Yonrico Scott
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Yonrico Scott was an American drummer and percussionist best known for his long tenure with the Derek Trucks Band, where he contributed to their distinctive blend of blues, rock, jazz, and world music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yonrico Scott canonical | 4 |
| Yonrico | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10581116 — 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: Yonrico Scott Context triple: [Derek Trucks Band, hasMember, Yonrico Scott]
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A.
Akeem Browder
Akeem Browder is an American activist and advocate for criminal justice reform, known for his work following the wrongful incarceration and tragic death of his younger brother, Kalief Browder.
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B.
Ja'Mya Yancey
Ja'Mya Yancey is the daughter of the influential hip-hop producer and rapper James Dewitt Yancey, better known as J Dilla.
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C.
Tyrell Martin
Tyrell Martin is an individual known primarily for being associated with Karla Wilson in a shared appearance or collaboration.
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D.
Akeem Joffer
Akeem Joffer is the fictional crown prince of the African nation of Zamunda and main protagonist of the comedy film "Coming to America."
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E.
Karriem Riggins
Karriem Riggins is an American jazz drummer and hip-hop producer known for his genre-blending work with artists such as Common, J Dilla, and Erykah Badu.
- 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: Yonrico Scott Target entity description: Yonrico Scott was an American drummer and percussionist best known for his long tenure with the Derek Trucks Band, where he contributed to their distinctive blend of blues, rock, jazz, and world music.
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A.
Akeem Browder
Akeem Browder is an American activist and advocate for criminal justice reform, known for his work following the wrongful incarceration and tragic death of his younger brother, Kalief Browder.
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B.
Ja'Mya Yancey
Ja'Mya Yancey is the daughter of the influential hip-hop producer and rapper James Dewitt Yancey, better known as J Dilla.
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C.
Tyrell Martin
Tyrell Martin is an individual known primarily for being associated with Karla Wilson in a shared appearance or collaboration.
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D.
Akeem Joffer
Akeem Joffer is the fictional crown prince of the African nation of Zamunda and main protagonist of the comedy film "Coming to America."
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E.
Karriem Riggins
Karriem Riggins is an American jazz drummer and hip-hop producer known for his genre-blending work with artists such as Common, J Dilla, and Erykah Badu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American musician
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drummer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Derek Trucks
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Earl Klugh ⓘ Peabo Bryson ⓘ Royal Southern Brotherhood ⓘ The Derek Trucks Band ⓘ
linked to:
Derek Trucks Band
The Yonrico Scott Band ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album
ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Blues Album
|
| basedIn |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlanta
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-10-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-09-19 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Scott ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music performance
ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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jazz ⓘ rock ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| givenName |
Yonrico
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linked to:
Yonrico Scott
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| instrument |
drums
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percussion ⓘ |
| memberOf |
The Derek Trucks Band
ⓘ
linked to:
Derek Trucks Band
|
| name | Yonrico Scott ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album
ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Blues Album
|
| notableFor | long tenure with The Derek Trucks Band ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Already Free (album)
ⓘ
linked to:
Already Free (title track)
Be In My World (Yonrico Scott Band album) ⓘ Songlines (album) ⓘ Soul Serenade (album) ⓘ
linked to:
Soul Serenade
The Derek Trucks Band ⓘ
linked to:
Derek Trucks Band
|
| occupation |
drummer
ⓘ
percussionist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Detroit, Michigan, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
|
| placeOfDeath |
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Greenville, South Carolina
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| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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House of Blues Records ⓘ Legacy Recordings ⓘ |
| style |
fusion of blues, rock, jazz, and world rhythms
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improvisational drumming ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Yonrico Scott