A Portrait of Merle Haggard
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A Portrait of Merle Haggard is a studio album by American country singer-songwriter Merle Haggard that showcases his working-class themes and signature Bakersfield sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Portrait of Merle Haggard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10492026 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Portrait of Merle Haggard Context triple: [Workin' Man Blues, partOfAlbum, A Portrait of Merle Haggard]
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A.
Lonesome Cowboys
Lonesome Cowboys is a 1968 underground Western satire directed by Andy Warhol that parodies Hollywood cowboy films with a campy, subversive twist.
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Red Headed Stranger
Red Headed Stranger is a landmark 1975 concept album by Willie Nelson that tells a cohesive Western-themed story and is widely regarded as one of his greatest and most influential works.
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C.
Last Chance Range
Last Chance Range is a remote mountain range in eastern California’s Mojave Desert, forming part of the rugged terrain near Death Valley and Saline Valley.
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D.
The Long Riders
The Long Riders is a 1980 Western film notable for its portrayal of the James-Younger gang using real-life acting brothers in the gang’s key roles.
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E.
Song of the Dusty Trail
"Song of the Dusty Trail" is a Western-themed song featured in the 1938 singing-cowboy film *Under Western Stars*, starring Roy Rogers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Portrait of Merle Haggard Target entity description: A Portrait of Merle Haggard is a studio album by American country singer-songwriter Merle Haggard that showcases his working-class themes and signature Bakersfield sound.
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A.
Lonesome Cowboys
Lonesome Cowboys is a 1968 underground Western satire directed by Andy Warhol that parodies Hollywood cowboy films with a campy, subversive twist.
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B.
Red Headed Stranger
Red Headed Stranger is a landmark 1975 concept album by Willie Nelson that tells a cohesive Western-themed story and is widely regarded as one of his greatest and most influential works.
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C.
Last Chance Range
Last Chance Range is a remote mountain range in eastern California’s Mojave Desert, forming part of the rugged terrain near Death Valley and Saline Valley.
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D.
The Long Riders
The Long Riders is a 1980 Western film notable for its portrayal of the James-Younger gang using real-life acting brothers in the gang’s key roles.
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E.
Song of the Dusty Trail
"Song of the Dusty Trail" is a Western-themed song featured in the 1938 singing-cowboy film *Under Western Stars*, starring Roy Rogers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Merle Haggard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithScene | Bakersfield, California country scene ⓘ |
| chronologyInArtistDiscography | Merle Haggard studio albums ⓘ |
| containsWorkingClassAnthems | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ fiddle ⓘ steel guitar ⓘ |
| format |
LP
ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
Bakersfield sound
ⓘ
country ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
California Cottonfields
NERFINISHED
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Every Fool Has a Rainbow NERFINISHED ⓘ Hungry Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ I Came So Close to Losing My Home NERFINISHED ⓘ I Die Ten Thousand Times a Day NERFINISHED ⓘ She Thinks I Still Care NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Wings NERFINISHED ⓘ Tulare Dust NERFINISHED ⓘ Where Does the Good Times Go NERFINISHED ⓘ White Line Fever NERFINISHED ⓘ Workin' Man Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSongwritingBy |
Dallas Frazier
GENERATED
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Leon Payne GENERATED ⓘ Merle Haggard GENERATED ⓘ Tommy Collins GENERATED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableTrack |
Hungry Eyes
NERFINISHED
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Silver Wings NERFINISHED ⓘ Workin' Man Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Merle Haggard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Ken Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedByBackingBand | The Strangers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| style | Bakersfield sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
blue-collar struggles
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family and home ⓘ hard work ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | baritone male vocal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Portrait of Merle Haggard Description of subject: A Portrait of Merle Haggard is a studio album by American country singer-songwriter Merle Haggard that showcases his working-class themes and signature Bakersfield sound.
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