Crosby Brothers vocal group
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Crosby Brothers was a mid-20th-century American vocal group formed by several of Bing Crosby’s sons, known for their close-harmony pop performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Crosby Brothers vocal group canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5669415 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crosby Brothers vocal group Context triple: [Dennis Crosby, performerIn, Crosby Brothers vocal group]
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A.
The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers were an influential American jazz and pop vocal quartet known for their close harmonies and innovative vocal imitations of instruments, achieving widespread popularity from the 1930s onward.
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B.
The Righteous Brothers
The Righteous Brothers were an American musical duo known for their emotive blue-eyed soul sound and classic hits like "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and "Unchained Melody."
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C.
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio was a hugely influential American folk group whose polished harmonies and commercial success in the late 1950s and early 1960s helped spark the nationwide folk music boom.
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D.
The Drifters
The Drifters are an American doo-wop and R&B vocal group famed for classic hits like "Under the Boardwalk" and "Save the Last Dance for Me."
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E.
The Jordanaires
The Jordanaires were an American vocal quartet best known for providing backing vocals on numerous hit recordings, most famously for Elvis Presley.
- 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: Crosby Brothers vocal group Target entity description: Crosby Brothers was a mid-20th-century American vocal group formed by several of Bing Crosby’s sons, known for their close-harmony pop performances.
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A.
The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers were an influential American jazz and pop vocal quartet known for their close harmonies and innovative vocal imitations of instruments, achieving widespread popularity from the 1930s onward.
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B.
The Righteous Brothers
The Righteous Brothers were an American musical duo known for their emotive blue-eyed soul sound and classic hits like "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and "Unchained Melody."
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C.
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio was a hugely influential American folk group whose polished harmonies and commercial success in the late 1950s and early 1960s helped spark the nationwide folk music boom.
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D.
The Drifters
The Drifters are an American doo-wop and R&B vocal group famed for classic hits like "Under the Boardwalk" and "Save the Last Dance for Me."
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E.
The Jordanaires
The Jordanaires were an American vocal quartet best known for providing backing vocals on numerous hit recordings, most famously for Elvis Presley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | vocal group ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bing Crosby ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
close-harmony
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ vocal pop ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom | Bing Crosby ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
all-male vocal ensemble
ⓘ
family act based on celebrity parent’s fame ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Bing Crosby
ⓘ
Dixie Lee ⓘ |
| hasSiblingRelationshipAmongMembers |
Dennis Crosby
ⓘ
Gary Crosby ⓘ Lindsay Crosby ⓘ Phillip Crosby ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close-harmony vocal performances
ⓘ
nightclub performances ⓘ television variety show appearances ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Dennis Crosby
ⓘ
Gary Crosby ⓘ Lindsay Crosby ⓘ Phillip Crosby ⓘ |
| partOf | Crosby family ⓘ |
| performerOf |
American songbook repertoire
ⓘ
popular standards ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crosby Brothers vocal group Description of subject: Crosby Brothers was a mid-20th-century American vocal group formed by several of Bing Crosby’s sons, known for their close-harmony pop performances.
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