Crawling King Snake
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"Crawling King Snake" is a classic blues song popularized by John Lee Hooker, known for its hypnotic groove, raw vocal delivery, and enduring influence on electric blues.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crawling King Snake canonical | 2 |
| Crawling Kingsnake | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7178032 — 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: Crawling King Snake Context triple: [John Lee Hooker, notableWork, Crawling King Snake]
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A.
Burmese python
The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake native to Southeast Asia that has become a highly destructive invasive species in the Florida Everglades.
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B.
Snake Rag
"Snake Rag" is a classic early jazz composition by King Oliver, celebrated for its intricate ensemble breaks and as a key example of New Orleans–style jazz.
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C.
Constrictor
Constrictor is a water slide attraction at Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast known for its tight twists and high-speed tube-style turns.
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D.
Nyctophilopython
Nyctophilopython is a genus of pythons, a group of nonvenomous constrictor snakes within the family Pythonidae.
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E.
Colubrina
Colubrina is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees known for their hard wood and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
- 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: Crawling King Snake Target entity description: "Crawling King Snake" is a classic blues song popularized by John Lee Hooker, known for its hypnotic groove, raw vocal delivery, and enduring influence on electric blues.
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A.
Burmese python
The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake native to Southeast Asia that has become a highly destructive invasive species in the Florida Everglades.
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B.
Snake Rag
"Snake Rag" is a classic early jazz composition by King Oliver, celebrated for its intricate ensemble breaks and as a key example of New Orleans–style jazz.
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C.
Constrictor
Constrictor is a water slide attraction at Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast known for its tight twists and high-speed tube-style turns.
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D.
Nyctophilopython
Nyctophilopython is a genus of pythons, a group of nonvenomous constrictor snakes within the family Pythonidae.
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E.
Colubrina
Colubrina is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees known for their hard wood and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist |
John Lee Hooker
ⓘ
Junior Kimbrough ⓘ The Doors ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| associatedWithTradition | African American blues tradition ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
electric blues ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
call-and-response vocals and guitar
ⓘ
repetitive riff-based structure ⓘ slow to mid-tempo groove ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
electric blues repertoire
ⓘ
modern blues-rock artists ⓘ rock interpretations of blues ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
Chicago blues
ⓘ
Delta blues ⓘ |
| hasNotability | classic status in blues canon ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
animal imagery
ⓘ
dominance and control ⓘ sexual innuendo ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
blues jam sessions
ⓘ
electric blues sets ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
enduring influence on electric blues
ⓘ
hypnotic groove ⓘ raw vocal delivery ⓘ |
| partOf | classic blues standard repertoire ⓘ |
| performedBy |
B.B. King
ⓘ
linked to:
B. B. King
Big Joe Williams ⓘ Buddy Guy ⓘ Eric Burdon and the Animals ⓘ
linked to:
The Animals
John Lee Hooker ⓘ Junior Kimbrough ⓘ Muddy Waters ⓘ The Doors ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | John Lee Hooker ⓘ |
| recordedAs |
electric band arrangement
ⓘ
solo guitar and vocal arrangement ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ harmonica ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
expressive
ⓘ
intense ⓘ raw ⓘ |
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: Crawling King Snake Description of subject: "Crawling King Snake" is a classic blues song popularized by John Lee Hooker, known for its hypnotic groove, raw vocal delivery, and enduring influence on electric blues.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Crawling King Snake