Jimmy Slyde
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Jimmy Slyde was an influential American tap dancer renowned for his smooth, gliding style and improvisational jazz-infused performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jimmy Slyde canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6271175 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jimmy Slyde Context triple: [Tap, featuresPerformer, Jimmy Slyde]
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A.
Jack Slade
Jack Slade is a 1953 Western film about the notorious frontier gunman and outlaw Jack Slade, whose life story later inspired the 1959 film "No Name on the Bullet."
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B.
Johnny Crale
Johnny Crale is the gunfighter antagonist in the 1958 Western film "Terror in a Texas Town," known for his menacing presence and role as a hired killer enforcing a corrupt land baron's will.
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C.
Kim Sledge
Kim Sledge is an American singer best known as a member of the family vocal group Sister Sledge, famous for disco-era hits like "We Are Family."
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D.
Donald Saddler
Donald Saddler was an American dancer and Tony Award–winning choreographer known for his work on numerous Broadway musicals and revivals.
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E.
Felix Slade
Felix Slade was a 19th-century British lawyer and philanthropist best known for endowing art scholarships that led to the creation of the Slade School of Fine Art at University College London.
- 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: Jimmy Slyde Target entity description: Jimmy Slyde was an influential American tap dancer renowned for his smooth, gliding style and improvisational jazz-infused performances.
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A.
Jack Slade
Jack Slade is a 1953 Western film about the notorious frontier gunman and outlaw Jack Slade, whose life story later inspired the 1959 film "No Name on the Bullet."
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B.
Johnny Crale
Johnny Crale is the gunfighter antagonist in the 1958 Western film "Terror in a Texas Town," known for his menacing presence and role as a hired killer enforcing a corrupt land baron's will.
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C.
Kim Sledge
Kim Sledge is an American singer best known as a member of the family vocal group Sister Sledge, famous for disco-era hits like "We Are Family."
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D.
Donald Saddler
Donald Saddler was an American dancer and Tony Award–winning choreographer known for his work on numerous Broadway musicals and revivals.
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E.
Felix Slade
Felix Slade was a 19th-century British lawyer and philanthropist best known for endowing art scholarships that led to the creation of the Slade School of Fine Art at University College London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choreographer
ⓘ
dancer ⓘ human ⓘ tap dancer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
King of Slides
ⓘ
Slide ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bessie Award
ⓘ
Dance Magazine Award ⓘ National Heritage Fellowship ⓘ
linked to:
National Heritage Fellowships
|
| birthName | James Titus Godbolt ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | colon cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-10-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-05-16 ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz dance
ⓘ
tap dance ⓘ |
| hasStudent |
Dianne Walker
ⓘ
Gregory Hines ⓘ Savion Glover ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
National Endowment for the Arts
ⓘ
linked to:
The National Endowment for the Arts
|
| influenced |
Gregory Hines
ⓘ
Savion Glover ⓘ contemporary tap dancers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | jazz music ⓘ |
| knownFor | revitalizing interest in tap dance in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement | jazz tap ⓘ |
| name | Jimmy Slyde ⓘ |
| notableFor |
improvisational jazz-infused tap performances
ⓘ
smooth gliding style in tap dance ⓘ |
| occupation |
choreographer
ⓘ
tap dancer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | tap dance festivals worldwide ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Apollo Theater
ⓘ
Cotton Club ⓘ
linked to:
Cotton Club, New York City
|
| performedWith |
Count Basie
ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ Louis Armstrong ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlanta
|
| placeOfDeath |
Hanson, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Hanson, Massachusetts
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| raisedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| residence |
Paris, France
ⓘ
linked to:
Paris
|
| style |
gliding slides across the floor
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rhythmically complex improvisation ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
American Dance Festival
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Broadway Dance Center ⓘ |
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