Sam Butera
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Sam Butera was an American tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and key member of Louis Prima’s backing band The Witnesses, known for his energetic jump blues and showmanship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sam Butera canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9097434 — 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: Sam Butera Context triple: [Louis Prima, associatedAct, Sam Butera]
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A.
Tony D'Amato
Tony D'Amato is the hard-driving, old-school head coach of the fictional Miami Sharks football team in the film "Any Given Sunday," portrayed by Al Pacino.
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B.
Frank Tagliano
Frank Tagliano is the fictional New York mobster-turned-relocated witness protection figure portrayed by Steven Van Zandt in the Norwegian-American TV series "Lilyhammer."
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C.
Ray Ferraro
Ray Ferraro is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player and prominent NHL broadcaster known for his long playing career and work as a television analyst.
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D.
Sam Lombardo
Sam Lombardo is the charismatic high school guidance counselor at the center of the twisting sexual assault and conspiracy plot in the 1998 neo-noir thriller film "Wild Things."
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E.
Vince LaRocca
Vince LaRocca is a mob-connected antagonist from the film "Sister Act," serving as the violent ex-boyfriend whose actions force Deloris Van Cartier into witness protection.
- 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: Sam Butera Target entity description: Sam Butera was an American tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and key member of Louis Prima’s backing band The Witnesses, known for his energetic jump blues and showmanship.
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A.
Tony D'Amato
Tony D'Amato is the hard-driving, old-school head coach of the fictional Miami Sharks football team in the film "Any Given Sunday," portrayed by Al Pacino.
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B.
Frank Tagliano
Frank Tagliano is the fictional New York mobster-turned-relocated witness protection figure portrayed by Steven Van Zandt in the Norwegian-American TV series "Lilyhammer."
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C.
Ray Ferraro
Ray Ferraro is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player and prominent NHL broadcaster known for his long playing career and work as a television analyst.
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D.
Sam Lombardo
Sam Lombardo is the charismatic high school guidance counselor at the center of the twisting sexual assault and conspiracy plot in the 1998 neo-noir thriller film "Wild Things."
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E.
Vince LaRocca
Vince LaRocca is a mob-connected antagonist from the film "Sister Act," serving as the violent ex-boyfriend whose actions force Deloris Van Cartier into witness protection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| activityStart | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Keely Smith
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Louis Prima ⓘ The Witnesses ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Butera ⓘ |
| genre |
jump blues
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rhythm and blues ⓘ swing ⓘ traditional pop ⓘ |
| givenName | Sam ⓘ |
| instrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| knownFor |
energetic stage showmanship
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jump blues tenor saxophone style ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Witnesses ⓘ |
| name | Sam Butera ⓘ |
| notableRole | key member of Louis Prima’s band The Witnesses ⓘ |
| notableWork | membership in Louis Prima’s backing band The Witnesses ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Las Vegas
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sam Butera Description of subject: Sam Butera was an American tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and key member of Louis Prima’s backing band The Witnesses, known for his energetic jump blues and showmanship.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.