Travelin' Man
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"Travelin' Man" is a 1961 pop song by American singer Ricky Nelson that became one of his biggest hits and a classic of early rock and roll.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Travelin' Man canonical | 11 |
| Travelin’ Man | 4 |
| Ricky Nelson’s “Travelin’ Man” | 1 |
| Travelin' Man (single) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T433723 — 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: Travelin' Man Context triple: [Ricky Nelson, notableWork, Travelin' Man]
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A.
On the Road Again
"On the Road Again" is a classic country song by Willie Nelson, widely recognized as one of his signature hits and an enduring anthem about life as a touring musician.
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B.
Thunder Road
Thunder Road is a critically acclaimed 1975 rock song by Bruce Springsteen that opens his album "Born to Run" and is celebrated for its cinematic storytelling and anthemic sound.
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C.
Get Away
"Get Away" is a 1993 R&B single by American singer Bobby Brown, known for its new jack swing style and energetic production.
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D.
Walking Man
Walking Man is a prominent outdoor sculpture installed at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, recognized for its stylized depiction of a human figure in motion.
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E.
The Man That Got Away
"The Man That Got Away" is a torch song from the 1954 film *A Star Is Born*, widely regarded as one of Judy Garland’s most iconic and emotionally powerful performances.
- 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: Travelin' Man Target entity description: "Travelin' Man" is a 1961 pop song by American singer Ricky Nelson that became one of his biggest hits and a classic of early rock and roll.
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A.
On the Road Again
"On the Road Again" is a classic country song by Willie Nelson, widely recognized as one of his signature hits and an enduring anthem about life as a touring musician.
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B.
Thunder Road
Thunder Road is a critically acclaimed 1975 rock song by Bruce Springsteen that opens his album "Born to Run" and is celebrated for its cinematic storytelling and anthemic sound.
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C.
Get Away
"Get Away" is a 1993 R&B single by American singer Bobby Brown, known for its new jack swing style and energetic production.
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D.
Walking Man
Walking Man is a prominent outdoor sculpture installed at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, recognized for its stylized depiction of a human figure in motion.
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E.
The Man That Got Away
"The Man That Got Away" is a torch song from the 1954 film *A Star Is Born*, widely regarded as one of Judy Garland’s most iconic and emotionally powerful performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Jordanaires ⓘ |
| certification | gold record ⓘ |
| chartPeakCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| chartPeakDateUSBillboardHot100 | 1961-05-29 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describedAs |
classic of early rock and roll
ⓘ
one of Ricky Nelson's biggest hits ⓘ |
| era | early 1960s pop ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | A Wonder Like You ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasBside | Hello Mary Lou ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
backing vocals
ⓘ
bass ⓘ drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ |
| hasLyricReference | various international cities ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideoStyle | travelogue-style montage ⓘ |
| includedIn | Ricky Nelson compilation albums ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:21 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commercial success on US charts
ⓘ
international travel theme in lyrics ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Rick Is 21 ⓘ |
| performer | Ricky Nelson ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | You Are the Only One ⓘ |
| producer | Joe Johnson ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1961 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Imperial Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1961-04-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| theme | romantic encounters around the world ⓘ |
| vocalType | male lead vocal ⓘ |
| writer | Jerry Fuller ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Travelin' Man Description of subject: "Travelin' Man" is a 1961 pop song by American singer Ricky Nelson that became one of his biggest hits and a classic of early rock and roll.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Travelin' Man
linked to: Travelin' Man
subject linked to:
A Wonder Like You
linked to: Travelin' Man
linked to: Travelin' Man
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subject linked to:
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (Stevie Wonder album)
linked to: Travelin' Man