Preachin’ the Blues
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Preachin’ the Blues is a seminal Delta blues song by Son House, celebrated for its raw vocal intensity, slide guitar work, and profound influence on later blues and rock musicians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Preachin’ the Blues canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6660970 — 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: Preachin’ the Blues Context triple: [Son House, notableWork, Preachin’ the Blues]
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A.
Story of the Blues
"Story of the Blues" is a song by English band After Hours, known for its emotive reflection on hardship and resilience in the blues tradition.
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B.
Me and the Blues
Me and the Blues is a jazz and blues vocal album by renowned singer Joe Williams, showcasing his rich baritone voice in a set of soulful, swinging performances.
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C.
Confessin’ the Blues
Confessin’ the Blues is a classic blues song popularized in the 1940s that became a standard of the genre and has been widely covered by numerous artists.
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D.
Risin’ with the Blues
Risin’ with the Blues is a late-career blues album by Ike Turner that showcases his enduring musicianship and earned critical acclaim, including a Grammy Award.
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E.
Still Got the Blues
"Still Got the Blues" is a 1990 blues-rock song and title track by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, renowned for its emotive guitar solos and status as one of his signature pieces.
- 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: Preachin’ the Blues Target entity description: Preachin’ the Blues is a seminal Delta blues song by Son House, celebrated for its raw vocal intensity, slide guitar work, and profound influence on later blues and rock musicians.
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A.
Story of the Blues
"Story of the Blues" is a song by English band After Hours, known for its emotive reflection on hardship and resilience in the blues tradition.
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B.
Me and the Blues
Me and the Blues is a jazz and blues vocal album by renowned singer Joe Williams, showcasing his rich baritone voice in a set of soulful, swinging performances.
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C.
Confessin’ the Blues
Confessin’ the Blues is a classic blues song popularized in the 1940s that became a standard of the genre and has been widely covered by numerous artists.
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D.
Risin’ with the Blues
Risin’ with the Blues is a late-career blues album by Ike Turner that showcases his enduring musicianship and earned critical acclaim, including a Grammy Award.
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E.
Still Got the Blues
"Still Got the Blues" is a 1990 blues-rock song and title track by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, renowned for its emotive guitar solos and status as one of his signature pieces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Delta blues song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Delta blues tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Delta blues
|
| associatedWithArtist | Son House ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Mississippi Delta
ⓘ
linked to:
North Mississippi Delta
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre | Delta blues ⓘ |
| hasArtist | Son House ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | considered a seminal Delta blues recording ⓘ |
| hasMood |
emotional
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intense ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature | bottleneck slide guitar work ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
moral struggle
ⓘ
religious imagery ⓘ |
| influenced |
later blues guitarists
ⓘ
later rock guitarists ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
blues
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| instrumentation | slide guitar ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
personal suffering
ⓘ
religion ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive slide guitar
ⓘ
intense vocal delivery ⓘ profound influence on later blues musicians ⓘ profound influence on later rock musicians ⓘ |
| performer | Son House ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | raw vocal intensity ⓘ |
| vocalType | male vocal ⓘ |
| writer | Son House ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Preachin’ the Blues Description of subject: Preachin’ the Blues is a seminal Delta blues song by Son House, celebrated for its raw vocal intensity, slide guitar work, and profound influence on later blues and rock musicians.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.