Elwood Blues
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Elwood Blues is a fictional harmonica-playing musician and one half of the comedic rhythm and blues duo The Blues Brothers, famously portrayed by Dan Aykroyd.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elwood Blues canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3150580 — 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: Elwood Blues Context triple: [The Blues Brothers, hasMember, Elwood Blues]
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A.
Blues in the Night
"Blues in the Night" is a classic American popular song from 1941, renowned as a jazz and pop standard and widely recorded by numerous prominent artists.
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B.
Between Riverside and Crazy
"Between Riverside and Crazy" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning dark comedy-drama play by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired New York City cop fighting eviction from his rent-controlled apartment.
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C.
West End Blues
"West End Blues" is a landmark 1928 jazz recording renowned for Louis Armstrong's virtuosic trumpet intro and its pivotal role in the development of solo improvisation in jazz.
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D.
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole is a 1951 film noir drama directed by Billy Wilder that critiques media sensationalism through the story of a cynical reporter exploiting a disaster for personal gain.
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E.
Gigolo Joe
Gigolo Joe is a charming, hyper-stylized male-prostitute android character from Steven Spielberg’s science fiction film "A.I. Artificial Intelligence."
- 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: Elwood Blues Target entity description: Elwood Blues is a fictional harmonica-playing musician and one half of the comedic rhythm and blues duo The Blues Brothers, famously portrayed by Dan Aykroyd.
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A.
Blues in the Night
"Blues in the Night" is a classic American popular song from 1941, renowned as a jazz and pop standard and widely recorded by numerous prominent artists.
-
B.
Between Riverside and Crazy
"Between Riverside and Crazy" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning dark comedy-drama play by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired New York City cop fighting eviction from his rent-controlled apartment.
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C.
West End Blues
"West End Blues" is a landmark 1928 jazz recording renowned for Louis Armstrong's virtuosic trumpet intro and its pivotal role in the development of solo improvisation in jazz.
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D.
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole is a 1951 film noir drama directed by Billy Wilder that critiques media sensationalism through the story of a cynical reporter exploiting a disaster for personal gain.
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E.
Gigolo Joe
Gigolo Joe is a charming, hyper-stylized male-prostitute android character from Steven Spielberg’s science fiction film "A.I. Artificial Intelligence."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy character
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ harmonica player ⓘ musician ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Blues Brothers Band ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlantic Records (via The Blues Brothers)
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Chicago ⓘ |
| basedOn | Saturday Night Live musical sketch character ⓘ |
| characterType | comedic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Dan Aykroyd ⓘ |
| duoWith | Jake Blues ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Blues Brothers franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
The Blues Brothers
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| firstAppearance | Saturday Night Live ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
deadpan humor
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devotion to blues music ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement | musical comedy ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Jake Blues ⓘ |
| instrument |
harmonica
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
music ⓘ television ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Blues Brothers ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998 film)
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The Blues Brothers (1980 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Blues Brothers
|
| occupation |
harmonica player
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musician ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| partOf | comedy duo ⓘ |
| performedOn | Saturday Night Live ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Dan Aykroyd
ⓘ
Jim Belushi ⓘ |
| siblingType | brother ⓘ |
| vehicle | Bluesmobile ⓘ |
| voiceType | singer ⓘ |
| wears |
black hat
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black suit ⓘ sunglasses ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elwood Blues Description of subject: Elwood Blues is a fictional harmonica-playing musician and one half of the comedic rhythm and blues duo The Blues Brothers, famously portrayed by Dan Aykroyd.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.