Jimmy Ruffin
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Jimmy Ruffin was an American soul singer best known for his 1966 hit single "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jimmy Ruffin canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12346024 — 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: Jimmy Ruffin Context triple: [David Ruffin, associatedAct, Jimmy Ruffin]
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A.
Clyde McPhatter
Clyde McPhatter was an influential American rhythm and blues and soul singer, best known as the original lead tenor of The Drifters and for helping shape the sound of 1950s R&B and early rock and roll.
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B.
Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson was an American soul and R&B singer known for his powerful vocals and dynamic stage performances that helped shape the foundations of modern pop and soul music.
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C.
Lowell Fulson
Lowell Fulson was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for shaping West Coast blues and inspiring later electric blues and R&B artists.
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D.
Jesse Belvin
Jesse Belvin was an American R&B singer, songwriter, and pianist of the 1950s whose smooth style and hit "Goodnight My Love" made him an influential figure in early soul music.
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E.
Bobby Robinson
Bobby Robinson is a songwriter best known for his work on the song "Honey."
- 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: Jimmy Ruffin Target entity description: Jimmy Ruffin was an American soul singer best known for his 1966 hit single "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted."
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A.
Clyde McPhatter
Clyde McPhatter was an influential American rhythm and blues and soul singer, best known as the original lead tenor of The Drifters and for helping shape the sound of 1950s R&B and early rock and roll.
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B.
Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson was an American soul and R&B singer known for his powerful vocals and dynamic stage performances that helped shape the foundations of modern pop and soul music.
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C.
Lowell Fulson
Lowell Fulson was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for shaping West Coast blues and inspiring later electric blues and R&B artists.
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D.
Jesse Belvin
Jesse Belvin was an American R&B singer, songwriter, and pianist of the 1950s whose smooth style and hit "Goodnight My Love" made him an influential figure in early soul music.
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E.
Bobby Robinson
Bobby Robinson is a songwriter best known for his work on the song "Honey."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.