Badger
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Badger is a British rock band best known for its early-1970s progressive rock sound and connections to members of the band Yes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Badger canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5692030 — 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: Badger Context triple: [The Warriors, associatedAct, Badger]
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A.
Badger
Badger is a wise, kind, and somewhat reclusive character from Kenneth Grahame’s "The Wind in the Willows," known for offering guidance and shelter to his woodland friends.
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B.
Badger
Badger is a fictional character appearing in the work "The Return of Ulysses."
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C.
Badger
Badger is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-16, a twin-engine jet strategic bomber widely used during the Cold War.
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D.
Badgers
Badgers is the nickname for the athletic teams representing the University of Wisconsin–Madison in collegiate sports.
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E.
Badgers
Badgers is the nickname and mascot for the athletic teams representing Spring Hill College.
- 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: Badger Target entity description: Badger is a British rock band best known for its early-1970s progressive rock sound and connections to members of the band Yes.
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A.
Badger
Badger is a wise, kind, and somewhat reclusive character from Kenneth Grahame’s "The Wind in the Willows," known for offering guidance and shelter to his woodland friends.
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B.
Badger
Badger is a fictional character appearing in the work "The Return of Ulysses."
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C.
Badger
Badger is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-16, a twin-engine jet strategic bomber widely used during the Cold War.
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D.
Badgers
Badgers is the nickname for the athletic teams representing the University of Wisconsin–Madison in collegiate sports.
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E.
Badgers
Badgers is the nickname and mascot for the athletic teams representing Spring Hill College.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British rock band
ⓘ
rock band ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| album |
One Live Badger
ⓘ
White Lady ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | mid-1970s ⓘ |
| formedBy |
David Foster
ⓘ
Tony Kaye ⓘ |
| genre | progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasConnectionTo |
Jon Anderson
ⓘ
Tony Kaye ⓘ Yes ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Brian Parrish
ⓘ
David Foster ⓘ Jackie Lomax ⓘ Jeffrey Watts ⓘ Kim Gardner ⓘ Paul Pilnick ⓘ Roy Dyke ⓘ Tony Kaye ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Brian Parrish
ⓘ
David Foster ⓘ Jackie Lomax ⓘ Jeffrey Watts ⓘ Kim Gardner ⓘ Paul Pilnick ⓘ Roy Dyke ⓘ Tony Kaye ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
blues rock
ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Yes
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progressive rock of the early 1970s ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | early-1970s progressive rock sound ⓘ |
| notableWork |
One Live Badger
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White Lady ⓘ |
| performerOf |
Fountain
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On the Way Home ⓘ Wheel of Fortune ⓘ White Lady ⓘ |
| recordedLiveAlbumAt | Rainbow Theatre, London ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ |
| startTime | early 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Badger Description of subject: Badger is a British rock band best known for its early-1970s progressive rock sound and connections to members of the band Yes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.