Blackbirds of 1928
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Blackbirds of 1928 was a landmark all-Black Broadway musical revue that helped popularize jazz and showcased the talents of leading African American performers during the Harlem Renaissance era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blackbirds of 1928 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9326640 — 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: Blackbirds of 1928 Context triple: [Dorothy Fields, wroteLyricsFor, Blackbirds of 1928]
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A.
Blackbirds
Blackbirds is the official motto and nickname of the U.S. Air Force's 8th Special Operations Squadron, reflecting its stealthy and elite aviation role.
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B.
Bye Bye Blackbird
"Bye Bye Blackbird" is a popular jazz and pop standard from the 1920s that has been widely recorded by vocalists and instrumentalists across generations.
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C.
The Black and Whites
The Black and Whites is the traditional nickname of Hull F.C., a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, England.
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D.
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky is a 1943 American musical fantasy film, notable for its pioneering all-Black cast and direction by Vincente Minnelli.
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E.
The Blackbird
The Blackbird is a 1926 American silent crime drama film starring Lon Chaney as a duplicitous London underworld figure.
- 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: Blackbirds of 1928 Target entity description: Blackbirds of 1928 was a landmark all-Black Broadway musical revue that helped popularize jazz and showcased the talents of leading African American performers during the Harlem Renaissance era.
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A.
Blackbirds
Blackbirds is the official motto and nickname of the U.S. Air Force's 8th Special Operations Squadron, reflecting its stealthy and elite aviation role.
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B.
Bye Bye Blackbird
"Bye Bye Blackbird" is a popular jazz and pop standard from the 1920s that has been widely recorded by vocalists and instrumentalists across generations.
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C.
The Black and Whites
The Black and Whites is the traditional nickname of Hull F.C., a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, England.
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D.
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky is a 1943 American musical fantasy film, notable for its pioneering all-Black cast and direction by Vincente Minnelli.
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E.
The Blackbird
The Blackbird is a 1926 American silent crime drama film starring Lon Chaney as a duplicitous London underworld figure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical revue
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all-Black revue ⓘ theatrical production ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | Black musical theatre ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | African American cultural renaissance ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Adelaide Hall
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Bill "Bojangles" Robinson ⓘ Dorothy Fields ⓘ Jimmy McHugh ⓘ Lew Leslie ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Harlem ⓘ |
| castCharacteristic | all-Black cast ⓘ |
| composer | Jimmy McHugh ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalContext | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| era | late 1920s ⓘ |
| ethnicCasting | African American performers ⓘ |
| featuredPerformer |
Adelaide Hall
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Aida Ward ⓘ Bill "Bojangles" Robinson ⓘ Blue McAllister ⓘ Miller and Lyles ⓘ Tim Moore ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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musical revue ⓘ |
| hasPart |
song "Bandanna Babies"
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song "Diga Diga Doo" ⓘ song "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" ⓘ
linked to:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love
|
| historicalPeriod |
Jazz Age
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linked to:
The Jazz Age
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| influenced |
popularization of jazz standards
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subsequent Black Broadway revues ⓘ |
| locationOfPremiere |
Broadway
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New York City ⓘ |
| lyricist | Dorothy Fields ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | English ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
Harlem Renaissance jazz
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popular song ⓘ |
| notableSong |
"Diga Diga Doo"
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"I Can't Give You Anything But Love" ⓘ
linked to:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love
|
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| producer | Lew Leslie ⓘ |
| significance |
helped popularize jazz on Broadway
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landmark in African American musical theatre ⓘ major success for Black performers on Broadway ⓘ showcased leading African American performers ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
African American music and dance
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jazz performance ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Blackbirds of 1928 Description of subject: Blackbirds of 1928 was a landmark all-Black Broadway musical revue that helped popularize jazz and showcased the talents of leading African American performers during the Harlem Renaissance era.
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