John Lomax
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John Lomax was an influential American folklorist and musicologist known for collecting and preserving traditional folk and blues songs, including the work of artists like Lead Belly.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John A. Lomax | 6 |
| John Lomax canonical | 5 |
| John Avery Lomax | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4452341 — 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: John Lomax Context triple: [Lead Belly, collaboratedWith, John Lomax]
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A.
Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax was an American folklorist, ethnomusicologist, and field collector renowned for preserving and promoting traditional folk music from across the United States and around the world.
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B.
Robert Lomax
Robert Lomax is the central protagonist of the novel and film "The World of Suzie Wong," an aspiring artist and expatriate who develops a complex romantic relationship with a Hong Kong sex worker.
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C.
William E. McEuen
William E. McEuen was an American film producer best known for his collaborations with comedian Steve Martin on several successful comedy films.
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D.
Ralph Peer
Ralph Peer was an influential American talent scout, recording engineer, and music executive who helped pioneer the country and blues recording industries in the early 20th century.
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E.
Charles Seeger
Charles Seeger was an influential American musicologist and composer known for his pioneering work in ethnomusicology and for shaping modern folk music scholarship.
- 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: John Lomax Target entity description: John Lomax was an influential American folklorist and musicologist known for collecting and preserving traditional folk and blues songs, including the work of artists like Lead Belly.
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A.
Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax was an American folklorist, ethnomusicologist, and field collector renowned for preserving and promoting traditional folk music from across the United States and around the world.
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B.
Robert Lomax
Robert Lomax is the central protagonist of the novel and film "The World of Suzie Wong," an aspiring artist and expatriate who develops a complex romantic relationship with a Hong Kong sex worker.
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C.
William E. McEuen
William E. McEuen was an American film producer best known for his collaborations with comedian Steve Martin on several successful comedy films.
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D.
Ralph Peer
Ralph Peer was an influential American talent scout, recording engineer, and music executive who helped pioneer the country and blues recording industries in the early 20th century.
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E.
Charles Seeger
Charles Seeger was an influential American musicologist and composer known for his pioneering work in ethnomusicology and for shaping modern folk music scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folklorist
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folklorist ⓘ human ⓘ musicologist ⓘ song collector ⓘ |
| activityPeriod |
1930s
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Alan Lomax ⓘ |
| collectedFrom |
Lead Belly
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ranch workers and cowboys in the American West ⓘ various prison inmates in the American South ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Archive of American Folk Song ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Library of Congress
ⓘ
University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American folk music
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blues music ⓘ ethnomusicology ⓘ folklore ⓘ |
| genreCollected |
ballads
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blues ⓘ cowboy songs ⓘ prison songs ⓘ spirituals ⓘ work songs ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Alan Lomax ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alan Lomax
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American folk music revival ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collecting blues songs
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collecting traditional American folk songs ⓘ field recordings of folk musicians ⓘ work with Lead Belly ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Folklore Society ⓘ |
| name |
John Avery Lomax
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linked to:
John Lomax
|
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrProtégé | Lead Belly ⓘ |
| notableWork |
American Ballads and Folk Songs
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Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads ⓘ Our Singing Country ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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folklorist ⓘ musicologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | near Meridian, Mississippi, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Greenville, Mississippi, United States
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linked to:
Greenville, Mississippi
|
| positionHeld | curator of the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress ⓘ |
| recordingMethod | field recordings on disc recorders ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: John Lomax Description of subject: John Lomax was an influential American folklorist and musicologist known for collecting and preserving traditional folk and blues songs, including the work of artists like Lead Belly.
Referenced by (12)
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subject linked to:
Ledbetter
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subject linked to:
“Git Along, Little Dogies”
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subject linked to:
“The Old Chisholm Trail”
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linked to: John Lomax