Dewey Lindon
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Dewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham is an American songwriter and session keyboardist known for his influential work on numerous soul and pop recordings from the 1960s onward.
All labels observed (1)
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| Dewey Lindon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11603499 — 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: Dewey Lindon Context triple: [Spooner Oldham, givenName, Dewey Lindon]
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A.
Dewey Phillip
Dewey Phillip is the full given name of Phil Bryant, the American politician who served as the 64th governor of Mississippi.
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B.
Nelson DeWitt
Nelson DeWitt is an American documentary filmmaker and writer known for exploring themes of identity, family history, and personal discovery.
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C.
Lloyd C. Douglas
Lloyd C. Douglas was an American minister and bestselling novelist known for inspirational religious dramas such as "Magnificent Obsession" and "The Robe."
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D.
Stilson Hutchins
Stilson Hutchins was an American newspaper publisher best known as the founder of The Washington Post.
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E.
DeWitt Jennings
DeWitt Jennings was an American character actor of the early 20th century known for his numerous supporting roles in silent and early sound films.
- 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: Dewey Lindon Target entity description: Dewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham is an American songwriter and session keyboardist known for his influential work on numerous soul and pop recordings from the 1960s onward.
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A.
Dewey Phillip
Dewey Phillip is the full given name of Phil Bryant, the American politician who served as the 64th governor of Mississippi.
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B.
Nelson DeWitt
Nelson DeWitt is an American documentary filmmaker and writer known for exploring themes of identity, family history, and personal discovery.
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C.
Lloyd C. Douglas
Lloyd C. Douglas was an American minister and bestselling novelist known for inspirational religious dramas such as "Magnificent Obsession" and "The Robe."
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D.
Stilson Hutchins
Stilson Hutchins was an American newspaper publisher best known as the founder of The Washington Post.
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E.
DeWitt Jennings
DeWitt Jennings was an American character actor of the early 20th century known for his numerous supporting roles in silent and early sound films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (143)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American musician
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human ⓘ keyboardist ⓘ organist ⓘ pianist ⓘ session musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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pop music ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| givenName | Dewey Lindon ⓘ |
| instrument |
keyboards
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organ ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| nickname | Spooner Oldham ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Woman Left Lonely
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A Woman Left Lonely [as co-writer] ⓘ
linked to:
A Woman Left Lonely
Album "An American Original" ⓘ Album "Pot Luck" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham & Friends" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Alabama Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Arizona Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Arkansas Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The California Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Carolina Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Chicago Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Colorado Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Detroit Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Fame Recordings" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Florida Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Georgia Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Illinois Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Indiana Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Iowa Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Kansas Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Kentucky Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The London Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Los Angeles Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Memphis Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Minnesota Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Mississippi Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Missouri Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Muscle Shoals Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Nashville Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Nebraska Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The New Orleans Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The New York Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Ohio Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Oklahoma Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Philadelphia Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Tennessee Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Texas Sessions" ⓘ Album "Spooner Oldham: The Wisconsin Sessions" ⓘ Another Night of Love ⓘ Collaborations with Aretha Franklin ⓘ Collaborations with Arthur Alexander ⓘ Collaborations with Bob Dylan ⓘ Collaborations with Bobby Womack ⓘ Collaborations with Bonnie Raitt ⓘ Collaborations with Cat Power ⓘ Collaborations with Clarence Carter ⓘ Collaborations with Dan Penn ⓘ Collaborations with Dan Penn on the album "Moments from This Theatre" ⓘ Collaborations with Delbert McClinton ⓘ Collaborations with Donnie Fritts ⓘ Collaborations with Drive-By Truckers ⓘ Collaborations with Elton John ⓘ Collaborations with Emmylou Harris ⓘ Collaborations with Etta James ⓘ Collaborations with Irma Thomas ⓘ Collaborations with J.J. Cale ⓘ Collaborations with Jackson Browne ⓘ Collaborations with Joe Cocker ⓘ Collaborations with Joe Tex ⓘ Collaborations with John Prine ⓘ Collaborations with Linda Ronstadt ⓘ Collaborations with Mavis Staples ⓘ Collaborations with Neil Young ⓘ
linked to:
Neil Young collaborations
Collaborations with Otis Redding ⓘ Collaborations with Percy Sledge ⓘ Collaborations with Rod Stewart ⓘ Collaborations with Solomon Burke ⓘ Collaborations with Tony Joe White ⓘ Collaborations with Willie Nelson ⓘ Collaborations with Wilson Pickett ⓘ Collaborations with the Box Tops ⓘ Collaborations with the Chi-Lites ⓘ Collaborations with the Drifters ⓘ Collaborations with the Everly Brothers ⓘ Collaborations with the Flying Burrito Brothers ⓘ Collaborations with the Four Tops ⓘ Collaborations with the Osmonds ⓘ Collaborations with the Pointer Sisters ⓘ Collaborations with the Righteous Brothers ⓘ Collaborations with the Spinners ⓘ Collaborations with the Staple Singers ⓘ Collaborations with the Supremes ⓘ Collaborations with the Temptations ⓘ Cry Like a Baby ⓘ Cry Like a Baby [as co-writer] ⓘ
linked to:
Cry Like a Baby
Dark End of the Street ⓘ
linked to:
The Dark End of the Street
Dark End of the Street [as session player] ⓘ Do Right Woman, Do Right Man ⓘ Do Right Woman, Do Right Man [as co-writer] ⓘ
linked to:
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
I Can’t Stand the Rain [as session player] ⓘ I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) ⓘ
linked to:
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) [as session player] ⓘ
linked to:
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
In the Ghetto ⓘ It Tears Me Up ⓘ It Tears Me Up [as co-writer] ⓘ It Tears Me Up [as session player] ⓘ I’m Just a Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin’) ⓘ I’m Your Puppet ⓘ I’m Your Puppet [as co-writer] ⓘ
linked to:
I’m Your Puppet
I’m Your Puppet [as session player] ⓘ
linked to:
I’m Your Puppet
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now) ⓘ
linked to:
I've Been Loving You Too Long
Lonely Women Make Good Lovers ⓘ Mustang Sally ⓘ Mustang Sally [as session player] ⓘ Out of Left Field ⓘ Out of Left Field [as co-writer] ⓘ Out of Left Field [as session player] ⓘ Slip Away ⓘ Slip Away [as session player] ⓘ Suspicious Minds ⓘ Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) [as session player with Aretha Franklin] ⓘ
linked to:
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) [as session player] ⓘ Sweet Inspiration ⓘ
linked to:
Sweet Inspirations
Sweet Inspiration [as session player] ⓘ Take Time to Know Her ⓘ Take Time to Know Her [as session player] ⓘ
linked to:
Take Time to Know Her
The Letter ⓘ The Letter [as session player] ⓘ Various recordings at American Sound Studio in Memphis ⓘ Various recordings at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals ⓘ Various recordings at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio ⓘ When a Man Loves a Woman ⓘ When a Man Loves a Woman [as session player] ⓘ
linked to:
When a Man Loves a Woman
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| occupation |
keyboardist
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record producer ⓘ session musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
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