Tampa Red
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Tampa Red was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for his distinctive single-string slide guitar style and major contributions to Chicago blues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tampa Red canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6587744 — 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: Tampa Red Context triple: [Big Bill Broonzy, associatedAct, Tampa Red]
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A.
Tampa Tarpons
The Tampa Tarpons are a Minor League Baseball team and Single-A affiliate of the New York Yankees based in Tampa, Florida.
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B.
Florida Tuskers
The Florida Tuskers were a short-lived United Football League (UFL) team based in Orlando, known for their strong on-field performance despite the league’s brief existence.
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C.
St. Louis Terriers
The St. Louis Terriers were a short-lived Federal League baseball team based in St. Louis that played during the mid-1910s.
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D.
La Bayamesa
La Bayamesa is the national anthem of Cuba, a patriotic song celebrating the country’s struggle for independence and national identity.
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E.
Johnson City Doughboys
The Johnson City Doughboys are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Johnson City, Tennessee, competing in the Appalachian League.
- 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: Tampa Red Target entity description: Tampa Red was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for his distinctive single-string slide guitar style and major contributions to Chicago blues.
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A.
Tampa Tarpons
The Tampa Tarpons are a Minor League Baseball team and Single-A affiliate of the New York Yankees based in Tampa, Florida.
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B.
Florida Tuskers
The Florida Tuskers were a short-lived United Football League (UFL) team based in Orlando, known for their strong on-field performance despite the league’s brief existence.
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C.
St. Louis Terriers
The St. Louis Terriers were a short-lived Federal League baseball team based in St. Louis that played during the mid-1910s.
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D.
La Bayamesa
La Bayamesa is the national anthem of Cuba, a patriotic song celebrating the country’s struggle for independence and national identity.
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E.
Johnson City Doughboys
The Johnson City Doughboys are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Johnson City, Tennessee, competing in the Appalachian League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues musician
ⓘ
person ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hudson Woodbridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Guitar Wizard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Hudson Whittaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens South, Glenwood, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Big Bill Broonzy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ Memphis Minnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-01-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-03-19 ⓘ |
| genre |
Chicago blues
ⓘ
blues ⓘ hokum blues ⓘ |
| influenced |
B.B. King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago blues musicians ⓘ Elmore James NERFINISHED ⓘ Muddy Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Nighthawk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
electric Chicago blues
ⓘ
urban blues ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| movedTo | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering Chicago blues sound
ⓘ
single-string slide guitar style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
It Hurts Me Too
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Love Her with a Feeling NERFINISHED ⓘ Tight Like That NERFINISHED ⓘ You Can’t Get That Stuff No More NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
blues guitarist
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recording artist ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| pioneerOf | hokum blues duet style ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Smithville, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Bluebird Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vocalion Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | single-string slide guitar ⓘ |
| usedInstrumentType | National steel guitar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Tampa Red Description of subject: Tampa Red was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for his distinctive single-string slide guitar style and major contributions to Chicago blues.
Referenced by (5)
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