Cumberland Blues
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"Cumberland Blues" is a country- and bluegrass-influenced Grateful Dead song known for its driving rhythm and lyrics about the struggles of working-class life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cumberland Blues canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5920301 — 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: Cumberland Blues Context triple: [Workingman's Dead, hasTrack, Cumberland Blues]
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A.
Chattanooga Blues
Chattanooga Blues was an early name of the minor league baseball team that later became known as the Chattanooga Lookouts.
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B.
Statesboro Blues
"Statesboro Blues" is a classic blues song popularized in rock music by The Allman Brothers Band, especially through their influential live performances.
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C.
Black Crow Blues
"Black Crow Blues" is an early Bob Dylan song that blends folk and blues influences, featured on his 1964 album *Another Side of Bob Dylan*.
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D.
Black Country
The Black Country is an industrial region in the West Midlands of England historically known for coal mining, ironworking, and heavy manufacturing.
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E.
Wagoner's Lad
"Wagoner's Lad" is a traditional American folk ballad, popularized in the 20th century through performances by artists such as Joan Baez.
- 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: Cumberland Blues Target entity description: "Cumberland Blues" is a country- and bluegrass-influenced Grateful Dead song known for its driving rhythm and lyrics about the struggles of working-class life.
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A.
Chattanooga Blues
Chattanooga Blues was an early name of the minor league baseball team that later became known as the Chattanooga Lookouts.
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B.
Statesboro Blues
"Statesboro Blues" is a classic blues song popularized in rock music by The Allman Brothers Band, especially through their influential live performances.
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C.
Black Crow Blues
"Black Crow Blues" is an early Bob Dylan song that blends folk and blues influences, featured on his 1964 album *Another Side of Bob Dylan*.
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D.
Black Country
The Black Country is an industrial region in the West Midlands of England historically known for coal mining, ironworking, and heavy manufacturing.
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E.
Wagoner's Lad
"Wagoner's Lad" is a traditional American folk ballad, popularized in the 20th century through performances by artists such as Joan Baez.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| artist | Grateful Dead ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bill Kreutzmann
ⓘ
Bob Weir ⓘ Jerry Garcia ⓘ Mickey Hart ⓘ Phil Lesh ⓘ Robert Hunter ⓘ Ron "Pigpen" McKernan ⓘ |
| composer |
Jerry Garcia
ⓘ
Phil Lesh ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstReleaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| genre |
bluegrass
ⓘ
country rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
American working-class culture
ⓘ
jam band repertoire ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
American folk music
ⓘ
country music ⓘ traditional bluegrass music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformanceTradition | frequently performed in Grateful Dead concerts ⓘ |
| hasMood |
driving
ⓘ
energetic ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | driving rhythm ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person worker viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasSetting | mining community ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreCharacteristic | bluegrass-influenced harmony and rhythm ⓘ |
| hasTitleWord |
Blues
ⓘ
Cumberland ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Grateful Dead song catalog ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Robert Hunter ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
economic struggle
ⓘ
labor and work ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of country, bluegrass, and rock elements
ⓘ
depiction of miners and working-class hardship ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Workingman's Dead ⓘ |
| performer | Grateful Dead ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cumberland Blues Description of subject: "Cumberland Blues" is a country- and bluegrass-influenced Grateful Dead song known for its driving rhythm and lyrics about the struggles of working-class life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.