Joe Bihari
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Joe Bihari was an American record executive and producer best known as one of the Bihari brothers who co-founded and ran influential R&B and blues labels such as Modern and Kent Records in mid-20th-century Los Angeles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joe Bihari canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2089904 — 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: Joe Bihari Context triple: [Kent Records, foundedBy, Joe Bihari]
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A.
Martin Jurow
Martin Jurow was an American film producer best known for his work on classic mid-20th-century Hollywood movies, including the iconic Audrey Hepburn film "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
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B.
John Kundla
John Kundla was a Hall of Fame American basketball coach best known for leading the Minneapolis Lakers to multiple early NBA championships.
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C.
Joseph Buloff
Joseph Buloff was a Lithuanian-born American actor and director known for his work in Yiddish theater and on Broadway.
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D.
James Bidzos
James Bidzos is a technology executive and entrepreneur best known for leading and shaping VeriSign into a major provider of internet infrastructure and security services.
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E.
Abe Reles
Abe Reles was a notorious Brooklyn mobster and hitman who became infamous as a key government informant against the Murder, Inc. crime syndicate in the 1940s.
- 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: Joe Bihari Target entity description: Joe Bihari was an American record executive and producer best known as one of the Bihari brothers who co-founded and ran influential R&B and blues labels such as Modern and Kent Records in mid-20th-century Los Angeles.
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A.
Martin Jurow
Martin Jurow was an American film producer best known for his work on classic mid-20th-century Hollywood movies, including the iconic Audrey Hepburn film "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
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B.
John Kundla
John Kundla was a Hall of Fame American basketball coach best known for leading the Minneapolis Lakers to multiple early NBA championships.
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C.
Joseph Buloff
Joseph Buloff was a Lithuanian-born American actor and director known for his work in Yiddish theater and on Broadway.
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D.
James Bidzos
James Bidzos is a technology executive and entrepreneur best known for leading and shaping VeriSign into a major provider of internet infrastructure and security services.
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E.
Abe Reles
Abe Reles was a notorious Brooklyn mobster and hitman who became infamous as a key government informant against the Murder, Inc. crime syndicate in the 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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human ⓘ record executive ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
independent record labels
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postwar R&B scene in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| basedIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| businessRegion | West Coast of the United States ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Crown Records
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Flair Records ⓘ Kent Records ⓘ Modern Records ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Crown Records
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Flair Records ⓘ Kent Records ⓘ Modern Records ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
blues
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rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of West Coast R&B
ⓘ
independent blues recording and distribution in the United States ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Saul Bihari
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surface form:
Bihari brothers
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| notableFor |
co-founding influential R&B and blues labels in Los Angeles
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producing and releasing recordings by African-American R&B and blues artists ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kent Records R&B releases
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Modern Records ⓘ
surface form:
Modern Records catalog of R&B and blues recordings
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| occupation |
record executive
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record producer ⓘ |
| role |
A&R (artists and repertoire) decision maker
ⓘ
record production supervision ⓘ |
| sibling |
Jules Bihari
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Saul Bihari ⓘ
surface form:
Lester Bihari
Saul Bihari ⓘ |
| workLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joe Bihari Description of subject: Joe Bihari was an American record executive and producer best known as one of the Bihari brothers who co-founded and ran influential R&B and blues labels such as Modern and Kent Records in mid-20th-century Los Angeles.
Referenced by (3)
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