Todd Nance
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Todd Nance was an American drummer best known as a founding member and longtime percussionist of the Southern rock/jam band Widespread Panic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Todd Nance canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5921211 — 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: Todd Nance Context triple: [Widespread Panic, formerMember, Todd Nance]
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A.
Justin Raisen
Justin Raisen is an American record producer and songwriter known for his work with a wide range of indie, pop, and alternative artists.
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B.
Craig Bierko
Craig Bierko is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, often playing charismatic or villainous roles.
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C.
Trent Luckinbill
Trent Luckinbill is an American film producer known for working on acclaimed movies such as the crime thriller "Sicario."
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D.
Matt Entz
Matt Entz is an American college football coach best known for leading North Dakota State University’s powerhouse FCS program to continued national success.
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E.
Lane Kirkland
Lane Kirkland was an influential American labor leader who served as president of the AFL-CIO and played a prominent role in Cold War-era labor and foreign policy.
- 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: Todd Nance Target entity description: Todd Nance was an American drummer best known as a founding member and longtime percussionist of the Southern rock/jam band Widespread Panic.
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A.
Justin Raisen
Justin Raisen is an American record producer and songwriter known for his work with a wide range of indie, pop, and alternative artists.
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B.
Craig Bierko
Craig Bierko is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, often playing charismatic or villainous roles.
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C.
Trent Luckinbill
Trent Luckinbill is an American film producer known for working on acclaimed movies such as the crime thriller "Sicario."
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D.
Matt Entz
Matt Entz is an American college football coach best known for leading North Dakota State University’s powerhouse FCS program to continued national success.
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E.
Lane Kirkland
Lane Kirkland was an influential American labor leader who served as president of the AFL-CIO and played a prominent role in Cold War-era labor and foreign policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drummer
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2010s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Barbara Cue
NERFINISHED
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Todd Nance & Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ Widespread Panic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1962-11-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | chronic illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2020-08-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Athens, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2016 (as full-time member of Widespread Panic) ⓘ |
| familyName | Nance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern rock
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blues rock ⓘ jam band ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| givenName | Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
drum kit
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ |
| memberOf | Widespread Panic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Todd Nance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | co-founded Widespread Panic in Athens, Georgia ⓘ |
| notableFor | being founding drummer of Widespread Panic ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding member of Widespread Panic ⓘ |
| occupation |
drummer
ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Dave Schools
NERFINISHED
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Jimmy Herring NERFINISHED ⓘ JoJo Hermann NERFINISHED ⓘ John Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Houser NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunny Ortiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | drummer of Widespread Panic ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
ATO Records
NERFINISHED
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Capricorn Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanctuary Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| residence | Athens, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Marian Nance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1986 (as member of Widespread Panic) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Todd Nance Description of subject: Todd Nance was an American drummer best known as a founding member and longtime percussionist of the Southern rock/jam band Widespread Panic.
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