Hambone Willie Newbern
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Hambone Willie Newbern was an early 20th-century American blues guitarist and singer known for his influential country blues recordings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hambone Willie Newbern canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4372821 — 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: Hambone Willie Newbern Context triple: [Rollin' and Tumblin', hasNotableVersionBy, Hambone Willie Newbern]
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Charley Patton
Charley Patton was an influential early Delta blues musician and singer whose powerful performances and recordings helped shape the foundation of American blues music.
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B.
Walker D. Hines
Walker D. Hines was an American lawyer and government official who served as Director General of Railroads during the period of federal control of U.S. railroads in World War I.
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C.
Johnny Gimble
Johnny Gimble was an influential American fiddler and mandolinist, best known as a leading figure in Western swing music and a longtime member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys.
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D.
Albert Ammons
Albert Ammons was an influential American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist renowned for his powerful, driving style and key role in popularizing boogie-woogie in the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Curly Washburn
Curly Washburn is the tough, laconic trail boss in the comedy film "City Slickers," known for guiding a group of urban men through a transformative cattle drive.
- 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: Hambone Willie Newbern Target entity description: Hambone Willie Newbern was an early 20th-century American blues guitarist and singer known for his influential country blues recordings.
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A.
Charley Patton
Charley Patton was an influential early Delta blues musician and singer whose powerful performances and recordings helped shape the foundation of American blues music.
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B.
Walker D. Hines
Walker D. Hines was an American lawyer and government official who served as Director General of Railroads during the period of federal control of U.S. railroads in World War I.
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C.
Johnny Gimble
Johnny Gimble was an influential American fiddler and mandolinist, best known as a leading figure in Western swing music and a longtime member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys.
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D.
Albert Ammons
Albert Ammons was an influential American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist renowned for his powerful, driving style and key role in popularizing boogie-woogie in the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Curly Washburn
Curly Washburn is the tough, laconic trail boss in the comedy film "City Slickers," known for guiding a group of urban men through a transformative cattle drive.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues musician
ⓘ
country blues musician ⓘ guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1930s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Mississippi Delta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1899 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | circa 1947 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
country blues ⓘ |
| givenName | Willie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guitarTechnique | slide-influenced country blues style ⓘ |
| influenced |
Muddy Waters
NERFINISHED
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later Chicago blues musicians ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the more obscure but influential early country blues artists ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | solo guitar and vocal ⓘ |
| musicalTradition | Delta blues ⓘ |
| name | Hambone Willie Newbern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notability | early recording of the blues standard "Rollin' and Tumblin'" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Nobody Knows (What the Good Deacon Done)
NERFINISHED
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Rollin' and Tumblin' NERFINISHED ⓘ She Could Toodle-Oo NERFINISHED ⓘ Way Down in Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfKnownRecordings | approximately 7 ⓘ |
| occupation |
blues guitarist
ⓘ
singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hayti, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Brownsville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | March 1929 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Okeh Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfDeath | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalCharacteristics | intense, expressive delivery ⓘ |
| vocalType | male voice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hambone Willie Newbern Description of subject: Hambone Willie Newbern was an early 20th-century American blues guitarist and singer known for his influential country blues recordings.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.