Brill Building, New York City
E374879
The Brill Building in New York City is a historic music industry hub famed for housing influential songwriters and publishers who shaped the sound of American pop in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brill Building | 7 |
| Brill Building, New York City canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3651847 — 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.
Target entity: Brill Building, New York City Context triple: [Will You Love Me Tomorrow, associatedPlace, Brill Building, New York City]
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The Hit Factory, New York City
The Hit Factory in New York City was a legendary recording studio complex renowned for hosting sessions by major artists across rock, pop, and R&B from the 1970s through the 1990s.
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B.
Capitol Records Building
The Capitol Records Building is an iconic, circular high-rise in Hollywood, Los Angeles, famous for its resemblance to a stack of vinyl records and its role as a historic recording industry landmark.
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C.
A&R Recording Studios, New York City
A&R Recording Studios in New York City was a prominent mid-20th-century recording facility known for hosting sessions by major artists across rock, folk, and jazz, including Bob Dylan.
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D.
Columbia Studio A, New York City
Columbia Studio A in New York City is a historic recording studio best known as the site of Bob Dylan’s landmark sessions, including the recording of “Like a Rolling Stone.”
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E.
Columbia 30th Street Studio
Columbia 30th Street Studio was a legendary New York City recording studio renowned for its exceptional acoustics and use on landmark jazz and classical albums.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Brill Building, New York City Target entity description: The Brill Building in New York City is a historic music industry hub famed for housing influential songwriters and publishers who shaped the sound of American pop in the mid-20th century.
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A.
The Hit Factory, New York City
The Hit Factory in New York City was a legendary recording studio complex renowned for hosting sessions by major artists across rock, pop, and R&B from the 1970s through the 1990s.
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B.
Capitol Records Building
The Capitol Records Building is an iconic, circular high-rise in Hollywood, Los Angeles, famous for its resemblance to a stack of vinyl records and its role as a historic recording industry landmark.
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C.
A&R Recording Studios, New York City
A&R Recording Studios in New York City was a prominent mid-20th-century recording facility known for hosting sessions by major artists across rock, folk, and jazz, including Bob Dylan.
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D.
Columbia Studio A, New York City
Columbia Studio A in New York City is a historic recording studio best known as the site of Bob Dylan’s landmark sessions, including the recording of “Like a Rolling Stone.”
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E.
Columbia 30th Street Studio
Columbia 30th Street Studio was a legendary New York City recording studio renowned for its exceptional acoustics and use on landmark jazz and classical albums.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial building
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historic building ⓘ music industry landmark ⓘ office building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| associatedWithActivity |
music publishing
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record production ⓘ songwriting ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
American pop music
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Brill Building pop ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance | center of American pop songwriting in mid-20th century ⓘ |
| eraOfGreatestInfluence |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| famousFor |
influence on American popular music
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music publishing ⓘ songwriting offices ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDesignation |
New York City Landmark
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listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| height | about 175 feet ⓘ |
| housedIndustry |
music industry
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music publishing companies ⓘ record labels ⓘ |
| influenced |
American pop-rock songwriting practices
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development of teen pop in the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ sound of early 1960s girl groups ⓘ |
| locatedAtIntersection | Broadway and West 49th Street ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| locatedOn | 1619 Broadway ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brill Brothers ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Midtown Manhattan ⓘ |
| notableTenants |
Aldon Music
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Hill and Range Songs ⓘ Screen Gems-Columbia Music ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 11 ⓘ |
| partOf | Tin Pan Alley tradition ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
music publishing offices
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office space ⓘ recording and rehearsal space ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | landmark of the American music business ⓘ |
| streetName | Broadway ⓘ |
| streetNumber | 1619 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Brill Building, New York City Description of subject: The Brill Building in New York City is a historic music industry hub famed for housing influential songwriters and publishers who shaped the sound of American pop in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (10)
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