The Butterfield Blues Band
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The Butterfield Blues Band was an influential American blues-rock group formed by harmonica player Paul Butterfield, known for blending electric Chicago blues with rock and for its powerful live performances in the 1960s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Paul Butterfield Blues Band | 2 |
| The Butterfield Blues Band canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22500295 — 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 Butterfield Blues Band Context triple: [Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, hostedAct, The Butterfield Blues Band]
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A.
The Doug Dillard Band
The Doug Dillard Band was a progressive bluegrass group led by virtuoso banjo player Doug Dillard, known for blending traditional bluegrass with country-rock influences.
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B.
The Allen Collins Band
The Allen Collins Band was a Southern rock group formed by former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Allen Collins after the breakup of the Rossington-Collins Band.
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C.
The Artimus Pyle Band
The Artimus Pyle Band is a Southern rock group led by former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle, known for performing classic Skynyrd material and original songs in a similar style.
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D.
The Nashville Bluegrass Band
The Nashville Bluegrass Band is a Grammy-winning American bluegrass group known for its tight harmonies, traditional yet innovative sound, and influential role in the genre since the 1980s.
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E.
Warm Springs band
The Warm Springs band is a Native American group whose descendants are one of the primary tribal communities that make up the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
- 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 Butterfield Blues Band Target entity description: The Butterfield Blues Band was an influential American blues-rock group formed by harmonica player Paul Butterfield, known for blending electric Chicago blues with rock and for its powerful live performances in the 1960s.
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A.
The Doug Dillard Band
The Doug Dillard Band was a progressive bluegrass group led by virtuoso banjo player Doug Dillard, known for blending traditional bluegrass with country-rock influences.
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B.
The Allen Collins Band
The Allen Collins Band was a Southern rock group formed by former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Allen Collins after the breakup of the Rossington-Collins Band.
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C.
The Artimus Pyle Band
The Artimus Pyle Band is a Southern rock group led by former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle, known for performing classic Skynyrd material and original songs in a similar style.
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D.
The Nashville Bluegrass Band
The Nashville Bluegrass Band is a Grammy-winning American bluegrass group known for its tight harmonies, traditional yet innovative sound, and influential role in the genre since the 1980s.
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E.
Warm Springs band
The Warm Springs band is a Native American group whose descendants are one of the primary tribal communities that make up the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Butterfield Blues Band
linked to: The Butterfield Blues Band