Max Weinberg
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Max Weinberg is an American drummer best known as the longtime bandleader for Conan O’Brien’s talk-show bands and as the powerhouse drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Max Weinberg canonical | 26 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T312923 — 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: Max Weinberg Context triple: [Bruce Springsteen, associatedAct, Max Weinberg]
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A.
Brian Bilello
Brian Bilello is an American soccer executive best known for leading Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution as the club’s president.
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B.
Don Maynard
Don Maynard was a Hall of Fame American football wide receiver best known as Joe Namath’s primary deep threat and a key offensive star for the New York Jets during the 1960s.
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C.
Jack Weinberg
Jack Weinberg is an American activist best known for his pivotal role in the 1964 Berkeley Free Speech Movement and for coining the phrase "Don't trust anyone over 30."
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D.
Janno Lieber
Janno Lieber is an American public official and transportation executive who leads New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, overseeing the city’s vast subway, bus, and commuter rail systems.
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E.
Clarence Clemons
Clarence Clemons was an American saxophonist best known as the charismatic longtime member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
- 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: Max Weinberg Target entity description: Max Weinberg is an American drummer best known as the longtime bandleader for Conan O’Brien’s talk-show bands and as the powerhouse drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
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A.
Brian Bilello
Brian Bilello is an American soccer executive best known for leading Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution as the club’s president.
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B.
Don Maynard
Don Maynard was a Hall of Fame American football wide receiver best known as Joe Namath’s primary deep threat and a key offensive star for the New York Jets during the 1960s.
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C.
Jack Weinberg
Jack Weinberg is an American activist best known for his pivotal role in the 1964 Berkeley Free Speech Movement and for coining the phrase "Don't trust anyone over 30."
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D.
Janno Lieber
Janno Lieber is an American public official and transportation executive who leads New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, overseeing the city’s vast subway, bus, and commuter rail systems.
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E.
Clarence Clemons
Clarence Clemons was an American saxophonist best known as the charismatic longtime member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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drummer ⓘ human ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bruce Springsteen
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Conan O’Brien ⓘ E Street Band ⓘ Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band ⓘ The Max Weinberg 7 ⓘ The Tonight Show Band with Conan O’Brien ⓘ |
| authorOf | The Big Beat: Conversations with Rock’s Great Drummers ⓘ |
| birthName | Max Weinberg self-link ⓘ |
| child |
Ali Weinberg
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Jay Weinberg ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-04-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Seton Hall University
ⓘ
Yeshiva University ⓘ
surface form:
Yeshiva University High School for Boys
|
| employer |
E Street Band
ⓘ
surface form:
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
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| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Weinberg ⓘ |
| genre |
heartland rock
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rock ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ |
| givenName | Max ⓘ |
| instrument |
drum kit
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percussion ⓘ |
| knownFor |
longtime collaboration with Conan O’Brien
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powerhouse drumming style with the E Street Band ⓘ |
| memberOf | E Street Band ⓘ |
| name | Max Weinberg self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
became bandleader for Late Night with Conan O’Brien in 1993
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became bandleader for The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien in 2009 ⓘ joined the E Street Band in 1974 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
bandleader of Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band (formerly The Max Weinberg 7) on Conan
ⓘ
bandleader of Max Weinberg and The Tonight Show Band ⓘ bandleader of Max Weinberg and The Tonight Show Band with Conan O’Brien ⓘ bandleader of The Max Weinberg 7 ⓘ drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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bandleader ⓘ drummer ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newark, New Jersey, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| relative | Jay Weinberg ⓘ |
| residence |
Florida
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surface form:
Florida, United States
New Jersey, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Rebecca "Becky" Schlapp ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Max Weinberg Description of subject: Max Weinberg is an American drummer best known as the longtime bandleader for Conan O’Brien’s talk-show bands and as the powerhouse drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
Referenced by (26)
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