Molly Hatchet
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Molly Hatchet is an American Southern rock band best known for its hard-driving guitar sound and late-1970s hits like "Flirtin' with Disaster."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Molly Hatchet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10580000 — 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: Molly Hatchet Context triple: [Southern rock, notableBand, Molly Hatchet]
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A.
Alcatrazz
Alcatrazz is an American heavy metal band formed in the early 1980s, best known for its neoclassical guitar work and as an early platform for virtuoso guitarists like Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai.
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B.
Dixie Dregs
Dixie Dregs is an American instrumental rock and fusion band known for its virtuosic musicianship and eclectic blend of rock, jazz, country, and classical influences.
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C.
Ratt
Ratt is an American glam metal band that rose to prominence in the 1980s with hits like "Round and Round" and became a key act in the Los Angeles hard rock scene.
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D.
Hanoi Rocks
Hanoi Rocks is a Finnish rock band formed in the late 1970s, widely regarded as a pioneering influence on the glam metal and sleaze rock scenes of the 1980s.
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E.
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon is an American rock band, formed in the late 1960s, best known for its arena rock sound and hit power ballads like "Keep On Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling."
- 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: Molly Hatchet Target entity description: Molly Hatchet is an American Southern rock band best known for its hard-driving guitar sound and late-1970s hits like "Flirtin' with Disaster."
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A.
Alcatrazz
Alcatrazz is an American heavy metal band formed in the early 1980s, best known for its neoclassical guitar work and as an early platform for virtuoso guitarists like Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai.
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B.
Dixie Dregs
Dixie Dregs is an American instrumental rock and fusion band known for its virtuosic musicianship and eclectic blend of rock, jazz, country, and classical influences.
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C.
Ratt
Ratt is an American glam metal band that rose to prominence in the 1980s with hits like "Round and Round" and became a key act in the Los Angeles hard rock scene.
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D.
Hanoi Rocks
Hanoi Rocks is a Finnish rock band formed in the late 1970s, widely regarded as a pioneering influence on the glam metal and sleaze rock scenes of the 1980s.
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E.
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon is an American rock band, formed in the late 1960s, best known for its arena rock sound and hit power ballads like "Keep On Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Southern rock band
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musical group ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1971 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
38 Special
NERFINISHED
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Blackfoot NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynyrd Skynyrd NERFINISHED ⓘ The Danny Joe Brown Band NERFINISHED ⓘ The Outlaws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
Southern rock
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blues rock ⓘ boogie rock ⓘ hard rock ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Andy McKinney
NERFINISHED
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Banner Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Bobby Ingram NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruce Crump NERFINISHED ⓘ Danny Joe Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Hlubek NERFINISHED ⓘ Duane Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddie Rio NERFINISHED ⓘ Jai Winding NERFINISHED ⓘ Jared Weeks NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimbo Manion NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Farrar NERFINISHED ⓘ John "JT" Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ John Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ John Galvin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mac Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Singletary NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil McCormack NERFINISHED ⓘ Riff West NERFINISHED ⓘ Russ Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell "EJ" Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawn Beamer NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Lindsey NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Werman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Battleground
NERFINISHED
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Beatin' the Odds NERFINISHED ⓘ Devil's Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Flirtin' with Disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of XII NERFINISHED ⓘ Lightning Strikes Twice NERFINISHED ⓘ Molly Hatchet NERFINISHED ⓘ No Guts... No Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ Regrinding the Axes NERFINISHED ⓘ Silent Reign of Heroes NERFINISHED ⓘ Take No Prisoners NERFINISHED ⓘ The Deed Is Done NERFINISHED ⓘ Warriors of the Rainbow Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
association with late-1970s Southern rock movement
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hard-driving guitar sound ⓘ use of fantasy-themed album cover art ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beatin' the Odds
NERFINISHED
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Bloody Reunion NERFINISHED ⓘ Bounty Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Dreams I'll Never See NERFINISHED ⓘ Fall of the Peacemakers NERFINISHED ⓘ Flirtin' with Disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Gator Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Satisfied Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rambler NERFINISHED ⓘ Whiskey Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | Jacksonville, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
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Epic Records ⓘ SPV GmbH NERFINISHED ⓘ Steamhammer Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Molly Hatchet Description of subject: Molly Hatchet is an American Southern rock band best known for its hard-driving guitar sound and late-1970s hits like "Flirtin' with Disaster."
Referenced by (1)
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