Pennsylvania 6-5000
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"Pennsylvania 6-5000" is a popular big band jazz instrumental and song made famous by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, named after a New York City telephone number.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pennsylvania 6-5000 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7773410 — 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: Pennsylvania 6-5000 Context triple: [Glenn Miller, notableWork, Pennsylvania 6-5000]
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A.
Penn
Penn is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia known for its strong programs in business, law, medicine, and the liberal arts.
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B.
Penn
Penn is the stage and given name of Penn Jillette, the outspoken magician, comedian, and half of the famed duo Penn & Teller.
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C.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is a historically significant U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions, known for cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and its central role in the nation’s founding.
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D.
Pensilvania
Pensilvania is a municipality and town located in the Caldas Department of Colombia, known for its coffee-growing economy and mountainous Andean landscape.
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E.
PENN
PENN is the stock ticker symbol for PENN Entertainment, a major U.S. gaming and sports-betting company that operates casinos and online wagering platforms.
- 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: Pennsylvania 6-5000 Target entity description: "Pennsylvania 6-5000" is a popular big band jazz instrumental and song made famous by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, named after a New York City telephone number.
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A.
Penn
Penn is the stage and given name of Penn Jillette, the outspoken magician, comedian, and half of the famed duo Penn & Teller.
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B.
Penn
Penn is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia known for its strong programs in business, law, medicine, and the liberal arts.
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C.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is a historically significant U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions, known for cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and its central role in the nation’s founding.
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D.
Pensilvania
Pensilvania is a municipality and town located in the Caldas Department of Colombia, known for its coffee-growing economy and mountainous Andean landscape.
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E.
PENN
PENN is the stock ticker symbol for PENN Entertainment, a major U.S. gaming and sports-betting company that operates casinos and online wagering platforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big band composition
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City
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New York City ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Gray ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstPopularizedInDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedVenue | Hotel Pennsylvania ballroom ⓘ |
| hasChorusFeature | band shouting telephone number ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | popularized telephone-number song titles in swing era ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass section
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reed section ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ |
| hasMusicalEra | swing era ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm |
instrumental
ⓘ
song with vocal refrain ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording | Glenn Miller and His Orchestra 1940 recording ⓘ |
| hasStyle | swing era big band ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
New York City nightlife
ⓘ
telephone number ⓘ |
| hasTitleTheme | telephone call to Hotel Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Hotel Pennsylvania telephone number ⓘ |
| isStandardIn | big band jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Carl Sigman ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy |
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
ⓘ
linked to:
Glenn Miller Orchestra
|
| namedAfter |
Hotel Pennsylvania
ⓘ
telephone number Pennsylvania 6-5000 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Glenn Miller’s orchestra
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use of spoken telephone number in arrangement ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoireOf |
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
ⓘ
linked to:
Glenn Miller Orchestra
|
| performer |
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
ⓘ
linked to:
Glenn Miller Orchestra
|
| recordedBy |
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
ⓘ
linked to:
Glenn Miller Orchestra
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| recordLabel |
Bluebird Records
ⓘ
RCA Victor ⓘ |
| telephoneNumberInTitle | Pennsylvania 6-5000 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pennsylvania 6-5000 Description of subject: "Pennsylvania 6-5000" is a popular big band jazz instrumental and song made famous by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, named after a New York City telephone number.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.