New Riders of the Purple Sage
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New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band closely linked to the Grateful Dead and known for pioneering the psychedelic country sound of the early 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Riders of the Purple Sage canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5920773 — 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: New Riders of the Purple Sage Context triple: [Friend of the Devil, associatedAct, New Riders of the Purple Sage]
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A.
The Saddlemen
The Saddlemen were an early country and western band led by Bill Haley that evolved into the pioneering rock and roll group Bill Haley & His Comets.
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B.
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Fabulous Thunderbirds are an American blues rock band from Texas known for their gritty, guitar-driven sound and hits like "Tuff Enuff."
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C.
Pure Prairie League
Pure Prairie League is an American country rock band best known for its smooth harmonies and 1970s hits like "Amie," and for helping launch the career of guitarist-singer Vince Gill.
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D.
Sons of Tucson
Sons of Tucson is a short-lived American sitcom about a charming slacker hired by three brothers to pose as their father so they can stay together after their real dad goes to prison.
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E.
Goldman Band
The Goldman Band was a prominent American concert band based in New York City, renowned for its outdoor performances and contributions to the popularization of band music in the 20th century.
- 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: New Riders of the Purple Sage Target entity description: New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band closely linked to the Grateful Dead and known for pioneering the psychedelic country sound of the early 1970s.
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A.
The Saddlemen
The Saddlemen were an early country and western band led by Bill Haley that evolved into the pioneering rock and roll group Bill Haley & His Comets.
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B.
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Fabulous Thunderbirds are an American blues rock band from Texas known for their gritty, guitar-driven sound and hits like "Tuff Enuff."
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C.
Pure Prairie League
Pure Prairie League is an American country rock band best known for its smooth harmonies and 1970s hits like "Amie," and for helping launch the career of guitarist-singer Vince Gill.
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D.
Sons of Tucson
Sons of Tucson is a short-lived American sitcom about a charming slacker hired by three brothers to pose as their father so they can stay together after their real dad goes to prison.
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E.
Goldman Band
The Goldman Band was a prominent American concert band based in New York City, renowned for its outdoor performances and contributions to the popularization of band music in the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American country rock band
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musical group ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Grateful Dead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Lesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Spencer Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| debutAlbum | New Riders of the Purple Sage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1969 ⓘ |
| genre |
country rock
ⓘ
psychedelic country ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Buddy Cage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Lesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Spencer Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Buddy Cage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ John Dawson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Lesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Spencer Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreElement |
country
ⓘ
psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| livePerformanceCharacteristic |
country-influenced jamming
ⓘ
extended improvisations ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Zane Grey novel "Riders of the Purple Sage" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering psychedelic country sound in the early 1970s ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Glendale Train
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ Lonesome L.A. Cowboy NERFINISHED ⓘ Panama Red NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopularityPeriod | early 1970s ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
A&M Records
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Columbia Records ⓘ MCA Records ⓘ |
| scene | San Francisco psychedelic music scene ⓘ |
| touringPartner | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Riders of the Purple Sage Description of subject: New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band closely linked to the Grateful Dead and known for pioneering the psychedelic country sound of the early 1970s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.