The Westies (band)
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The Westies is an American roots-rock band led by singer-songwriter Michael McDermott, known for its gritty storytelling and Americana-influenced sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Westies (band) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16952168 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Westies (band) Context triple: [Michael McDermott (singer-songwriter), hasPart, The Westies (band)]
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A.
Bowery Boys
The Bowery Boys were a notorious 19th-century New York City nativist street gang and volunteer fire company known for their violent clashes with rival Irish immigrant gangs.
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B.
The Smeezingtons
The Smeezingtons were a songwriting and production team, best known for crafting pop and R&B hits with Bruno Mars and other major artists in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
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C.
The Sheepdogs
The Sheepdogs are a Canadian rock band known for their retro, guitar-driven sound and for being the first unsigned act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
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D.
Swingin' Utters
Swingin' Utters is an American punk rock band known for blending street punk with folk and rock influences, and for its members’ involvement in various notable punk side projects.
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E.
The Wipeouters
The Wipeouters is a surf-rock side project featuring members of the new wave band Devo, known for its retro instrumental style and playful aesthetic.
- 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 Westies (band) Target entity description: The Westies is an American roots-rock band led by singer-songwriter Michael McDermott, known for its gritty storytelling and Americana-influenced sound.
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A.
Bowery Boys
The Bowery Boys were a notorious 19th-century New York City nativist street gang and volunteer fire company known for their violent clashes with rival Irish immigrant gangs.
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B.
The Smeezingtons
The Smeezingtons were a songwriting and production team, best known for crafting pop and R&B hits with Bruno Mars and other major artists in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
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C.
The Sheepdogs
The Sheepdogs are a Canadian rock band known for their retro, guitar-driven sound and for being the first unsigned act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
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D.
Swingin' Utters
Swingin' Utters is an American punk rock band known for blending street punk with folk and rock influences, and for its members’ involvement in various notable punk side projects.
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E.
The Wipeouters
The Wipeouters is a surf-rock side project featuring members of the new wave band Devo, known for its retro instrumental style and playful aesthetic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Michael McDermott (singer-songwriter)