoire helped spark the mid-20th-century folk music revival.
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E.
The Drinkard Singers
The Drinkard Singers were an influential American gospel group from Newark, New Jersey, known for their powerful harmonies and for launching the careers of several prominent soul and gospel artists.
- 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 Blind Boys of Alabama Target entity description: The Blind Boys of Alabama are a legendary American gospel group, formed in the 1930s by visually impaired singers, renowned for their powerful harmonies and influential role in traditional and contemporary gospel music.
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A.
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s were a pioneering 1960s instrumental R&B/soul band and influential Stax Records house band known for hits like "Green Onions" and for shaping the sound of Southern soul music.
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B.
The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band was a pioneering American rock group known for blending blues, jazz, and country into a distinctive Southern rock sound and for their influential improvisational live performances.
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C.
Harlem Gospel Choir
Harlem Gospel Choir is a renowned New York–based ensemble celebrated for its powerful performances of traditional and contemporary gospel music on stages and recordings worldwide.
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D.
The Weavers
The Weavers were a pioneering American folk music group whose popular recordings and politically tinged repertoire helped spark the mid-20th-century folk music revival.
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E.
The Drinkard Singers
The Drinkard Singers were an influential American gospel group from Newark, New Jersey, known for their powerful harmonies and for launching the careers of several prominent soul and gospel artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Blind Boys of Alabama Description of subject: The Blind Boys of Alabama are a legendary American gospel group, formed in the 1930s by visually impaired singers, renowned for their powerful harmonies and influential role in traditional and contemporary gospel music.
Referenced by (51)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
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notableRecipient
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The Blind Boys of Alabama
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Eric “Ricky” McKinnie
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Eric “Ricky” McKinnie
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Jimmy Carter
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Jimmy Carter
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song "Way Down in the Hole" by Tom Waits
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song "Way Down in the Hole" by Tom Waits
linked to: The Blind Boys of Alabama
linked to: The Blind Boys of Alabama
linked to: The Blind Boys of Alabama
linked to: The Blind Boys of Alabama
linked to: The Blind Boys of Alabama