Birth of the Blues
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"Birth of the Blues" is a rendition of the popular standard featured on Ray Charles’s influential 1961 compilation album *Genius + Soul = Jazz*.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Birth of the Blues | 6 |
| Birth of the Blues canonical | 4 |
| "Birth of the Blues" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11124312 — 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: Birth of the Blues Context triple: [Genius + Soul = Jazz, hasTrack, Birth of the Blues]
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A.
Story of the Blues
"Story of the Blues" is a song by English band After Hours, known for its emotive reflection on hardship and resilience in the blues tradition.
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B.
Mother of the Blues
Mother of the Blues is the honorific nickname given to Ma Rainey, a pioneering early 20th-century American blues singer who helped shape and popularize the genre.
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C.
The Meaning of the Blues
"The Meaning of the Blues" is a jazz composition best known for its evocative, melancholic melody and for being interpreted by Miles Davis on his landmark orchestral collaboration with Gil Evans.
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D.
Me and the Blues
Me and the Blues is a jazz and blues vocal album by renowned singer Joe Williams, showcasing his rich baritone voice in a set of soulful, swinging performances.
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E.
Preachin’ the Blues
Preachin’ the Blues is a seminal Delta blues song by Son House, celebrated for its raw vocal intensity, slide guitar work, and profound influence on later blues and rock musicians.
- 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: Birth of the Blues Target entity description: "Birth of the Blues" is a rendition of the popular standard featured on Ray Charles’s influential 1961 compilation album *Genius + Soul = Jazz*.
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A.
Story of the Blues
"Story of the Blues" is a song by English band After Hours, known for its emotive reflection on hardship and resilience in the blues tradition.
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B.
Mother of the Blues
Mother of the Blues is the honorific nickname given to Ma Rainey, a pioneering early 20th-century American blues singer who helped shape and popularize the genre.
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C.
The Meaning of the Blues
"The Meaning of the Blues" is a jazz composition best known for its evocative, melancholic melody and for being interpreted by Miles Davis on his landmark orchestral collaboration with Gil Evans.
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D.
Me and the Blues
Me and the Blues is a jazz and blues vocal album by renowned singer Joe Williams, showcasing his rich baritone voice in a set of soulful, swinging performances.
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E.
Preachin’ the Blues
Preachin’ the Blues is a seminal Delta blues song by Son House, celebrated for its raw vocal intensity, slide guitar work, and profound influence on later blues and rock musicians.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumAppearance | Genius + Soul = Jazz ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Ray Charles ⓘ |
| associatedWithLabel | Impulse! Records ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Birth of the Blues
ⓘ
linked to:
Birth of the Blues
|
| featuredOn | Genius + Soul = Jazz ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
popular music ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
big band jazz
ⓘ
soul jazz ⓘ |
| hasNotableAlbum | Genius + Soul = Jazz ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer | Ray Charles ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Birth of the Blues ⓘ |
| includedIn | Ray Charles discography ⓘ |
| isA |
jazz standard
ⓘ
popular standard ⓘ |
| isIncludedOnInfluentialAlbum | Genius + Soul = Jazz ⓘ |
| isRenditionOf |
The Birth of the Blues
ⓘ
linked to:
Birth of the Blues
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| originalSongwriters |
Buddy G. DeSylva
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddy DeSylva
Lew Brown ⓘ Ray Henderson ⓘ |
| partOf | track listing of Genius + Soul = Jazz ⓘ |
| performer | Ray Charles ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Ray Charles ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1961 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Birth of the Blues Description of subject: "Birth of the Blues" is a rendition of the popular standard featured on Ray Charles’s influential 1961 compilation album *Genius + Soul = Jazz*.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Buddy
linked to: Birth of the Blues
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linked to: Birth of the Blues
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