Jabo Starks
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Jabo Starks was an influential American funk and R&B drummer best known for his work with James Brown and for helping define the sound of funk in the 1960s and 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jabo Starks canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9134283 — 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: Jabo Starks Context triple: [Sex Machine, featuresMusician, Jabo Starks]
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A.
Xaphoon Jones
Xaphoon Jones is an American hip-hop producer best known as the co-founder and beatmaker of the duo Chiddy Bang.
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B.
Eugene Gant
Eugene Gant is the introspective, semi-autobiographical central figure in Thomas Wolfe’s novel "Look Homeward, Angel," whose coming-of-age story explores family conflict, artistic ambition, and the search for identity in early 20th-century America.
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C.
Jack Stoney
Jack Stoney was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often appearing in Westerns and crime dramas.
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D.
Nathan Barksdale
Nathan Barksdale was a notorious Baltimore drug dealer whose life and criminal career partially inspired the character Avon Barksdale on the television series "The Wire."
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E.
Antonio Dawson
Antonio Dawson is a dedicated and principled detective in the Chicago Police Department’s Intelligence Unit on the television series "Chicago P.D.," known for his strong moral compass and loyalty to his team and family.
- 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: Jabo Starks Target entity description: Jabo Starks was an influential American funk and R&B drummer best known for his work with James Brown and for helping define the sound of funk in the 1960s and 1970s.
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A.
Xaphoon Jones
Xaphoon Jones is an American hip-hop producer best known as the co-founder and beatmaker of the duo Chiddy Bang.
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B.
Eugene Gant
Eugene Gant is the introspective, semi-autobiographical central figure in Thomas Wolfe’s novel "Look Homeward, Angel," whose coming-of-age story explores family conflict, artistic ambition, and the search for identity in early 20th-century America.
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C.
Jack Stoney
Jack Stoney was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often appearing in Westerns and crime dramas.
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D.
Nathan Barksdale
Nathan Barksdale was a notorious Baltimore drug dealer whose life and criminal career partially inspired the character Avon Barksdale on the television series "The Wire."
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E.
Antonio Dawson
Antonio Dawson is a dedicated and principled detective in the Chicago Police Department’s Intelligence Unit on the television series "Chicago P.D.," known for his strong moral compass and loyalty to his team and family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drummer
ⓘ
human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2010s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
B.B. King
ⓘ
linked to:
B. B. King
Bobby Bland ⓘ Hank Ballard ⓘ James Brown ⓘ Lynn Hope ⓘ The Famous Flames ⓘ The J.B.'s ⓘ |
| birthName |
John Henry Starks
ⓘ
linked to:
John Starks
|
| causeOfDeath | leukemia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-10-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-05-01 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
funk music
ⓘ
rhythm and blues music ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity |
African-American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| influenced |
funk drummers
ⓘ
hip hop drumming ⓘ |
| instrument | drum kit ⓘ |
| knownFor |
helping define the sound of funk drumming in the 1960s and 1970s
ⓘ
work with James Brown ⓘ |
| memberOf |
James Brown’s band
ⓘ
linked to:
The James Brown Band
The J.B.'s ⓘ |
| name | Jabo Starks ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
syncopated, groove-oriented drumming style
ⓘ
use of tight snare patterns and ghost notes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
“Cold Sweat”
ⓘ
linked to:
Cold Sweat
“Funky Drummer” ⓘ
linked to:
Funky Drummer
“Sex Machine” ⓘ
linked to:
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine
“Super Bad” ⓘ
linked to:
Super Bad
“The Payback” ⓘ
linked to:
The Payback
|
| occupation | drummer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Jackson, Alabama, United States
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linked to:
Jackson, Alabama
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| placeOfDeath |
Mobile, Alabama, United States
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linked to:
Mobile, Alabama
|
| recordLabel |
King Records
ⓘ
Polydor Records ⓘ |
| residence |
Mobile, Alabama, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Mobile, Alabama
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jabo Starks Description of subject: Jabo Starks was an influential American funk and R&B drummer best known for his work with James Brown and for helping define the sound of funk in the 1960s and 1970s.
Referenced by (5)
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