The Cleftones
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The Cleftones were an American doo-wop vocal group from Queens, New York, best known for their smooth harmonies and 1950s–60s rhythm and blues hits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cleftones canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23076969 — 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 Cleftones Context triple: [Heart and Soul, coveredBy, The Cleftones]
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A.
The Clovers
The Clovers were a popular American R&B and doo-wop vocal group of the 1950s known for hits like "Love Potion No. 9" and their influential harmonies.
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B.
Curtis Knight and the Squires
Curtis Knight and the Squires was an R&B/rock band best known as one of Jimi Hendrix’s early groups, where he played guitar before achieving solo fame.
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C.
The Whoopee Boys
The Whoopee Boys is a 1986 American comedy film about two crude misfits who try to transform themselves into gentlemen to win over high society.
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D.
The Dovells
The Dovells were an American doo-wop and rock and roll vocal group best known for their early 1960s dance hits like "Bristol Stomp."
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E.
The Troggs
The Troggs are an English rock band best known for their 1966 hit single "Wild Thing" and their influential role in the development of garage rock and proto-punk.
- 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 Cleftones Target entity description: The Cleftones were an American doo-wop vocal group from Queens, New York, best known for their smooth harmonies and 1950s–60s rhythm and blues hits.
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A.
The Clovers
The Clovers were a popular American R&B and doo-wop vocal group of the 1950s known for hits like "Love Potion No. 9" and their influential harmonies.
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B.
Curtis Knight and the Squires
Curtis Knight and the Squires was an R&B/rock band best known as one of Jimi Hendrix’s early groups, where he played guitar before achieving solo fame.
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C.
The Whoopee Boys
The Whoopee Boys is a 1986 American comedy film about two crude misfits who try to transform themselves into gentlemen to win over high society.
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D.
The Dovells
The Dovells were an American doo-wop and rock and roll vocal group best known for their early 1960s dance hits like "Bristol Stomp."
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E.
The Troggs
The Troggs are an English rock band best known for their 1966 hit single "Wild Thing" and their influential role in the development of garage rock and proto-punk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.