American R&B group The Main Ingredient
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The Main Ingredient was an American R&B and soul vocal group best known for their smooth harmonies and 1970s hits like "Everybody Plays the Fool."
All labels observed (1)
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| American R&B group The Main Ingredient canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22578818 — 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)
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Target entity: American R&B group The Main Ingredient Context triple: [Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling in Love), performedBy, American R&B group The Main Ingredient]
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A.
The Bar-Kays
The Bar-Kays are an American soul and funk band from Memphis, Tennessee, best known for their work as a backing group for Stax Records artists and for hits like "Soul Finger."
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B.
The O’Jays
The O’Jays are an American R&B vocal group best known for their classic 1970s Philadelphia soul hits such as “Love Train” and “Back Stabbers.”
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C.
Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B, soul, funk, and disco band best known for hits like "Celebration," "Jungle Boogie," and "Ladies' Night."
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D.
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Atlanta Rhythm Section is an American Southern rock band known for its polished sound and hits like "So Into You" and "Imaginary Lover," which gained popularity in the 1970s.
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E.
The Gap Band
The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk group best known for its influential late-1970s and 1980s hits like "Outstanding" and "You Dropped a Bomb on Me."
- 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: American R&B group The Main Ingredient Target entity description: The Main Ingredient was an American R&B and soul vocal group best known for their smooth harmonies and 1970s hits like "Everybody Plays the Fool."
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A.
The Bar-Kays
The Bar-Kays are an American soul and funk band from Memphis, Tennessee, best known for their work as a backing group for Stax Records artists and for hits like "Soul Finger."
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B.
The O’Jays
The O’Jays are an American R&B vocal group best known for their classic 1970s Philadelphia soul hits such as “Love Train” and “Back Stabbers.”
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C.
Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B, soul, funk, and disco band best known for hits like "Celebration," "Jungle Boogie," and "Ladies' Night."
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D.
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Atlanta Rhythm Section is an American Southern rock band known for its polished sound and hits like "So Into You" and "Imaginary Lover," which gained popularity in the 1970s.
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E.
The Gap Band
The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk group best known for its influential late-1970s and 1980s hits like "Outstanding" and "You Dropped a Bomb on Me."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling in Love)
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performedBy
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American R&B group The Main Ingredient
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