Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
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Manfred Mann’s Earth Band is a British progressive rock group formed in the early 1970s by keyboardist Manfred Mann, known for its fusion of rock, jazz, and electronic elements and hits like “Blinded by the Light.”
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manfred Mann's Earth Band | 7 |
| Manfred Mann’s Earth Band canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8448540 — 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: Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Context triple: [Trevor Rabin, associatedAct, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band]
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A.
Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann is a South African-born British keyboardist, songwriter, and bandleader best known for founding the 1960s rock group Manfred Mann and later Manfred Mann’s Earth Band.
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B.
Moody Blues
The Moody Blues are an English rock band best known for pioneering progressive and symphonic rock with their landmark 1967 album "Days of Future Passed."
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C.
Procol Harum
Procol Harum is an English rock band best known for their 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale," a landmark of the psychedelic and progressive rock era.
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D.
Roxy Music
Roxy Music is an influential English art rock band formed in the early 1970s, known for their innovative blend of glam rock, avant-garde style, and sophisticated pop.
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E.
Graham Bond Organisation
The Graham Bond Organisation was a pioneering 1960s British rhythm and blues/jazz-rock band known for its influential role in the early careers of several major rock musicians.
- 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: Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Target entity description: Manfred Mann’s Earth Band is a British progressive rock group formed in the early 1970s by keyboardist Manfred Mann, known for its fusion of rock, jazz, and electronic elements and hits like “Blinded by the Light.”
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A.
Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann is a South African-born British keyboardist, songwriter, and bandleader best known for founding the 1960s rock group Manfred Mann and later Manfred Mann’s Earth Band.
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B.
Moody Blues
The Moody Blues are an English rock band best known for pioneering progressive and symphonic rock with their landmark 1967 album "Days of Future Passed."
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C.
Procol Harum
Procol Harum is an English rock band best known for their 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale," a landmark of the psychedelic and progressive rock era.
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D.
Roxy Music
Roxy Music is an influential English art rock band formed in the early 1970s, known for their innovative blend of glam rock, avant-garde style, and sophisticated pop.
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E.
Graham Bond Organisation
The Graham Bond Organisation was a pioneering 1960s British rhythm and blues/jazz-rock band known for its influential role in the early careers of several major rock musicians.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Manfred Mann
NERFINISHED
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Manfred Mann (1960s band) NERFINISHED ⓘ Manfred Mann Chapter Three NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Manfred Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
album‑oriented rock
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art rock ⓘ classic rock ⓘ electronic rock ⓘ hard rock ⓘ jazz rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Chris Slade
NERFINISHED
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Chris Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Colin Pattenden NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Flett NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lingwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Mick Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ Noel McCalla NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat King NERFINISHED ⓘ Shona Laing NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Chris Slade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colin Pattenden NERFINISHED ⓘ Manfred Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ Mick Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
2006
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Angel Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Chance NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Tango NERFINISHED ⓘ Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (debut album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Masque NERFINISHED ⓘ Nightingales & Bombers NERFINISHED ⓘ Soft Vengeance NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ Somewhere in Afrika NERFINISHED ⓘ The Roaring Silence NERFINISHED ⓘ Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.manfredmann.co.uk/ ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Manfred Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | fusion of rock, jazz, and electronic elements ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | Reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with "Blinded by the Light" in 1977 ⓘ |
| notableCover |
Blinded by the Light
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Father of Day, Father of Night NERFINISHED ⓘ For You NERFINISHED ⓘ Mighty Quinn NERFINISHED ⓘ Spirits in the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blinded by the Light
NERFINISHED
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Davy’s on the Road Again NERFINISHED ⓘ Father of Day, Father of Night NERFINISHED ⓘ For You NERFINISHED ⓘ Joybringer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mighty Quinn NERFINISHED ⓘ Questions NERFINISHED ⓘ Spirits in the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Ariola Records
NERFINISHED
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Bronze Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Records ⓘ Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| startTime | 1971 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Description of subject: Manfred Mann’s Earth Band is a British progressive rock group formed in the early 1970s by keyboardist Manfred Mann, known for its fusion of rock, jazz, and electronic elements and hits like “Blinded by the Light.”
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
this entity surface form:
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
subject surface form:
Blinded by the Light (Manfred Mann's Earth Band version)
this entity surface form:
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
this entity surface form:
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
this entity surface form:
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
this entity surface form:
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
this entity surface form:
Manfred Mann's Earth Band