Johnny Smith
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Johnny Smith was an American jazz guitarist known for his sophisticated harmonic style and influential recordings in the 1950s and 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johnny Smith canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13816706 — 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: Johnny Smith Context triple: [Jeri Southern, associatedAct, Johnny Smith]
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A.
Johnny Smith
Johnny Smith is the psychic protagonist of Stephen King’s novel "The Dead Zone," whose visions of the future drive the story’s moral and political suspense.
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B.
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith was an influential American jazz organist whose innovative Hammond B-3 playing helped popularize soul jazz in the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
Joe Smith
Joe Smith is a former American professional basketball player and 1995 NBA first overall draft pick who starred as a forward at the University of Maryland.
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D.
Joe Smith
Joe Smith was a prominent English footballer and manager best known for his long and successful association with Bolton Wanderers.
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E.
Joe Smith
Joe Smith was an American jazz trumpeter whose career gained prominence through his work with Fletcher Henderson’s influential orchestra in the 1920s.
- 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: Johnny Smith Target entity description: Johnny Smith was an American jazz guitarist known for his sophisticated harmonic style and influential recordings in the 1950s and 1960s.
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A.
Johnny Smith
Johnny Smith is the psychic protagonist of Stephen King’s novel "The Dead Zone," whose visions of the future drive the story’s moral and political suspense.
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B.
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith was an influential American jazz organist whose innovative Hammond B-3 playing helped popularize soul jazz in the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
Joe Smith
Joe Smith is a former American professional basketball player and 1995 NBA first overall draft pick who starred as a forward at the University of Maryland.
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D.
Joe Smith
Joe Smith was an American jazz trumpeter whose career gained prominence through his work with Fletcher Henderson’s influential orchestra in the 1920s.
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E.
Joe Smith
Joe Smith was a prominent English footballer and manager best known for his long and successful association with Bolton Wanderers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.