Larry Heard
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Larry Heard is an influential American DJ and producer widely regarded as a pioneer of Chicago house music, known for his deep, soulful sound under aliases like Mr. Fingers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Larry Heard canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15971027 — 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: Larry Heard Context triple: [Mystery of Love, composer, Larry Heard]
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A.
Marshall Jefferson
Marshall Jefferson is a pioneering American house music producer and DJ, often credited as one of the key architects of the Chicago house sound in the 1980s.
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B.
Arthur Baker
Arthur Baker is an influential American record producer and DJ best known for his pioneering work in hip hop and dance music during the 1980s.
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C.
Frankie Knuckles
Frankie Knuckles was an American DJ, producer, and remixer widely regarded as the "Godfather of House Music" for his pioneering role in developing the genre in Chicago during the 1980s.
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D.
Bernard Edwards
Bernard Edwards was an influential American bassist, songwriter, and record producer best known as a co-founder of the disco band Chic and for crafting numerous funk and R&B hits.
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E.
DJ Hi-Tek
DJ Hi-Tek is a hip-hop producer and DJ best known for his work with Mos Def and Talib Kweli, particularly as part of the group Reflection Eternal.
- 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: Larry Heard Target entity description: Larry Heard is an influential American DJ and producer widely regarded as a pioneer of Chicago house music, known for his deep, soulful sound under aliases like Mr. Fingers.
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A.
Marshall Jefferson
Marshall Jefferson is a pioneering American house music producer and DJ, often credited as one of the key architects of the Chicago house sound in the 1980s.
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B.
Arthur Baker
Arthur Baker is an influential American record producer and DJ best known for his pioneering work in hip hop and dance music during the 1980s.
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C.
Frankie Knuckles
Frankie Knuckles was an American DJ, producer, and remixer widely regarded as the "Godfather of House Music" for his pioneering role in developing the genre in Chicago during the 1980s.
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D.
Bernard Edwards
Bernard Edwards was an influential American bassist, songwriter, and record producer best known as a co-founder of the disco band Chic and for crafting numerous funk and R&B hits.
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E.
DJ Hi-Tek
DJ Hi-Tek is a hip-hop producer and DJ best known for his work with Mos Def and Talib Kweli, particularly as part of the group Reflection Eternal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.