Dennis Coffey
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Dennis Coffey is an American guitarist and producer best known for his work with Motown’s Funk Brothers and his influential 1970s funk and soul recordings, including the hit instrumental “Scorpio.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dennis Coffey canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21438335 — 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: Dennis Coffey Context triple: [Sussex Records, notableArtist, Dennis Coffey]
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A.
Rodney Coffey
Rodney Coffey is a lawyer and graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law recognized as a notable alumnus of the institution.
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B.
Dennis Wilkey
Dennis Wilkey is a songwriter best known for co-writing the lyrics to Grace Jones's hit song "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)."
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C.
Dennis Byrd
Dennis Byrd was an American defensive lineman for the New York Jets whose promising NFL career was tragically cut short by a paralyzing on-field injury, after which he became a symbol of courage and inspiration.
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D.
Clifton McNeely
Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach known for being the first overall pick in the inaugural 1947 BAA (now NBA) draft.
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E.
Denny Thompson
Denny Thompson is a songwriter best known for co-writing the 1959 hit novelty song "The Tijuana Jail," popularized by The Kingston Trio.
- 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: Dennis Coffey Target entity description: Dennis Coffey is an American guitarist and producer best known for his work with Motown’s Funk Brothers and his influential 1970s funk and soul recordings, including the hit instrumental “Scorpio.”
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A.
Rodney Coffey
Rodney Coffey is a lawyer and graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law recognized as a notable alumnus of the institution.
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B.
Dennis Wilkey
Dennis Wilkey is a songwriter best known for co-writing the lyrics to Grace Jones's hit song "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)."
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C.
Dennis Byrd
Dennis Byrd was an American defensive lineman for the New York Jets whose promising NFL career was tragically cut short by a paralyzing on-field injury, after which he became a symbol of courage and inspiration.
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D.
Clifton McNeely
Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach known for being the first overall pick in the inaugural 1947 BAA (now NBA) draft.
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E.
Denny Thompson
Denny Thompson is a songwriter best known for co-writing the 1959 hit novelty song "The Tijuana Jail," popularized by The Kingston Trio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.