Albert James Freed
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Albert James Freed, better known as Alan Freed, was an influential American disc jockey credited with popularizing the term "rock and roll" and helping to bring the genre into mainstream culture in the 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Albert James Freed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8828905 — 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: Albert James Freed Context triple: [Alan Freed, fullName, Albert James Freed]
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A.
Ellsworth Raymond Johnson
Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson was a notorious mid-20th-century Harlem crime boss and influential figure in New York City's underworld.
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B.
Jack Frederick Kilpatrick
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C.
Clarence Leon Brown
Clarence Leon Brown was a prominent American film director of the early to mid-20th century, best known for his work at MGM on classics such as "Anna Christie," "National Velvet," and "The Yearling."
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D.
Jesse Clyde Nichols
Jesse Clyde Nichols was a prominent early 20th-century real estate developer best known for creating Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza and pioneering racially restrictive suburban planning.
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E.
Holton D. Robinson
Holton D. Robinson was an American civil engineer noted for his work on major suspension bridges in the early 20th century.
- 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: Albert James Freed Target entity description: Albert James Freed, better known as Alan Freed, was an influential American disc jockey credited with popularizing the term "rock and roll" and helping to bring the genre into mainstream culture in the 1950s.
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A.
Ellsworth Raymond Johnson
Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson was a notorious mid-20th-century Harlem crime boss and influential figure in New York City's underworld.
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B.
Jack Frederick Kilpatrick
Jack Frederick Kilpatrick was an American composer and musicologist known for his work in Native American music and contributions to ethnomusicology.
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C.
Clarence Leon Brown
Clarence Leon Brown was a prominent American film director of the early to mid-20th century, best known for his work at MGM on classics such as "Anna Christie," "National Velvet," and "The Yearling."
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D.
Jesse Clyde Nichols
Jesse Clyde Nichols was a prominent early 20th-century real estate developer best known for creating Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza and pioneering racially restrictive suburban planning.
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E.
Holton D. Robinson
Holton D. Robinson was an American civil engineer noted for his work on major suspension bridges in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disc jockey
ⓘ
human ⓘ music promoter ⓘ radio personality ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alan Freed
ⓘ
Moondog ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ferncliff Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
cirrhosis of the liver
ⓘ
uremia ⓘ |
| charge | commercial bribery ⓘ |
| child | Lance Freed ⓘ |
| convictedIn | 1962 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1952-03-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-12-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-01-20 ⓘ |
| employer |
WABC (New York City radio station)
ⓘ
linked to:
WABC (AM)
WAKR (Akron radio station) ⓘ WINS (New York City radio station) ⓘ
linked to:
WINS (AM)
WJW (Cleveland radio station) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| genre |
rhythm and blues
ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ |
| heritage |
Russian-Jewish descent (father)
ⓘ
Welsh descent (mother) ⓘ |
| honor | inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| inductionYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| influenced | mainstream acceptance of African American rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| notableFor |
organizing one of the first major rock and roll concerts, the Moondog Coronation Ball
ⓘ
popularizing the term "rock and roll" ⓘ promoting rock and roll music to mainstream audiences ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Moondog Rock and Roll House Party (radio show)
ⓘ
linked to:
Moondog Rock and Roll Party (radio show)
The Alan Freed Show (television) ⓘ |
| occupation |
concert promoter
ⓘ
disc jockey ⓘ radio host ⓘ television host ⓘ |
| organized | Moondog Coronation Ball ⓘ |
| participantIn | payola scandal ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
|
| placeOfDeath | Palm Springs, California, United States ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tim McIntire ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
American Hot Wax (1978 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
American Hot Wax
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| residence |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| spouse |
Betty Lou Slatzer
ⓘ
Inga Rundvold ⓘ Jackie McCoy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Albert James Freed Description of subject: Albert James Freed, better known as Alan Freed, was an influential American disc jockey credited with popularizing the term "rock and roll" and helping to bring the genre into mainstream culture in the 1950s.
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