rock band Steppenwolf
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Rock band Steppenwolf is a Canadian-American hard rock group best known for their late-1960s hits like "Born to Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride," which helped popularize the term "heavy metal."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| rock band Steppenwolf canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23231602 — 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: rock band Steppenwolf Context triple: [Steppenwolf, influenced, rock band Steppenwolf]
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A.
Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band best known for its blend of hard rock and occult-themed lyrics, including the hit song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper."
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B.
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon is an American rock band, formed in the late 1960s, best known for its arena rock sound and hit power ballads like "Keep On Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling."
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C.
O Street
O Street is a notable thoroughfare in Sacramento, California, known in part for being home to the Crocker Art Museum.
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D.
Scorpions
Scorpions are a German hard rock and heavy metal band best known for global hits like "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and the power ballad "Wind of Change."
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E.
Foghat
Foghat is a British rock band best known for its blues-rock sound and hits like "Slow Ride" and "Fool for the City."
- 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: rock band Steppenwolf Target entity description: Rock band Steppenwolf is a Canadian-American hard rock group best known for their late-1960s hits like "Born to Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride," which helped popularize the term "heavy metal."
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A.
Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band best known for its blend of hard rock and occult-themed lyrics, including the hit song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper."
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B.
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon is an American rock band, formed in the late 1960s, best known for its arena rock sound and hit power ballads like "Keep On Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling."
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C.
O Street
O Street is a notable thoroughfare in Sacramento, California, known in part for being home to the Crocker Art Museum.
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D.
Scorpions
Scorpions are a German hard rock and heavy metal band best known for global hits like "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and the power ballad "Wind of Change."
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E.
Foghat
Foghat is a British rock band best known for its blues-rock sound and hits like "Slow Ride" and "Fool for the City."
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.