The Mar Keys
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The Mar-Keys were an American instrumental R&B and soul group from Memphis, best known as one of the early house bands for Stax Records and for their 1961 hit "Last Night."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Mar Keys canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13301715 — 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: The Mar Keys Context triple: [The Mar-Keys, alsoKnownAs, The Mar Keys]
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A.
Summerland Key
Summerland Key is a residential island community in the lower Florida Keys known for its canals, boating access, and small private airport.
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B.
The Shores
The Shores is a suburban city in Macomb County, Michigan, located along the shores of Lake St. Clair just northeast of Detroit.
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C.
The Key
"The Key" is a song by British rock musician Ian Hunter, known for its introspective lyrics and melodic rock style.
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D.
The Key
The Key is a 1958 British war drama film directed by Carol Reed, set during World War II and centered on tugboat captains risking their lives in U-boat–infested waters.
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E.
The Shore
"The Shore" is a short story by Ray Bradbury that forms part of his science fiction collection *The Martian Chronicles*, exploring early human encounters with Mars.
- 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: The Mar Keys Target entity description: The Mar-Keys were an American instrumental R&B and soul group from Memphis, best known as one of the early house bands for Stax Records and for their 1961 hit "Last Night."
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A.
Summerland Key
Summerland Key is a residential island community in the lower Florida Keys known for its canals, boating access, and small private airport.
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B.
The Shores
The Shores is a suburban city in Macomb County, Michigan, located along the shores of Lake St. Clair just northeast of Detroit.
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C.
The Key
"The Key" is a song by British rock musician Ian Hunter, known for its introspective lyrics and melodic rock style.
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D.
The Key
The Key is a 1958 British war drama film directed by Carol Reed, set during World War II and centered on tugboat captains risking their lives in U-boat–infested waters.
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E.
The Shore
"The Shore" is a short story by Ray Bradbury that forms part of his science fiction collection *The Martian Chronicles*, exploring early human encounters with Mars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
R&B band
ⓘ
instrumental ensemble ⓘ musical group ⓘ soul band ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
NERFINISHED
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Stax house band ⓘ The Memphis Horns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor |
being an early house band for Stax Records
ⓘ
their 1961 hit Last Night ⓘ |
| cityOfOrigin | Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| genre |
Memphis soul
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instrumental R&B ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Southern soul music ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Andrew Love
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlie Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Nix NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Duck Dunn NERFINISHED ⓘ Gil Caple NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Lee Smoochy Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ Packy Axton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Cropper NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | Memphis soul sound ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass
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drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ horn section ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | instrumental music ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Last Night
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morning After NERFINISHED ⓘ Philly Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ Pop-Eye Stroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Last Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Stax Records studio band tradition ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Satellite Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stax Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | house band for Stax Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Mar Keys Description of subject: The Mar-Keys were an American instrumental R&B and soul group from Memphis, best known as one of the early house bands for Stax Records and for their 1961 hit "Last Night."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.