My Black Mama
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"My Black Mama" is an influential early Delta blues song by Son House, known for its raw vocal delivery and slide guitar work that helped shape the genre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| My Black Mama canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6660971 — 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: My Black Mama Context triple: [Son House, notableWork, My Black Mama]
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A.
A Negro Woman
A Negro Woman is a minor, unnamed character in Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," serving as part of the New Orleans street life that frames the main action.
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B.
My Mammy
"My Mammy" is a popular early 20th-century American song closely associated with Al Jolson and classic vaudeville and film performances.
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C.
The Black Man
"The Black Man" is a haunting, introspective poem by Russian poet Sergei Yesenin that explores themes of inner torment, identity, and existential despair.
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D.
A Negra
A Negra is a seminal modernist painting by Brazilian artist Tarsila do Amaral that explores Afro-Brazilian identity through bold forms and vibrant colors.
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E.
On My Mama
"On My Mama" is a 2023 R&B song by Victoria Monét that blends nostalgic Southern hip-hop influences with affirming, self-confident lyrics and became one of her breakout hits.
- 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: My Black Mama Target entity description: "My Black Mama" is an influential early Delta blues song by Son House, known for its raw vocal delivery and slide guitar work that helped shape the genre.
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A.
A Negro Woman
A Negro Woman is a minor, unnamed character in Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," serving as part of the New Orleans street life that frames the main action.
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B.
My Mammy
"My Mammy" is a popular early 20th-century American song closely associated with Al Jolson and classic vaudeville and film performances.
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C.
The Black Man
"The Black Man" is a haunting, introspective poem by Russian poet Sergei Yesenin that explores themes of inner torment, identity, and existential despair.
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D.
A Negra
A Negra is a seminal modernist painting by Brazilian artist Tarsila do Amaral that explores Afro-Brazilian identity through bold forms and vibrant colors.
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E.
On My Mama
"On My Mama" is a 2023 R&B song by Victoria Monét that blends nostalgic Southern hip-hop influences with affirming, self-confident lyrics and became one of her breakout hits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Delta blues song
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song ⓘ |
| associatedArtistRole | Son House as pioneering Delta blues musician ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | early Delta blues tradition ⓘ |
| composer | Son House ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre | Delta blues ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
blues tonality
ⓘ
bottleneck slide guitar ⓘ call-and-response between voice and guitar ⓘ repetitive riff-based structure ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreCharacteristic | country blues ⓘ |
| influencedArtist |
Howlin’ Wolf
ⓘ
linked to:
Howlin' Wolf
John Lee Hooker ⓘ Muddy Waters ⓘ Robert Johnson ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
Chicago blues
ⓘ
Delta blues ⓘ country blues ⓘ |
| influencedWork |
Death Letter
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Walkin’ Blues ⓘ
linked to:
Walkin' Blues
|
| instrumentation |
slide guitar
ⓘ
voice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Son House ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
hardship
ⓘ
relationships ⓘ rural Southern life ⓘ |
| notableTechnique |
emotional intensity in vocal phrasing
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rhythmic slide guitar figures ⓘ |
| performancePractice | solo voice and guitar ⓘ |
| performer | Son House ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Mississippi Delta
ⓘ
linked to:
North Mississippi Delta
|
| significance |
considered an influential early blues recording
ⓘ
helped shape the Delta blues style ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | raw vocal delivery ⓘ |
| vocalType | male vocal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: My Black Mama Description of subject: "My Black Mama" is an influential early Delta blues song by Son House, known for its raw vocal delivery and slide guitar work that helped shape the genre.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.