Spade Cooley
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Spade Cooley was an American fiddler, bandleader, and actor who became a prominent figure in Western swing music during the 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spade Cooley canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10875241 — 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: Spade Cooley Context triple: [Western swing, notableArtist, Spade Cooley]
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A.
Herschel Daugherty
Herschel Daugherty was an American film and television director best known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century TV dramas and anthology series.
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B.
Tex Johnson
Tex Johnson is a musician known for being a member of the blues-rock supergroup Derek and the Dominos.
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C.
Coleman Johnson
Coleman Johnson is a musician known for being part of the indie supergroup Gayngs, which blends soft rock, R&B, and experimental sounds.
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D.
Clifton McNeely
Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach known for being the first overall pick in the inaugural 1947 BAA (now NBA) draft.
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E.
Charles Neblett
Charles Neblett is an American civil rights activist and singer best known as a founding member of the SNCC Freedom Singers, who used music to support and advance the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
- 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: Spade Cooley Target entity description: Spade Cooley was an American fiddler, bandleader, and actor who became a prominent figure in Western swing music during the 1940s.
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A.
Herschel Daugherty
Herschel Daugherty was an American film and television director best known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century TV dramas and anthology series.
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B.
Tex Johnson
Tex Johnson is a musician known for being a member of the blues-rock supergroup Derek and the Dominos.
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C.
Coleman Johnson
Coleman Johnson is a musician known for being part of the indie supergroup Gayngs, which blends soft rock, R&B, and experimental sounds.
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D.
Clifton McNeely
Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach known for being the first overall pick in the inaugural 1947 BAA (now NBA) draft.
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E.
Charles Neblett
Charles Neblett is an American civil rights activist and singer best known as a founding member of the SNCC Freedom Singers, who used music to support and advance the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western swing musician
ⓘ
actor ⓘ bandleader ⓘ fiddler ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1961 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930 ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Spade Cooley and His Orchestra ⓘ |
| birthName | Donnell Clyde Cooley ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | convicted murderer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-12-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1969-11-23 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cherokee descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Cooley ⓘ |
| genre |
Western swing
ⓘ
country music ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
Western swing music
ⓘ
linked to:
Western swing
|
| givenName | Donnell ⓘ |
| instrument |
fiddle
ⓘ
violin ⓘ |
| legalConviction | murder of his wife Ella Mae Cooley ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| name | Spade Cooley ⓘ |
| nickname | Spade ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
billed as the 'King of Western Swing'
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hosted a popular television music show in Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing Western swing on the West Coast ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Shame on You
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Spade Cooley Orchestra ⓘ The Spade Cooley Show ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ musician ⓘ television presenter ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Bob Wills (as a rival figure in Western swing)
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linked to:
Bob Wills
|
| placeOfBirth | Grand, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Oakland, California, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfImprisonment |
Vacaville, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Vacaville, California
|
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
OKeh Records ⓘ
linked to:
Okeh Records
|
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Ella Mae Evans ⓘ |
| workedIn |
film industry
ⓘ
television industry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spade Cooley Description of subject: Spade Cooley was an American fiddler, bandleader, and actor who became a prominent figure in Western swing music during the 1940s.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.