The Folk Singer
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"The Folk Singer" is a 1963 pop song by American singer-songwriter Tommy Roe, known for its melodic, narrative style that contrasts with his more upbeat rock and roll hits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Folk Singer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14019109 — 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 Folk Singer Context triple: [Tommy Roe, notableWork, The Folk Singer]
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A.
The Singing Vagabond
The Singing Vagabond is a 1935 American Western musical film starring Gene Autry as a wandering troubadour involved in frontier romance and adventure.
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B.
The Minstrel Boy
"The Minstrel Boy" is a famous early 19th-century Irish patriotic song by Thomas Moore that mourns lost freedom and celebrates steadfast courage in the face of oppression.
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C.
A Gift of Song
A Gift of Song is the alternate title of the 1979 “Music for UNICEF” benefit concert and television special featuring major pop artists performing to raise funds and awareness for UNICEF.
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D.
The Singing Fool
The Singing Fool is a 1928 American musical drama film starring Al Jolson, notable as an early sound feature that helped solidify his status as one of the era’s biggest stars.
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E.
A Song Flung Up to Heaven
A Song Flung Up to Heaven is Maya Angelou’s sixth autobiographical volume, chronicling her experiences during the turbulent years surrounding the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
- 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 Folk Singer Target entity description: "The Folk Singer" is a 1963 pop song by American singer-songwriter Tommy Roe, known for its melodic, narrative style that contrasts with his more upbeat rock and roll hits.
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A.
The Singing Vagabond
The Singing Vagabond is a 1935 American Western musical film starring Gene Autry as a wandering troubadour involved in frontier romance and adventure.
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B.
The Minstrel Boy
"The Minstrel Boy" is a famous early 19th-century Irish patriotic song by Thomas Moore that mourns lost freedom and celebrates steadfast courage in the face of oppression.
-
C.
A Gift of Song
A Gift of Song is the alternate title of the 1979 “Music for UNICEF” benefit concert and television special featuring major pop artists performing to raise funds and awareness for UNICEF.
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D.
The Singing Fool
The Singing Fool is a 1928 American musical drama film starring Al Jolson, notable as an early sound feature that helped solidify his status as one of the era’s biggest stars.
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E.
A Song Flung Up to Heaven
A Song Flung Up to Heaven is Maya Angelou’s sixth autobiographical volume, chronicling her experiences during the turbulent years surrounding the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.