The Big Man
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The Big Man was the towering, charismatic saxophonist Clarence Clemons, best known for his powerful performances with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Big Man canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1836888 — 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: The Big Man Context triple: [Clarence Clemons, nickname, The Big Man]
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A.
The Twa Herds
"The Twa Herds" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and clerical disputes in 18th-century Scotland.
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B.
Omoo
Omoo is an 1847 semi-autobiographical travel adventure novel by Herman Melville that recounts his experiences in the South Pacific and serves as a sequel to Typee.
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C.
Forest of the Pygmies
Forest of the Pygmies is a young adult adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows journalist Kate Cold and her companions on a perilous journey into an African jungle to confront slavery and corruption.
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D.
The Big Guava
The Big Guava is a popular nickname for Tampa, Florida, highlighting the city's historical ties to the guava fruit and its playful echo of New York's "Big Apple" moniker.
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E.
The Men in the Jungle
The Men in the Jungle is a dark, politically charged science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores revolution, violence, and moral decay on a distant alien world.
- 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 Big Man Target entity description: The Big Man was the towering, charismatic saxophonist Clarence Clemons, best known for his powerful performances with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
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A.
The Twa Herds
"The Twa Herds" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and clerical disputes in 18th-century Scotland.
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B.
Omoo
Omoo is an 1847 semi-autobiographical travel adventure novel by Herman Melville that recounts his experiences in the South Pacific and serves as a sequel to Typee.
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C.
Forest of the Pygmies
Forest of the Pygmies is a young adult adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows journalist Kate Cold and her companions on a perilous journey into an African jungle to confront slavery and corruption.
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D.
The Big Guava
The Big Guava is a popular nickname for Tampa, Florida, highlighting the city's historical ties to the guava fruit and its playful echo of New York's "Big Apple" moniker.
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E.
The Men in the Jungle
The Men in the Jungle is a dark, politically charged science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores revolution, violence, and moral decay on a distant alien world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2011 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Marymount University
ⓘ
surface form:
Marymount College of Virginia
|
| associatedAct |
Bruce Springsteen
ⓘ
E Street Band ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1942-01-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Norfolk, Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
|
| causeOfDeath | complications from a stroke ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Aretha Franklin
ⓘ
Bruce Springsteen ⓘ Jackson Browne ⓘ Lady Gaga ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deathDate | 2011-06-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States ⓘ |
| formerOccupation | youth counselor ⓘ |
| formerSport | American football ⓘ |
| genre |
heartland rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| hasRole | saxophonist in the E Street Band ⓘ |
| height | approximately 6 ft 5 in ⓘ |
| influenced | many rock saxophonists ⓘ |
| instrument | saxophone ⓘ |
| memberOf | E Street Band ⓘ |
| name | Clarence Clemons ⓘ |
| nickname | The Big Man self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableFor | powerful saxophone performances with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band ⓘ |
| notableWork |
saxophone parts on the album “Born to Run”
ⓘ
saxophone parts on the album “Darkness on the Edge of Town” ⓘ saxophone parts on the album “The River” ⓘ saxophone solo on “Born to Run” ⓘ saxophone solo on “Jungleland” ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
musician ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| playedCharacter |
Clarence in the film “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure”
ⓘ
Fizzle in the film “New York, New York” ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse |
Christina Clemons
ⓘ
Elizabeth Clemons ⓘ Jacqueline Clemons ⓘ Christina Clemons ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria Clemons
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| subjectOf | documentary film “Clarence Clemons: Who Do I Think I Am?” ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Big Man Description of subject: The Big Man was the towering, charismatic saxophonist Clarence Clemons, best known for his powerful performances with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Clarence Clemons