The Man with the Million-Dollar Voice
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The Man with the Million-Dollar Voice is the nickname of C. L. Franklin, a renowned American Baptist minister celebrated for his electrifying preaching style and influential recorded sermons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Man with the Million-Dollar Voice canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2581554 — 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 Man with the Million-Dollar Voice Context triple: [C. L. Franklin, alsoKnownAs, The Man with the Million-Dollar Voice]
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A.
The Man of a Thousand Voices
The Man of a Thousand Voices is the famous nickname of Mel Blanc, the legendary voice actor behind many iconic Looney Tunes and other cartoon characters.
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B.
Millionaire
"Millionaire" is a 2004 R&B/hip-hop single by American singer Kelis featuring André 3000, known for its laid-back groove and distinctive production.
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C.
Million Dollar Bill
"Million Dollar Bill" is an upbeat dance-pop and R&B song by Whitney Houston, released as a single from her 2009 comeback album "I Look to You."
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D.
Ten Million Dollar Night View
Ten Million Dollar Night View is the famous nickname for the spectacular nighttime cityscape seen from Mount Rokko overlooking Kobe and Osaka in Japan.
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E.
A Million Love Songs
"A Million Love Songs" is a romantic pop ballad by British boy band Take That, released in 1992 and known for its soulful melody and heartfelt lyrics.
- 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 Man with the Million-Dollar Voice Target entity description: The Man with the Million-Dollar Voice is the nickname of C. L. Franklin, a renowned American Baptist minister celebrated for his electrifying preaching style and influential recorded sermons.
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A.
The Man of a Thousand Voices
The Man of a Thousand Voices is the famous nickname of Mel Blanc, the legendary voice actor behind many iconic Looney Tunes and other cartoon characters.
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B.
Millionaire
"Millionaire" is a 2004 R&B/hip-hop single by American singer Kelis featuring André 3000, known for its laid-back groove and distinctive production.
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C.
Million Dollar Bill
"Million Dollar Bill" is an upbeat dance-pop and R&B song by Whitney Houston, released as a single from her 2009 comeback album "I Look to You."
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D.
Ten Million Dollar Night View
Ten Million Dollar Night View is the famous nickname for the spectacular nighttime cityscape seen from Mount Rokko overlooking Kobe and Osaka in Japan.
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E.
A Million Love Songs
"A Million Love Songs" is a romantic pop ballad by British boy band Take That, released in 1992 and known for its soulful melody and heartfelt lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baptist minister
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Christian clergy ⓘ human ⓘ nickname ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1915-01-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bolivar County, Mississippi
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surface form:
Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States
Sunflower County, Mississippi ⓘ
surface form:
Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States
|
| causeOfDeath | complications from gunshot wound ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1984-07-27 ⓘ |
| denomination | Baptist ⓘ |
| endDateOfPastorateAtNewBethelBaptistChurch | 1979 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| event | was shot during a robbery at his home in 1979 ⓘ |
| familyName | Franklin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights advocacy
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public speaking ⓘ religious ministry ⓘ |
| fullName | Clarence LaVaughn Franklin ⓘ |
| genre | Black preaching ⓘ |
| givenName | Clarence ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
call-and-response preaching style
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powerful singing-style preaching voice ⓘ |
| influenced | Aretha Franklin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dry Bones in the Valley sermon
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sermon "The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest" ⓘ
surface form:
The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest sermon
sermon recordings released on vinyl records ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nickname | The Man with the Million-Dollar Voice self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
electrifying preaching style
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recorded sermons ⓘ role in the American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dry Bones in the Valley
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The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest ⓘ |
| occupation |
Baptist minister
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civil rights activist ⓘ preacher ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Aretha Franklin
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Carolyn Franklin ⓘ Erma Franklin ⓘ |
| pastorOf | New Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit ⓘ |
| refersTo | C. L. Franklin ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Detroit
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surface form:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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| spouse | Barbara Siggers Franklin ⓘ |
| startDateOfPastorateAtNewBethelBaptistChurch | 1946 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Man with the Million-Dollar Voice Description of subject: The Man with the Million-Dollar Voice is the nickname of C. L. Franklin, a renowned American Baptist minister celebrated for his electrifying preaching style and influential recorded sermons.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Man with the Million-Dollar Voice
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nickname
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The Man with the Million-Dollar Voice
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
C. L. Franklin