Chad Butler – drums, percussion
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Chad Butler is an American drummer and percussionist best known as a founding member of the alternative rock band Switchfoot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chad Butler – drums, percussion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14553641 — 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: Chad Butler – drums, percussion Context triple: [Switchfoot, hasMemberRole, Chad Butler – drums, percussion]
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A.
Chris Layton – drums
Chris Layton is an American drummer best known as the longtime percussionist for Stevie Ray Vaughan’s blues-rock band Double Trouble.
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B.
Bryan Devendorf – drums, percussion
Bryan Devendorf is an American drummer and percussionist best known as the rhythmic backbone of the indie rock band The National.
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C.
Brandon Pertzborn – drums
Brandon Pertzborn is an American rock drummer known for performing and recording with the punk rock band The Offspring.
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D.
Chris Herold – drums
Chris Herold is the drummer for the band Kingfish, contributing percussion and rhythmic backing to their performances and recordings.
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E.
Eric Fawcett – drums
Eric Fawcett is a drummer best known for his work with the American pop/rock band Spymob.
- 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: Chad Butler – drums, percussion Target entity description: Chad Butler is an American drummer and percussionist best known as a founding member of the alternative rock band Switchfoot.
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A.
Chris Layton – drums
Chris Layton is an American drummer best known as the longtime percussionist for Stevie Ray Vaughan’s blues-rock band Double Trouble.
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B.
Bryan Devendorf – drums, percussion
Bryan Devendorf is an American drummer and percussionist best known as the rhythmic backbone of the indie rock band The National.
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C.
Brandon Pertzborn – drums
Brandon Pertzborn is an American rock drummer known for performing and recording with the punk rock band The Offspring.
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D.
Chris Herold – drums
Chris Herold is the drummer for the band Kingfish, contributing percussion and rhythmic backing to their performances and recordings.
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E.
Eric Fawcett – drums
Eric Fawcett is a drummer best known for his work with the American pop/rock band Spymob.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.