Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds
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Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds was an early 1920s African American jazz and blues ensemble led by singer Mamie Smith, noted for making some of the first commercially successful blues recordings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds canonical | 2 |
| Lovie Austin and Her Blues Serenaders | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23303509 — 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: Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds Context triple: [Crazy Blues, performedBy, Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds]
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A.
Les Brown and His Band of Renown
Les Brown and His Band of Renown was a popular American big band led by saxophonist Les Brown, best known for its swing-era hits and collaborations with vocalist Doris Day.
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B.
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven was a pioneering late-1920s jazz recording group led by trumpeter Louis Armstrong, renowned for its influential small-group recordings that helped shape the development of jazz improvisation and ensemble playing.
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C.
King Oliver's Dixie Syncopators
King Oliver's Dixie Syncopators was a prominent 1920s jazz band known for its innovative arrangements and influential role in the development of early big-band and New Orleans jazz styles.
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D.
The New Vaudeville Band
The New Vaudeville Band was a British novelty pop group of the 1960s best known for their retro, music-hall style hit "Winchester Cathedral."
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E.
Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers
Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers was a jazz ensemble active in the 1920s that showcased clarinetist Johnny Dodds’ New Orleans–style jazz on influential early recordings.
- 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: Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds Target entity description: Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds was an early 1920s African American jazz and blues ensemble led by singer Mamie Smith, noted for making some of the first commercially successful blues recordings.
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A.
Les Brown and His Band of Renown
Les Brown and His Band of Renown was a popular American big band led by saxophonist Les Brown, best known for its swing-era hits and collaborations with vocalist Doris Day.
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B.
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven was a pioneering late-1920s jazz recording group led by trumpeter Louis Armstrong, renowned for its influential small-group recordings that helped shape the development of jazz improvisation and ensemble playing.
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C.
King Oliver's Dixie Syncopators
King Oliver's Dixie Syncopators was a prominent 1920s jazz band known for its innovative arrangements and influential role in the development of early big-band and New Orleans jazz styles.
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D.
The New Vaudeville Band
The New Vaudeville Band was a British novelty pop group of the 1960s best known for their retro, music-hall style hit "Winchester Cathedral."
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E.
Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers
Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers was a jazz ensemble active in the 1920s that showcased clarinetist Johnny Dodds’ New Orleans–style jazz on influential early recordings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds