Matriarch of the Blues
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Matriarch of the Blues is a late-career studio album by legendary American singer Etta James that pays tribute to classic blues and soul standards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matriarch of the Blues canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2307068 — 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: Matriarch of the Blues Context triple: [Etta James, album, Matriarch of the Blues]
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A.
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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B.
Señor Blues
Señor Blues is a celebrated jazz composition by pianist Horace Silver, known for its distinctive minor-key groove and enduring status as a hard bop standard.
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C.
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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D.
Big Blues
Big Blues is the collective name for the athletic teams representing Bluefield State University in collegiate sports competitions.
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E.
Queen of Jazz
Queen of Jazz is the celebrated honorific given to Ella Fitzgerald, the iconic American jazz singer renowned for her pure tone, impeccable phrasing, and virtuosic scat singing.
- 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: Matriarch of the Blues Target entity description: Matriarch of the Blues is a late-career studio album by legendary American singer Etta James that pays tribute to classic blues and soul standards.
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A.
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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B.
Señor Blues
Señor Blues is a celebrated jazz composition by pianist Horace Silver, known for its distinctive minor-key groove and enduring status as a hard bop standard.
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C.
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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D.
Big Blues
Big Blues is the collective name for the athletic teams representing Bluefield State University in collegiate sports competitions.
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E.
Queen of Jazz
Queen of Jazz is the celebrated honorific given to Ella Fitzgerald, the iconic American jazz singer renowned for her pure tone, impeccable phrasing, and virtuosic scat singing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
studio album
ⓘ
tribute album ⓘ |
| artist | Etta James ⓘ |
| chronology | Etta James album ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| describedAs | late-career album ⓘ |
| features |
covers of blues standards
ⓘ
covers of soul standards ⓘ |
| follows |
The Heart of a Woman
ⓘ
surface form:
Heart of a Woman
|
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 54 minutes ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Born on the Bayou
ⓘ
Come Back Baby ⓘ Don't Let My Baby Ride ⓘ Down Home Blues ⓘ Gotta Serve Somebody ⓘ Hound Dog ⓘ Let It Rock ⓘ Miss You ⓘ Rhymes ⓘ Try a Little Tenderness ⓘ You Can Leave Your Hat On ⓘ |
| includesCoverOf |
Born on the Bayou
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surface form:
Born on the Bayou by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Gotta Serve Somebody ⓘ
surface form:
Gotta Serve Somebody by Bob Dylan
Hound Dog popularized by Elvis Presley ⓘ Miss You ⓘ
surface form:
Miss You by The Rolling Stones
You Can Leave Your Hat On ⓘ
surface form:
You Can Leave Your Hat On by Randy Newman
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | Etta James interpretations of rock and soul songs ⓘ |
| performer | Etta James ⓘ |
| precededBy |
The Heart of a Woman
ⓘ
surface form:
Heart of a Woman
|
| producer |
Donto James
ⓘ
Etta James ⓘ Lupe De Leon ⓘ Sametto James ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 2000 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Private Music ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2000-11-14 ⓘ |
| tributeToGenre |
classic blues
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classic soul ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matriarch of the Blues Description of subject: Matriarch of the Blues is a late-career studio album by legendary American singer Etta James that pays tribute to classic blues and soul standards.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jamesetta Hawkins
subject surface form:
Let's Roll