Mike Pinder
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Mike Pinder is an English musician and founding keyboardist of The Moody Blues, known for pioneering the use of the Mellotron in rock music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mike Pinder canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9395945 — 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: Mike Pinder Context triple: [The Moody Blues, member, Mike Pinder]
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A.
Ginger Baker
Ginger Baker was a pioneering English drummer best known for co-founding the rock band Cream and for his influential fusion of jazz, rock, and African rhythms.
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B.
Alvin Lee
Alvin Lee was an English rock and blues guitarist best known as the virtuosic frontman of Ten Years After and a prominent figure of the 1960s British blues-rock scene.
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C.
Dave Mattacks
Dave Mattacks is an English drummer best known for his work with the folk-rock band Fairport Convention and as a prolific session musician with numerous prominent artists.
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D.
Jon Hiseman
Jon Hiseman was an English drummer, bandleader, and producer best known for his virtuosic jazz-rock fusion work with bands like Colosseum and Colosseum II.
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E.
Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford is an English drummer and percussionist best known for his innovative work in progressive rock with bands such as Yes, King Crimson, and his own group Bruford.
- 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: Mike Pinder Target entity description: Mike Pinder is an English musician and founding keyboardist of The Moody Blues, known for pioneering the use of the Mellotron in rock music.
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A.
Ginger Baker
Ginger Baker was a pioneering English drummer best known for co-founding the rock band Cream and for his influential fusion of jazz, rock, and African rhythms.
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B.
Alvin Lee
Alvin Lee was an English rock and blues guitarist best known as the virtuosic frontman of Ten Years After and a prominent figure of the 1960s British blues-rock scene.
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C.
Dave Mattacks
Dave Mattacks is an English drummer best known for his work with the folk-rock band Fairport Convention and as a prolific session musician with numerous prominent artists.
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D.
Jon Hiseman
Jon Hiseman was an English drummer, bandleader, and producer best known for his virtuosic jazz-rock fusion work with bands like Colosseum and Colosseum II.
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E.
Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford is an English drummer and percussionist best known for his innovative work in progressive rock with bands such as Yes, King Crimson, and his own group Bruford.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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keyboardist ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Graeme Edge
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John Lodge ⓘ Justin Hayward ⓘ Ray Thomas ⓘ The Moody Blues ⓘ
linked to:
Moody Blues
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| birthName | Michael Thomas Pinder ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-12-27 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfMembership | The Moody Blues, late 1970s ⓘ |
| familyName | Pinder ⓘ |
| foundingMemberOf |
The Moody Blues
ⓘ
linked to:
Moody Blues
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| genre |
progressive rock
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psychedelic rock ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Daniel Pinder
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Matt Pinder ⓘ Michael Lee Pinder ⓘ |
| influenced | use of Mellotron in progressive rock ⓘ |
| instrument |
Mellotron
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keyboards ⓘ organ ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| memberOf |
The Moody Blues
ⓘ
linked to:
Moody Blues
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| name | Mike Pinder ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering the use of the Mellotron in rock music ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to the album "Days of Future Passed"
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song "A Simple Game" ⓘ song "Melancholy Man" ⓘ song "My Song" ⓘ |
| occupation |
keyboardist
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musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Birmingham, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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| residence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| soloAlbum |
"Among the Stars"
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"The Promise" ⓘ |
| spouse | Tara Pinder ⓘ |
| startTimeOfMembership |
The Moody Blues, 1964
ⓘ
linked to:
Moody Blues
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| website | https://www.mikepinder.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mike Pinder Description of subject: Mike Pinder is an English musician and founding keyboardist of The Moody Blues, known for pioneering the use of the Mellotron in rock music.
Referenced by (15)
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