Emmylou Harris and The Hot Band

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backing band country music group roots rock band

Emmylou Harris and The Hot Band was the acclaimed country and roots-rock backing group that supported Emmylou Harris during the mid-1970s, known for its virtuoso musicianship and influential role in shaping her signature sound.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Emmylou Harris and The Hot Band canonical	2
Emmylou Harris’s Hot Band	2
Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band	1
studio band for Emmylou Harris	1
“Luxury Liner” (as Emmylou Harris’s backing band)	1
“Two More Bottles of Wine” (as Emmylou Harris’s backing band)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11124411 — 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: Emmylou Harris and The Hot Band
Context triple: [Pieces of the Sky, recordedBy, Emmylou Harris and The Hot Band]

A. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an influential American country-rock and folk-rock group best known for pioneering country-rock fusion and for their landmark collaborative album "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."
B. Merle Haggard and The Strangers
Merle Haggard and The Strangers were a pioneering American country music band led by singer-songwriter Merle Haggard, known for shaping the Bakersfield sound with numerous influential hits from the 1960s onward.
C. The Del McCoury Band
The Del McCoury Band is a renowned American bluegrass group led by singer and guitarist Del McCoury, celebrated for its high-energy traditional style and influential role in modern bluegrass music.
D. New Grass Revival
New Grass Revival was an influential progressive bluegrass band known for blending traditional bluegrass with elements of jazz, rock, and country to help pioneer the "newgrass" movement.
E. The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet best known for their rich harmonies and crossover hits like "Elvira."
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: Emmylou Harris and The Hot Band
Target entity description: Emmylou Harris and The Hot Band was the acclaimed country and roots-rock backing group that supported Emmylou Harris during the mid-1970s, known for its virtuoso musicianship and influential role in shaping her signature sound.

A. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an influential American country-rock and folk-rock group best known for pioneering country-rock fusion and for their landmark collaborative album "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."
B. Merle Haggard and The Strangers
Merle Haggard and The Strangers were a pioneering American country music band led by singer-songwriter Merle Haggard, known for shaping the Bakersfield sound with numerous influential hits from the 1960s onward.
C. The Del McCoury Band
The Del McCoury Band is a renowned American bluegrass group led by singer and guitarist Del McCoury, celebrated for its high-energy traditional style and influential role in modern bluegrass music.
D. New Grass Revival
New Grass Revival was an influential progressive bluegrass band known for blending traditional bluegrass with elements of jazz, rock, and country to help pioneer the "newgrass" movement.
E. The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet best known for their rich harmonies and crossover hits like "Elvira."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	backing band ⓘ country music group ⓘ roots rock band ⓘ
activePeriod	mid-1970s ⓘ
associatedAct	Elvis Presley’s TCB Band ⓘ linked to: Elvis Presley TCB Band
associatedWith	Emmylou Harris ⓘ
backedArtist	Emmylou Harris ⓘ
collaborationWith	Albert Lee ⓘ Rodney Crowell ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
era	1970s country rock scene ⓘ
genre	country ⓘ country rock ⓘ roots rock ⓘ
influenced	country rock sound of the 1970s ⓘ progressive country artists ⓘ
member	Albert Lee ⓘ Emory Gordy Jr. ⓘ Glen D. Hardin NERFINISHED ⓘ Hank DeVito ⓘ James Burton ⓘ John Ware ⓘ Ricky Skaggs ⓘ Rodney Crowell ⓘ Tony Brown ⓘ
memberOfTouringBandFor	Emmylou Harris ⓘ
notableAlbumWith	Elite Hotel ⓘ Luxury Liner ⓘ Pieces of the Sky ⓘ Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town ⓘ
notableFor	influential role in shaping Emmylou Harris’s signature sound ⓘ virtuoso musicianship ⓘ
notableMemberRole	Albert Lee – guitar ⓘ linked to: Albert Lee Emory Gordy Jr. – bass ⓘ linked to: Emory Gordy Jr. Glen D. Hardin – keyboards ⓘ Hank DeVito – pedal steel guitar ⓘ James Burton – lead guitar ⓘ John Ware – drums ⓘ Ricky Skaggs – fiddle and vocals ⓘ linked to: Ricky Skaggs Rodney Crowell – rhythm guitar and vocals ⓘ
performanceType	studio backing band ⓘ touring band ⓘ
significance	helped establish Emmylou Harris as a leading country artist of the 1970s ⓘ
styleCharacteristic	blend of traditional country and rock elements ⓘ prominent electric guitar work ⓘ tight ensemble playing ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pieces of the Sky → recordedBy → Emmylou Harris and The Hot Band ⓘ

Elite Hotel → recordedBy → Emmylou Harris and The Hot Band ⓘ

The Hot Band → primaryRole → studio band for Emmylou Harris ⓘ