Owsley Stanley
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Owsley Stanley was an influential audio engineer and underground LSD chemist best known for his work with the Grateful Dead and his pivotal role in 1960s counterculture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Owsley Stanley canonical | 12 |
| Owsley "Bear" Stanley | 4 |
| Augustus Owsley Stanley III | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5920272 — 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: Owsley Stanley Context triple: [Live/Dead, engineer, Owsley Stanley]
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A.
Robert Hunter Caldwell
Robert Hunter Caldwell, better known as Bobby Caldwell, was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist renowned for his smooth blend of soul, jazz, and R&B, particularly his hit song "What You Won't Do for Love."
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B.
Arthur Lee
Arthur Lee was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known as the visionary frontman and primary creative force behind the influential 1960s psychedelic rock band Love.
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C.
Arthur Lee
Arthur Lee was an American diplomat and member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia who played a key role in securing French support for the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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D.
Michael Lang
Michael Lang was an American concert promoter and producer best known as the co-creator and driving force behind the original 1969 Woodstock music festival.
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E.
John O’May
John O’May is an actor known for his role in the Australian musical comedy film "Starstruck" (1982).
- 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: Owsley Stanley Target entity description: Owsley Stanley was an influential audio engineer and underground LSD chemist best known for his work with the Grateful Dead and his pivotal role in 1960s counterculture.
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A.
Robert Hunter Caldwell
Robert Hunter Caldwell, better known as Bobby Caldwell, was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist renowned for his smooth blend of soul, jazz, and R&B, particularly his hit song "What You Won't Do for Love."
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B.
Arthur Lee
Arthur Lee was an American diplomat and member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia who played a key role in securing French support for the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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C.
Arthur Lee
Arthur Lee was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known as the visionary frontman and primary creative force behind the influential 1960s psychedelic rock band Love.
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D.
Michael Lang
Michael Lang was an American concert promoter and producer best known as the co-creator and driving force behind the original 1969 Woodstock music festival.
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E.
John O’May
John O’May is an actor known for his role in the Australian musical comedy film "Starstruck" (1982).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Grateful Dead
ⓘ
Ken Kesey ⓘ Merry Pranksters ⓘ San Francisco Sound ⓘ |
| birthName |
Augustus Owsley Stanley III
ⓘ
linked to:
Owsley Stanley
|
| causeOfDeath | traffic collision ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-01-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-03-12 ⓘ |
| designed | Wall of Sound (Grateful Dead sound system) ⓘ |
| designedFor | Grateful Dead live tours ⓘ |
| familyRelation | grandson of Augustus Owsley Stanley I ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
live sound reinforcement
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psychedelic culture ⓘ psychoactive drug production ⓘ |
| genre | psychedelic rock (as sound engineer) ⓘ |
| givenName | Augustus ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of large-scale concert sound systems
ⓘ
psychedelic rock scene ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on 1960s counterculture
ⓘ
manufacturing high-quality LSD in the 1960s ⓘ pioneering live concert sound systems ⓘ work with the Grateful Dead ⓘ |
| legacy |
icon of 1960s counterculture
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legendary figure in LSD history ⓘ pioneer of high-fidelity live sound for rock concerts ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
arrest for LSD manufacturing
ⓘ
imprisonment on drug charges ⓘ |
| name | Owsley Stanley ⓘ |
| nickname |
Bear
ⓘ
linked to:
bear
Owsley ⓘ |
| notableWork | design of the Grateful Dead "Wall of Sound" PA system ⓘ |
| occupation |
LSD chemist
ⓘ
audio engineer ⓘ record producer ⓘ sound engineer ⓘ underground chemist ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Acid Tests
ⓘ
Haight-Ashbury counterculture movement ⓘ
linked to:
Haight-Ashbury
|
| placeOfBirth |
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Lexington, Kentucky
|
| placeOfDeath | near Mareeba, Queensland, Australia ⓘ |
| religionOrBelief | advocacy of psychedelic use for consciousness expansion ⓘ |
| residence |
Australia
ⓘ
San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| workedOn | live sound for Grateful Dead concerts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Owsley Stanley Description of subject: Owsley Stanley was an influential audio engineer and underground LSD chemist best known for his work with the Grateful Dead and his pivotal role in 1960s counterculture.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Grateful Dead album "From the Mars Hotel"
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Carolyn Adams (Mountain Girl)