Mick Ronson
E434422
Mick Ronson was an English guitarist, songwriter, and producer best known for his influential work with David Bowie during the glam rock era, particularly as a key member of the Spiders from Mars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mick Ronson canonical | 4 |
| Mick Ronson (additional production attribution sometimes confused; verify in detailed discography) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4363207 — 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: Mick Ronson Context triple: [David Bowie, associatedAct, Mick Ronson]
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A.
Michael Beinhorn
Michael Beinhorn is an American record producer known for his work on influential rock and alternative albums by artists such as Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Marilyn Manson.
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B.
Ronnie Wood
Ronnie Wood is an English rock guitarist, bassist, and songwriter best known as a longtime member of The Rolling Stones and formerly of the Faces.
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C.
Bob Ezrin
Bob Ezrin is a renowned Canadian music producer and keyboardist best known for his work on landmark rock albums by artists such as Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, and Kiss.
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D.
Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck was a pioneering English rock guitarist renowned for his innovative playing style and influential work with the Yardbirds and the Jeff Beck Group.
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E.
John Williams (guitarist)
John Williams is a renowned Australian classical guitarist celebrated for his virtuosic technique, wide-ranging repertoire, and influential recordings and performances worldwide.
- 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: Mick Ronson Target entity description: Mick Ronson was an English guitarist, songwriter, and producer best known for his influential work with David Bowie during the glam rock era, particularly as a key member of the Spiders from Mars.
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A.
Michael Beinhorn
Michael Beinhorn is an American record producer known for his work on influential rock and alternative albums by artists such as Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Marilyn Manson.
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B.
Ronnie Wood
Ronnie Wood is an English rock guitarist, bassist, and songwriter best known as a longtime member of The Rolling Stones and formerly of the Faces.
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C.
Bob Ezrin
Bob Ezrin is a renowned Canadian music producer and keyboardist best known for his work on landmark rock albums by artists such as Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, and Kiss.
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D.
Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck was a pioneering English rock guitarist renowned for his innovative playing style and influential work with the Yardbirds and the Jeff Beck Group.
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E.
John Williams (guitarist)
John Williams is a renowned Australian classical guitarist celebrated for his virtuosic technique, wide-ranging repertoire, and influential recordings and performances worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guitarist
ⓘ
human ⓘ record producer ⓘ rock musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bob Dylan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Lou Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Mott the Hoople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | liver cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-05-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-04-29 ⓘ |
| familyName | Ronson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Michael Ronson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
glam rock
ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| hairColor | blond ⓘ |
| instrument |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| memberOf | Spiders from Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | melodic guitar solos and arrangements in glam rock era ⓘ |
| notableRole |
key member of the Spiders from Mars
ⓘ
lead guitarist for David Bowie ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aladdin Sane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hunky Dory NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ record producer ⓘ session musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
East Riding of Yorkshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Kingston upon Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| recordLabel |
MainMan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RCA Records ⓘ |
| soloAlbum |
Heaven and Hull
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Play Don't Worry NERFINISHED ⓘ Slaughter on 10th Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
All the Young Dudes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transformer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mick Ronson Description of subject: Mick Ronson was an English guitarist, songwriter, and producer best known for his influential work with David Bowie during the glam rock era, particularly as a key member of the Spiders from Mars.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mick Ronson (additional production attribution sometimes confused; verify in detailed discography)