Testimony (memoir)
E442068
Testimony is the memoir of musician Robbie Robertson, chronicling his life, career, and experiences with The Band and the broader rock music scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Testimony (memoir) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4454808 — 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: Testimony (memoir) Context triple: [Robbie Robertson, notableWork, Testimony (memoir)]
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A.
Pages of Testimony
Pages of Testimony are individual biographical forms documenting the lives and fates of Jewish Holocaust victims, preserved as a central memorial and archival resource at Yad Vashem.
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B.
A Journey (memoir)
A Journey is the political memoir of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, recounting his leadership of the Labour Party and his years in government.
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C.
“So It Was” (memoirs)
“So It Was” is the memoir of Soviet Armenian Marshal Ivan Bagramyan, recounting his military career and experiences, particularly during World War II.
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D.
Action This Day (memoir)
Action This Day is a memoir by British Admiral Sir Philip Vian recounting his naval career and experiences during the Second World War.
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E.
Meine ungeschriebenen Memoiren
Meine ungeschriebenen Memoiren is the autobiographical work of Katia Mann, offering personal recollections and insights into her life with the writer Thomas Mann and their family.
- 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: Testimony (memoir) Target entity description: Testimony is the memoir of musician Robbie Robertson, chronicling his life, career, and experiences with The Band and the broader rock music scene.
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A.
Pages of Testimony
Pages of Testimony are individual biographical forms documenting the lives and fates of Jewish Holocaust victims, preserved as a central memorial and archival resource at Yad Vashem.
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B.
A Journey (memoir)
A Journey is the political memoir of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, recounting his leadership of the Labour Party and his years in government.
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C.
“So It Was” (memoirs)
“So It Was” is the memoir of Soviet Armenian Marshal Ivan Bagramyan, recounting his military career and experiences, particularly during World War II.
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D.
Action This Day (memoir)
Action This Day is a memoir by British Admiral Sir Philip Vian recounting his naval career and experiences during the Second World War.
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E.
Meine ungeschriebenen Memoiren
Meine ungeschriebenen Memoiren is the autobiographical work of Katia Mann, offering personal recollections and insights into her life with the writer Thomas Mann and their family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| author | Robbie Robertson ⓘ |
| chronicles |
Robbie Robertson's career with The Band
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Robbie Robertson's collaborations with Bob Dylan ⓘ Robbie Robertson's early life ⓘ the broader rock music scene of the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ the evolution of The Band ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Robbie Robertson's Indigenous and Jewish heritage
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creative process behind key songs by The Band ⓘ personal relationships within The Band ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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music memoir ⓘ |
| hasNotablePersonMentioned |
Bob Dylan
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Garth Hudson ⓘ Levon Helm ⓘ Martin Scorsese ⓘ Richard Manuel ⓘ Rick Danko ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
addiction and personal struggle
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artistic identity ⓘ fame and its consequences ⓘ friendship and collaboration in music ⓘ |
| includes | accounts of The Last Waltz concert ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 500 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Crown Archetype
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linked to:
Crown
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| settingPeriod | mid-20th century North America ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Arkansas
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ Toronto ⓘ Woodstock, New York ⓘ |
| subject |
1960s music scene
ⓘ
1970s music scene ⓘ Robbie Robertson ⓘ The Band ⓘ recording industry ⓘ rock music ⓘ songwriting ⓘ touring with Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | Robbie Robertson's life up to the late 1970s ⓘ |
| title | Testimony ⓘ |
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