Roland Hayes
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Roland Hayes was a pioneering African American lyric tenor and concert artist who achieved international acclaim in the early 20th century and helped pave the way for later Black classical singers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roland Hayes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1644869 — 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: Roland Hayes Context triple: [Marian Anderson, influencedBy, Roland Hayes]
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A.
George Black
George Black is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, business, and the arts.
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B.
Leon Henderson
Leon Henderson was an American economist and government official who played a key role in managing wartime price controls and rationing during World War II.
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C.
Oscar Charleston
Oscar Charleston was an American baseball center fielder widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Negro league history, known for his combination of power, speed, and defensive brilliance.
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D.
Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello was a Welsh composer, singer, and actor of the early 20th century, renowned for his popular songs and musical theatre works in Britain.
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E.
Joe Williams
Joe Williams was a renowned American jazz and blues singer best known for his powerful baritone voice and celebrated recordings with the Count Basie Orchestra.
- 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: Roland Hayes Target entity description: Roland Hayes was a pioneering African American lyric tenor and concert artist who achieved international acclaim in the early 20th century and helped pave the way for later Black classical singers.
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A.
George Black
George Black is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, business, and the arts.
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B.
Leon Henderson
Leon Henderson was an American economist and government official who played a key role in managing wartime price controls and rationing during World War II.
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C.
Oscar Charleston
Oscar Charleston was an American baseball center fielder widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Negro league history, known for his combination of power, speed, and defensive brilliance.
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D.
Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello was a Welsh composer, singer, and actor of the early 20th century, renowned for his popular songs and musical theatre works in Britain.
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E.
Joe Williams
Joe Williams was a renowned American jazz and blues singer best known for his powerful baritone voice and celebrated recordings with the Count Basie Orchestra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
ⓘ
classical singer ⓘ concert artist ⓘ human ⓘ tenor ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-06-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1977-01-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Fisk University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African Americans
|
| familyName | Hayes ⓘ |
| fullName | Roland Wiltse Hayes ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
spirituals ⓘ |
| givenName | Roland ⓘ |
| hasChild | Africa Hayes ⓘ |
| hasWork |
album "Spirituals"
ⓘ
recordings of African American spirituals and classical lieder ⓘ |
| influenced |
Marian Anderson
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Paul Robeson ⓘ later generations of Black classical singers ⓘ |
| memberOf | Fisk Jubilee Singers ⓘ |
| mother | Fanny Hayes ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first African American man to win wide acclaim as a classical concert artist ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
gave successful self-financed recital at Jordan Hall in Boston in 1917
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sang with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the early 1920s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first African American classical concert artists to achieve international acclaim
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pioneering opportunities for Black classical singers ⓘ |
| occupation |
singer
ⓘ
tenor ⓘ vocal pedagogue ⓘ |
| performedIn |
England
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Europe ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Russia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| placeOfBirth | Curryville, Georgia, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Alzada Mann ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biography "Angel Mo' and Her Son, Roland Hayes"
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numerous articles on African American music history ⓘ |
| vocalRange | lyric tenor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roland Hayes Description of subject: Roland Hayes was a pioneering African American lyric tenor and concert artist who achieved international acclaim in the early 20th century and helped pave the way for later Black classical singers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.