New Year’s Eve 1955–56 Carnegie Hall concert
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The New Year’s Eve 1955–56 Carnegie Hall concert was a landmark live performance by the folk group The Weavers that helped revive their career and became one of the most celebrated events in American folk music history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Year’s Eve 1955–56 Carnegie Hall concert canonical | 1 |
| The Weavers at Carnegie Hall (1957 release) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Year’s Eve 1955–56 Carnegie Hall concert Context triple: [The Weavers, notableEvent, New Year’s Eve 1955–56 Carnegie Hall concert]
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Tuesday Night Music Club
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Jazz at the Philharmonic
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New Year’s Concert
The New Year’s Concert is a world-famous annual classical music performance held in Vienna, featuring the Vienna Philharmonic in a festive program dominated by works of the Strauss family and broadcast globally on New Year’s Day.
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D.
Fillmore East
Fillmore East was a legendary New York City rock concert venue in the late 1960s and early 1970s, renowned for hosting iconic performances by major rock, blues, and psychedelic artists.
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E.
The Band Concert
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Year’s Eve 1955–56 Carnegie Hall concert Target entity description: The New Year’s Eve 1955–56 Carnegie Hall concert was a landmark live performance by the folk group The Weavers that helped revive their career and became one of the most celebrated events in American folk music history.
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A.
Tuesday Night Music Club
Tuesday Night Music Club is Sheryl Crow’s 1993 debut studio album, noted for its rootsy pop-rock sound and breakthrough commercial success.
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B.
Jazz at the Philharmonic
Jazz at the Philharmonic was a landmark concert series and touring jazz show that brought together leading jazz musicians for high-energy, improvisation-driven performances, helping to popularize jazz worldwide in the mid-20th century.
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C.
New Year’s Concert
The New Year’s Concert is a world-famous annual classical music performance held in Vienna, featuring the Vienna Philharmonic in a festive program dominated by works of the Strauss family and broadcast globally on New Year’s Day.
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D.
Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall
Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall was a popular American television variety show of the 1950s and 1960s, featuring music, comedy, and guest stars, hosted by singer Perry Como.
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E.
Fillmore East
Fillmore East was a legendary New York City rock concert venue in the late 1960s and early 1970s, renowned for hosting iconic performances by major rock, blues, and psychedelic artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert
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folk music concert ⓘ historical event ⓘ live performance ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Vanguard Records folk roster ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
The Weavers at Carnegie Hall (album)
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linked to:
The Weavers at Carnegie Hall
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| audienceType | general public ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalContext | post–World War II American folk scene ⓘ |
| date |
1955-12-31
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1956-01-01 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1956-01-01 ⓘ |
| eventSequence |
follows The Weavers’ period of blacklisting
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precedes broader commercial success of folk music in late 1950s and early 1960s ⓘ |
| featuredInstrument |
banjo
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guitar ⓘ |
| featuredVocalStyle | group harmony vocals ⓘ |
| genre |
American folk music
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folk music ⓘ |
| hasLiveRecording |
The Weavers at Carnegie Hall (1957 release)
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linked to:
New Year’s Eve 1955–56 Carnegie Hall concert
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| hasPart |
New Year’s Day 1956 set
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New Year’s Eve 1955 set ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
socially conscious music
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traditional folk songs ⓘ union and labor songs ⓘ |
| influenced | later 1960s folk revival concerts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Carnegie Hall ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
Fred Hellerman
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Lee Hays ⓘ Pete Seeger ⓘ Ronnie Gilbert ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large and enthusiastic audience response
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symbolizing the return of The Weavers after blacklisting during the McCarthy era ⓘ |
| organizer | Vanguard Records ⓘ |
| partOf | American folk music revival ⓘ |
| performer | The Weavers ⓘ |
| politicalContext | aftermath of McCarthy-era blacklisting ⓘ |
| recordedAs | The Weavers at Carnegie Hall ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Vanguard Records ⓘ |
| releaseDateOfRecording | 1957 ⓘ |
| significance |
became one of the most celebrated events in American folk music history
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helped revive the career of The Weavers ⓘ |
| startTime | 1955-12-31 ⓘ |
| venueType | concert hall ⓘ |
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Subject: New Year’s Eve 1955–56 Carnegie Hall concert Description of subject: The New Year’s Eve 1955–56 Carnegie Hall concert was a landmark live performance by the folk group The Weavers that helped revive their career and became one of the most celebrated events in American folk music history.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
New Year’s Eve 1955–56 Carnegie Hall concert
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hasLiveRecording
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The Weavers at Carnegie Hall (1957 release)
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linked to: New Year’s Eve 1955–56 Carnegie Hall concert