Two Steps from the Blues
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Two Steps from the Blues is a landmark 1961 blues and soul album by Bobby "Blue" Bland, widely regarded as one of his finest and most influential recordings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Two Steps from the Blues canonical | 3 |
| "Two Steps from the Blues" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1343038 — 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: Two Steps from the Blues Context triple: [Bobby Bland, notableAlbum, Two Steps from the Blues]
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A.
Still Got the Blues
"Still Got the Blues" is a 1990 blues-rock song and title track by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, renowned for its emotive guitar solos and status as one of his signature pieces.
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B.
Big Blues
Big Blues is the collective name for the athletic teams representing Bluefield State University in collegiate sports competitions.
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C.
The King of the Blues
The King of the Blues is the honorific nickname of legendary American blues guitarist and singer B.B. King, renowned for his expressive playing style and influence on modern blues music.
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D.
Outlaw Blues
"Outlaw Blues" is a blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, featured on his influential 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home.
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E.
Chimes Blues
"Chimes Blues" is a pioneering early jazz recording by King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, notable for featuring one of Louis Armstrong’s first recorded solos.
- 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: Two Steps from the Blues Target entity description: Two Steps from the Blues is a landmark 1961 blues and soul album by Bobby "Blue" Bland, widely regarded as one of his finest and most influential recordings.
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A.
Still Got the Blues
"Still Got the Blues" is a 1990 blues-rock song and title track by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, renowned for its emotive guitar solos and status as one of his signature pieces.
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B.
Big Blues
Big Blues is the collective name for the athletic teams representing Bluefield State University in collegiate sports competitions.
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C.
The King of the Blues
The King of the Blues is the honorific nickname of legendary American blues guitarist and singer B.B. King, renowned for his expressive playing style and influence on modern blues music.
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D.
Outlaw Blues
"Outlaw Blues" is a blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, featured on his influential 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home.
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E.
The Light Blues
The Light Blues is a common nickname for Rangers F.C., one of Scotland’s most successful and historically significant football clubs based in Glasgow.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| arranger | Joe Scott ⓘ |
| artist |
Bobby Bland
ⓘ
surface form:
Bobby "Blue" Bland
|
| backingBand | Joe Scott's orchestra ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | early 1960s Bobby "Blue" Bland album ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by music critics ⓘ |
| describedAs |
highly influential in blues and soul music
ⓘ
landmark blues and soul album ⓘ one of Bobby "Blue" Bland's finest recordings ⓘ |
| era | early 1960s American R&B ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtFeaturing | photograph of Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional struggle
ⓘ
heartbreak ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Cry Cry Cry
ⓘ
surface form:
Cry, Cry, Cry
Don't Cry No More ⓘ How Does a Cheating Woman Feel ⓘ I Don't Want No Woman ⓘ I Pity the Fool ⓘ I'll Take Care of You ⓘ I’m Not Ashamed ⓘ
surface form:
I'm Not Ashamed
I've Been Wrong So Long ⓘ I've Just Got to Forget You ⓘ Lead Me On ⓘ Little Boy Blue ⓘ St. James Infirmary ⓘ Two Steps from the Blues self-link ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
modern soul
ⓘ
soul blues ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining big-band arrangements with blues vocals
ⓘ
defining Bobby "Blue" Bland's signature sound ⓘ |
| notableSong |
I Pity the Fool
ⓘ
I'll Take Care of You ⓘ Lead Me On ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| performer |
Bobby Bland
ⓘ
surface form:
Bobby "Blue" Bland
|
| producer |
Don Robey
ⓘ
Joe Scott ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Duke Records studios (Houston, Texas) ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Duke Records ⓘ |
| vocalist |
Bobby Bland
ⓘ
surface form:
Bobby "Blue" Bland
|
| vocalStyle | smooth, melismatic blues singing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Two Steps from the Blues Description of subject: Two Steps from the Blues is a landmark 1961 blues and soul album by Bobby "Blue" Bland, widely regarded as one of his finest and most influential recordings.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
"Two Steps from the Blues"