A Spoonful Blues
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A Spoonful Blues is an early Delta blues song by pioneering guitarist and singer Charley Patton, showcasing his raw vocal style and influential slide guitar work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Spoonful Blues canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7854159 — 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: A Spoonful Blues Context triple: [Charley Patton, notableWork, A Spoonful Blues]
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A.
The Blues Is Alright
"The Blues Is Alright" is a popular modern blues song best known through performances by artists like Little Milton and Z.Z. Hill, often celebrated as a contemporary blues standard.
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B.
Spoonful
"Spoonful" is a classic blues song, written by Willie Dixon and popularized by Howlin' Wolf, that has become a standard in the Chicago blues repertoire.
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C.
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.
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D.
Hootie Blues
"Hootie Blues" is a classic Kansas City jazz and blues piece closely associated with pianist and bandleader Jay McShann and early bebop-era sounds.
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E.
Spoonman
"Spoonman" is a Grammy-winning 1994 grunge single by Soundgarden, written by Chris Cornell and inspired by Seattle street performer Artis the Spoonman.
- 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: A Spoonful Blues Target entity description: A Spoonful Blues is an early Delta blues song by pioneering guitarist and singer Charley Patton, showcasing his raw vocal style and influential slide guitar work.
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A.
The Blues Is Alright
"The Blues Is Alright" is a popular modern blues song best known through performances by artists like Little Milton and Z.Z. Hill, often celebrated as a contemporary blues standard.
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B.
Spoonful
"Spoonful" is a classic blues song, written by Willie Dixon and popularized by Howlin' Wolf, that has become a standard in the Chicago blues repertoire.
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C.
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.
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D.
Hootie Blues
"Hootie Blues" is a classic Kansas City jazz and blues piece closely associated with pianist and bandleader Jay McShann and early bebop-era sounds.
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E.
Spoonman
"Spoonman" is a Grammy-winning 1994 grunge single by Soundgarden, written by Chris Cornell and inspired by Seattle street performer Artis the Spoonman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Delta blues song
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Charley Patton ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | pre-war blues ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Mississippi Delta
ⓘ
linked to:
North Mississippi Delta
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| composer | Charley Patton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| era | early 20th century blues ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument | slide guitar ⓘ |
| genre | Delta blues ⓘ |
| hasGuitarTechnique |
bottleneck slide
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rhythmic accompaniment ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | blues ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | country blues ⓘ |
| hasTheme | blues tradition of “spoonful” songs ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle |
rough timbre
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shouted vocals ⓘ |
| influenced |
later blues guitarists
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later slide guitar techniques ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
Delta blues
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blues ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Charley Patton ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of Delta blues
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influential slide guitar work ⓘ |
| partOf | Charley Patton discography ⓘ |
| performer | Charley Patton ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Charley Patton ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | raw vocal style ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Spoonful Blues Description of subject: A Spoonful Blues is an early Delta blues song by pioneering guitarist and singer Charley Patton, showcasing his raw vocal style and influential slide guitar work.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.