Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir
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Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir is a Chicago-based gospel group led by pastor and musician T.L. Barrett, known for their soulful 1970s recordings that later gained renewed attention through hip-hop sampling.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Youth for Christ Choir | 2 |
| Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir canonical | 1 |
| T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3776336 — 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: Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir Context triple: [Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1, sampleArtist, Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir]
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A.
Harlem Gospel Choir
Harlem Gospel Choir is a renowned New York–based ensemble celebrated for its powerful performances of traditional and contemporary gospel music on stages and recordings worldwide.
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B.
Mitchell’s Christian Singers
Mitchell’s Christian Singers were an influential 1930s African American gospel quartet known for their close harmonies and pioneering role in the development of modern gospel music.
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C.
The New Christy Minstrels
The New Christy Minstrels are an American folk music group formed in the early 1960s, known for their choral arrangements and for launching the careers of several prominent artists.
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D.
The Georgia Mass Choir
The Georgia Mass Choir is a renowned American gospel choir known for its powerful, traditional gospel sound and influential recordings and performances.
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E.
Kanye West and the Sunday Service Choir
Kanye West and the Sunday Service Choir is a gospel-focused musical collective led by rapper and producer Kanye West, known for its spiritually themed performances and reimagined gospel arrangements of popular songs.
- 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: Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir Target entity description: Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir is a Chicago-based gospel group led by pastor and musician T.L. Barrett, known for their soulful 1970s recordings that later gained renewed attention through hip-hop sampling.
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A.
Harlem Gospel Choir
Harlem Gospel Choir is a renowned New York–based ensemble celebrated for its powerful performances of traditional and contemporary gospel music on stages and recordings worldwide.
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B.
Mitchell’s Christian Singers
Mitchell’s Christian Singers were an influential 1930s African American gospel quartet known for their close harmonies and pioneering role in the development of modern gospel music.
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C.
The New Christy Minstrels
The New Christy Minstrels are an American folk music group formed in the early 1960s, known for their choral arrangements and for launching the careers of several prominent artists.
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D.
The Georgia Mass Choir
The Georgia Mass Choir is a renowned American gospel choir known for its powerful, traditional gospel sound and influential recordings and performances.
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E.
Kanye West and the Sunday Service Choir
Kanye West and the Sunday Service Choir is a gospel-focused musical collective led by rapper and producer Kanye West, known for its spiritually themed performances and reimagined gospel arrangements of popular songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gospel music group
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musical ensemble ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| album | Like a Ship (Without a Sail) ⓘ |
| associatedAct | T.L. Barrett ⓘ |
| associatedCityScene | Chicago gospel scene ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Life Center Church of God in Christ ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| cityOfOrigin | Chicago ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | 20th-century American gospel ⓘ |
| gainedRenewedAttention | 21st century ⓘ |
| genre |
gospel
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soul ⓘ |
| hasAgeGroup | youth choir ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ horn section ⓘ organ ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| hasMember |
T.L. Barrett
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Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Youth for Christ Choir
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| hasStyle |
contemporary gospel
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orchestral gospel ⓘ |
| hasType | church choir ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
hip hop
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neo-soul ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1970s gospel recordings
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being sampled in hip-hop music ⓘ soulful gospel arrangements ⓘ |
| leader | T.L. Barrett ⓘ |
| location | Chicago ⓘ |
| notableWork | Like a Ship (Without a Sail) ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
church services
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studio recordings ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Light Records ⓘ |
| reissue | Like a Ship (Without a Sail) reissued in the 2010s ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Protestantism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christian faith
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social consciousness ⓘ spiritual uplift ⓘ |
| vocalForces | choir ⓘ |
| vocalType | mixed choir ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir Description of subject: Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir is a Chicago-based gospel group led by pastor and musician T.L. Barrett, known for their soulful 1970s recordings that later gained renewed attention through hip-hop sampling.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1
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sampleArtist
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Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir
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Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir
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hasMember
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Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Youth for Christ Choir
this entity surface form:
Youth for Christ Choir
this entity surface form:
T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir