Buster Poindexter
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Buster Poindexter is the lounge-singer alter ego of New York Dolls frontman David Johansen, best known for his campy, retro-styled performances and the hit song "Hot Hot Hot."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Buster Poindexter canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11124037 — 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: Buster Poindexter Context triple: [Hit the Road Jack, hasNotableCoverVersionBy, Buster Poindexter]
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A.
Poindexter "Fool" Williams
Poindexter "Fool" Williams is the young protagonist of the 1991 horror film *The People Under the Stairs*, who becomes trapped in a sinister house while uncovering its dark secrets.
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B.
Buster Baxter
Buster Baxter is a cheerful, imaginative rabbit and Arthur Read’s best friend in the long-running children's animated series "Arthur."
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C.
Buster Brown
Buster Brown was an influential American tap dancer and performer known for his smooth style, improvisational brilliance, and mentorship of later tap greats.
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D.
Paulie Bleeker
Paulie Bleeker is a shy, sweet-natured high school track athlete and the awkward love interest of the title character in the film "Juno."
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E.
Xaphoon Jones
Xaphoon Jones is an American hip-hop producer best known as the co-founder and beatmaker of the duo Chiddy Bang.
- 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: Buster Poindexter Target entity description: Buster Poindexter is the lounge-singer alter ego of New York Dolls frontman David Johansen, best known for his campy, retro-styled performances and the hit song "Hot Hot Hot."
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A.
Poindexter "Fool" Williams
Poindexter "Fool" Williams is the young protagonist of the 1991 horror film *The People Under the Stairs*, who becomes trapped in a sinister house while uncovering its dark secrets.
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B.
Buster Baxter
Buster Baxter is a cheerful, imaginative rabbit and Arthur Read’s best friend in the long-running children's animated series "Arthur."
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C.
Buster Brown
Buster Brown was an influential American tap dancer and performer known for his smooth style, improvisational brilliance, and mentorship of later tap greats.
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D.
Paulie Bleeker
Paulie Bleeker is a shy, sweet-natured high school track athlete and the awkward love interest of the title character in the film "Juno."
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E.
Xaphoon Jones
Xaphoon Jones is an American hip-hop producer best known as the co-founder and beatmaker of the duo Chiddy Bang.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical artist
ⓘ
singer ⓘ stage persona ⓘ |
| activeSince | 1980s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Buster Poindexter and His Banshees of Blue
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linked to:
Buster Poindexter (album)
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| associatedAct |
David Johansen and the Harry Smiths
ⓘ
linked to:
David Johansen
New York Dolls ⓘ
linked to:
The New York Dolls
|
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| characterCreatedBy | David Johansen ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | late 20th century popular music ⓘ |
| genre |
cabaret
ⓘ
jump blues ⓘ lounge music ⓘ novelty music ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| hasDiscographyEntry |
Buster Goes Berserk
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linked to:
album "Buster Goes Berserk"
Buster Poindexter (album) ⓘ |
| hasEthnicOrCulturalStyle | American lounge tradition ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeRole | comic lounge-singer alter ego of David Johansen ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classic lounge singers
ⓘ
jump blues artists ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| medium |
music
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| musicalAliasOf | David Johansen ⓘ |
| notableAppearance | music video for Hot Hot Hot ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campy, retro-styled lounge performances
ⓘ
hit single Hot Hot Hot ⓘ
linked to:
Hot Hot Hot
|
| notableSong | Hot Hot Hot ⓘ |
| notableWork | Hot Hot Hot ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
singer ⓘ television host ⓘ |
| performerOf | Hot Hot Hot ⓘ |
| realName | David Johansen ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Records ⓘ |
| style |
campy performance style
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retro-styled performances ⓘ |
| typicalVenue |
cabarets
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nightclubs ⓘ |
| usesCostume |
flashy suits
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tuxedo ⓘ |
| vocalType | lounge-singer persona ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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