Marion Walter Jacobs
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Marion Walter Jacobs, better known as Little Walter, was a pioneering American blues harmonica player and singer whose innovative amplified style transformed the role of the harmonica in modern blues music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marion Walter Jacobs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6660903 — 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: Marion Walter Jacobs Context triple: [Little Walter, birthName, Marion Walter Jacobs]
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A.
Marion Stein
Marion Stein was an Austrian-born British concert pianist and music patron who became known as the wife of Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and later the Countess of Harewood.
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B.
Marion Marshall
Marion Marshall was an American film actress who appeared in numerous Hollywood movies from the 1940s through the 1960s.
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C.
Marjorie Nelson
Marjorie Nelson was an American actress known for her work on stage and screen and for being married to fellow actor Howard Da Silva.
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D.
Florence Wyman Richardson
Florence Wyman Richardson was an American woman best known as the mother of Hadley Richardson, the first wife of writer Ernest Hemingway.
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E.
Marion Hutton
Marion Hutton was an American singer and actress best known as a featured vocalist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra during the big band era.
- 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: Marion Walter Jacobs Target entity description: Marion Walter Jacobs, better known as Little Walter, was a pioneering American blues harmonica player and singer whose innovative amplified style transformed the role of the harmonica in modern blues music.
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A.
Marion Stein
Marion Stein was an Austrian-born British concert pianist and music patron who became known as the wife of Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and later the Countess of Harewood.
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B.
Marion Marshall
Marion Marshall was an American film actress who appeared in numerous Hollywood movies from the 1940s through the 1960s.
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C.
Marjorie Nelson
Marjorie Nelson was an American actress known for her work on stage and screen and for being married to fellow actor Howard Da Silva.
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D.
Florence Wyman Richardson
Florence Wyman Richardson was an American woman best known as the mother of Hadley Richardson, the first wife of writer Ernest Hemingway.
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E.
Marion Hutton
Marion Hutton was an American singer and actress best known as a featured vocalist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra during the big band era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues musician
ⓘ
harmonica player ⓘ human ⓘ recording artist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Little Walter ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | injuries from assault ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-05-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1968-02-15 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Jacobs ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electric blues
ⓘ
harmonica performance ⓘ |
| genre |
Chicago blues
ⓘ
blues ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| givenName | Marion ⓘ |
| honoredIn |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame sidemen category
ⓘ
linked to:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
|
| influenced |
Charlie Musselwhite
ⓘ
James Cotton ⓘ
linked to:
James Henry Cotton
Junior Wells ⓘ Kim Wilson ⓘ Paul Butterfield ⓘ Rod Piazza ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
harmonica ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Muddy Waters band
ⓘ
linked to:
Muddy Waters Band
|
| middleName | Walter ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
pioneered amplified harmonica in blues
ⓘ
transformed harmonica into a lead instrument in Chicago blues ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blues with a Feeling
ⓘ
Juke ⓘ My Babe ⓘ Off the Wall ⓘ |
| occupation |
harmonica player
ⓘ
musician ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Marksville, Louisiana, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Checker Records
ⓘ
Chess Records ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marion Walter Jacobs Description of subject: Marion Walter Jacobs, better known as Little Walter, was a pioneering American blues harmonica player and singer whose innovative amplified style transformed the role of the harmonica in modern blues music.
Referenced by (1)
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