Herbie Flowers
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Herbie Flowers is an English bassist and session musician best known for his work with artists like David Bowie, Lou Reed, and T. Rex, as well as for his distinctive bass line on "Walk on the Wild Side."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herbie Flowers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4471753 — 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: Herbie Flowers Context triple: [Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, featuresPerformer, Herbie Flowers]
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Harvey Dunn
Harvey Dunn was an American painter and illustrator renowned for his powerful depictions of frontier life and war, and as a prominent teacher who helped shape early 20th-century American illustration.
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B.
Eddie Laughton
Eddie Laughton was a British-born American character actor best known for his supporting roles in numerous Columbia Pictures comedies, including several Three Stooges shorts, during the 1930s and 1940s.
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C.
Eddie Pope
Eddie Pope is a retired American soccer defender renowned for his key role with D.C. United and the U.S. national team during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Monty Brogan
Monty Brogan is a New York drug dealer facing his last 24 hours of freedom before beginning a seven-year prison sentence in the film "25th Hour."
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E.
Winston Hibler
Winston Hibler was an American screenwriter, producer, and narrator best known for his long association with Walt Disney Studios, where he contributed to classic animated features and nature documentaries.
- 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: Herbie Flowers Target entity description: Herbie Flowers is an English bassist and session musician best known for his work with artists like David Bowie, Lou Reed, and T. Rex, as well as for his distinctive bass line on "Walk on the Wild Side."
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A.
Harvey Dunn
Harvey Dunn was an American painter and illustrator renowned for his powerful depictions of frontier life and war, and as a prominent teacher who helped shape early 20th-century American illustration.
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B.
Eddie Laughton
Eddie Laughton was a British-born American character actor best known for his supporting roles in numerous Columbia Pictures comedies, including several Three Stooges shorts, during the 1930s and 1940s.
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C.
Eddie Pope
Eddie Pope is a retired American soccer defender renowned for his key role with D.C. United and the U.S. national team during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Monty Brogan
Monty Brogan is a New York drug dealer facing his last 24 hours of freedom before beginning a seven-year prison sentence in the film "25th Hour."
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E.
Winston Hibler
Winston Hibler was an American screenwriter, producer, and narrator best known for his long association with Walt Disney Studios, where he contributed to classic animated features and nature documentaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bassist
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human ⓘ record producer ⓘ session musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| birthName | Brian Keith Flowers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
David Bowie
NERFINISHED
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Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Nilsson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lou Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ T. Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-05-19 ⓘ |
| familyName | Flowers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
glam rock
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jazz ⓘ pop music ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| givenName | Brian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
double bass ⓘ tuba ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Blue Mink
NERFINISHED
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CCS NERFINISHED ⓘ Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ T. Rex (touring band) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Herbie Flowers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
distinctive melodic bass lines
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use of both double bass and electric bass on recordings ⓘ |
| notableWork | bass line on "Walk on the Wild Side" ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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bassist ⓘ composer ⓘ session musician ⓘ |
| performedOn | "Walk on the Wild Side" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Isleworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedOnAlbum |
David Bowie – Diamond Dogs
NERFINISHED
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David Bowie – Space Oddity NERFINISHED ⓘ Lou Reed – Transformer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sky – Sky 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sky – Sky 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ T. Rex – Electric Warrior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfCareer | 1950s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Herbie Flowers Description of subject: Herbie Flowers is an English bassist and session musician best known for his work with artists like David Bowie, Lou Reed, and T. Rex, as well as for his distinctive bass line on "Walk on the Wild Side."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.