Little Sadie
E490537
"Little Sadie" is a traditional American folk ballad, often associated with Appalachian music, that tells the story of a man who murders a woman and faces the consequences of his crime.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Sadie canonical | 3 |
| In Search of Little Sadie | 1 |
| Little Sadie (Doc Watson recording) | 1 |
| Little Sadie (in some variants) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5054511 — 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: Little Sadie Context triple: [Self Portrait, hasPart, Little Sadie]
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A.
My Mammy
"My Mammy" is a popular early 20th-century American song closely associated with Al Jolson and classic vaudeville and film performances.
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B.
God Bless the Child
"God Bless the Child" is a classic jazz and blues standard, co-written and famously performed by Billie Holiday, known for its poignant lyrics about financial independence and emotional resilience.
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C.
Little Mother
Little Mother is a story that served as the literary basis for the classic 1939 romantic comedy film "Bachelor Mother."
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D.
Oh, Sister
"Oh, Sister" is a song by the American punk rock band Desire.
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E.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
- 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: Little Sadie Target entity description: "Little Sadie" is a traditional American folk ballad, often associated with Appalachian music, that tells the story of a man who murders a woman and faces the consequences of his crime.
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A.
My Mammy
"My Mammy" is a popular early 20th-century American song closely associated with Al Jolson and classic vaudeville and film performances.
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B.
God Bless the Child
"God Bless the Child" is a classic jazz and blues standard, co-written and famously performed by Billie Holiday, known for its poignant lyrics about financial independence and emotional resilience.
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C.
Little Mother
Little Mother is a story that served as the literary basis for the classic 1939 romantic comedy film "Bachelor Mother."
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D.
Oh, Sister
"Oh, Sister" is a song by the American punk rock band Desire.
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E.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Appalachian folk song
ⓘ
murder ballad ⓘ traditional American folk ballad ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bad Lee Brown
ⓘ
Bad Man Ballad ⓘ Cocaine Blues ⓘ Penitentiary Blues ⓘ
linked to:
In the Jailhouse Now
Transfusion Blues ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Appalachia ⓘ |
| associatedTradition |
American folk music revival
ⓘ
American old-time music ⓘ |
| collectedIn | early 20th century American folk song collections ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalSignificance | represents the American tradition of narrative murder ballads ⓘ |
| genre |
Appalachian music
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ murder ballad ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Bad Lee Brown (folk variant)
ⓘ
Cocaine Blues (country variant) ⓘ
linked to:
Cocaine Blues
|
| influenced |
20th-century American folk revival repertoire
ⓘ
later country murder ballads ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricMotif |
arrest by the sheriff
ⓘ
confession of a crime ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ trial before a judge ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Bob Dylan
ⓘ
Clarence Ashley ⓘ Crocodile Harris ⓘ Crooked Still ⓘ Doc Watson ⓘ Mark Lanegan ⓘ Norman Blake ⓘ The Grateful Dead ⓘ
linked to:
Grateful Dead
The Sadies ⓘ Tony Rice ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man murders a woman named Sadie and faces arrest and punishment for his crime ⓘ |
| recordedAs |
In Search of Little Sadie (Bob Dylan arrangement)
ⓘ
Little Sadie (Doc Watson recording) ⓘ
linked to:
Little Sadie
|
| rhythmicStyle | old-time ballad style ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy | American folk music scholarship ⓘ |
| theme |
crime and punishment
ⓘ
justice ⓘ murder ⓘ remorse ⓘ |
| traditionalStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
banjo ⓘ fiddle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Sadie Description of subject: "Little Sadie" is a traditional American folk ballad, often associated with Appalachian music, that tells the story of a man who murders a woman and faces the consequences of his crime.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Little Sadie
subject linked to:
album "Doc Watson" (1964)
linked to: Little Sadie
linked to: Little Sadie