Lady Sings the Blues (autobiography)
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Lady Sings the Blues (autobiography) is the 1956 memoir of jazz singer Billie Holiday, recounting her turbulent life, career, and struggles with racism, addiction, and the music industry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lady Sings the Blues | 1 |
| Lady Sings the Blues (autobiography) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7549538 — 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: Lady Sings the Blues (autobiography) Context triple: [Lady Sings the Blues, basedOn, Lady Sings the Blues (autobiography)]
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A.
Queen of the Blues
Queen of the Blues is the honorific title given to legendary American Chicago blues singer Koko Taylor, renowned for her powerful, gritty vocal style.
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B.
Nina Simone Sings the Blues
"Nina Simone Sings the Blues" is a 1967 studio album that showcases Nina Simone’s powerful blend of blues, jazz, and soul, marked by emotionally intense vocals and socially conscious themes.
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C.
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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D.
A Black Man’s Soul
A Black Man’s Soul is a 1969 instrumental funk and soul album by musician and bandleader Ike Turner, showcasing his gritty, groove-driven arrangements.
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E.
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
"I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" is a popular 1932 American standard, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ted Koehler, that has been widely recorded by jazz and pop vocalists.
- 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: Lady Sings the Blues (autobiography) Target entity description: Lady Sings the Blues (autobiography) is the 1956 memoir of jazz singer Billie Holiday, recounting her turbulent life, career, and struggles with racism, addiction, and the music industry.
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A.
Queen of the Blues
Queen of the Blues is the honorific title given to legendary American Chicago blues singer Koko Taylor, renowned for her powerful, gritty vocal style.
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B.
Nina Simone Sings the Blues
"Nina Simone Sings the Blues" is a 1967 studio album that showcases Nina Simone’s powerful blend of blues, jazz, and soul, marked by emotionally intense vocals and socially conscious themes.
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C.
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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D.
A Black Man’s Soul
A Black Man’s Soul is a 1969 instrumental funk and soul album by musician and bandleader Ike Turner, showcasing his gritty, groove-driven arrangements.
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E.
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
"I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" is a popular 1932 American standard, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ted Koehler, that has been widely recorded by jazz and pop vocalists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | autobiography ⓘ |
| about |
African-American women singers
ⓘ
Harlem jazz scene ⓘ recording industry practices ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Lady Sings the Blues (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor | William Dufty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Jim Crow era racism
ⓘ
jazz clubs ⓘ touring with bands ⓘ |
| describes |
Billie Holiday’s childhood
ⓘ
Billie Holiday’s encounters with the criminal justice system ⓘ Billie Holiday’s experiences with racial segregation ⓘ Billie Holiday’s heroin addiction ⓘ Billie Holiday’s relationships with musicians ⓘ Billie Holiday’s singing career ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz memoir
ⓘ
music autobiography ⓘ |
| hasForm | book ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Strange Fruit (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Lady Sings the Blues (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Billie Holiday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
drug addiction ⓘ jazz ⓘ music industry ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
candid depiction of addiction
ⓘ
firsthand account of racism faced by a Black jazz singer ⓘ influence on later music biographies ⓘ |
| portrays |
club and touring life for jazz musicians
ⓘ
police harassment ⓘ racism in the music business ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| setting |
American South
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1910s
ⓘ
1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| title | Lady Sings the Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf |
Billie Holiday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Dufty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lady Sings the Blues (autobiography) Description of subject: Lady Sings the Blues (autobiography) is the 1956 memoir of jazz singer Billie Holiday, recounting her turbulent life, career, and struggles with racism, addiction, and the music industry.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lady Sings the Blues
subject surface form:
Eleanora Fagan
this entity surface form:
Lady Sings the Blues