“Death of a Gunfighter”
E436279
“Death of a Gunfighter” is a song featured on the 1972 concept album *The Ballad of Calico* by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, contributing to the album’s Old West narrative.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Death of a Gunfighter | 1 |
| “Death of a Gunfighter” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4371265 — 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: “Death of a Gunfighter” Context triple: [The Ballad of Calico, hasPart, “Death of a Gunfighter”]
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A.
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter is a 1950 American Western film starring Gregory Peck as an aging gunslinger trying to escape his violent past.
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B.
In the Shadow of Two Gunmen
"In the Shadow of Two Gunmen" is a two-part, critically acclaimed early episode of *The West Wing* that dramatizes the aftermath of an assassination attempt and explores key characters’ backstories.
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C.
The Left Handed Gun
The Left Handed Gun is a 1958 Western film dramatizing the life of Billy the Kid, noted for its psychologically complex, revisionist take on the outlaw legend.
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D.
A Gunfight
A Gunfight is a 1971 Western film starring Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash that explores aging gunfighters facing one last deadly showdown staged as a public spectacle.
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E.
The Outlaw
The Outlaw is a 1943 Western film famous for its controversial sexual content and for helping launch the career of actress Jane Russell.
- 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: “Death of a Gunfighter” Target entity description: “Death of a Gunfighter” is a song featured on the 1972 concept album *The Ballad of Calico* by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, contributing to the album’s Old West narrative.
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A.
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter is a 1950 American Western film starring Gregory Peck as an aging gunslinger trying to escape his violent past.
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B.
In the Shadow of Two Gunmen
"In the Shadow of Two Gunmen" is a two-part, critically acclaimed early episode of *The West Wing* that dramatizes the aftermath of an assassination attempt and explores key characters’ backstories.
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C.
The Left Handed Gun
The Left Handed Gun is a 1958 Western film dramatizing the life of Billy the Kid, noted for its psychologically complex, revisionist take on the outlaw legend.
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D.
A Gunfight
A Gunfight is a 1971 Western film starring Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash that explores aging gunfighters facing one last deadly showdown staged as a public spectacle.
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E.
The Outlaw
The Outlaw is a 1943 Western film famous for its controversial sexual content and for helping launch the career of actress Jane Russell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The Ballad of Calico ⓘ |
| artist | Kenny Rogers and The First Edition ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Kenny Rogers ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Old West narrative of The Ballad of Calico ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
country
ⓘ
country rock ⓘ |
| hasType | album track ⓘ |
| includedInConceptAlbum | The Ballad of Calico ⓘ |
| isPartOf | The Ballad of Calico ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | studio album track ⓘ |
| musicEra | 20th century popular music ⓘ |
| name |
Death of a Gunfighter
ⓘ
linked to:
“Death of a Gunfighter”
|
| narrativeTheme |
Old West
ⓘ
death ⓘ gunfighter ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Kenny Rogers and The First Edition ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | songs on The Ballad of Calico ⓘ |
| performer | Kenny Rogers and The First Edition ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Kenny Rogers and The First Edition ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “Death of a Gunfighter” Description of subject: “Death of a Gunfighter” is a song featured on the 1972 concept album *The Ballad of Calico* by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, contributing to the album’s Old West narrative.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
“Death of a Gunfighter”
linked to: “Death of a Gunfighter”