Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings were a contemporary soul and funk band known for their vintage sound and for helping spearhead the 21st-century revival of classic R&B.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings canonical | 2 |
| Sharon Jones | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4630007 — 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: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Context triple: [Ian Hendrickson-Smith, associatedAct, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings]
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A.
Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes is an American rock band known for its soulful blend of blues, roots rock, and R&B, fronted by powerhouse vocalist and guitarist Brittany Howard.
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B.
Tasha Cobbs
Tasha Cobbs is an American gospel singer and songwriter best known for her powerful worship anthems like "Break Every Chain."
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C.
The Neville Brothers
The Neville Brothers were a renowned New Orleans R&B and funk group, celebrated for their soulful harmonies and influential contributions to American music.
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D.
Freedom Singers
Freedom Singers were a vocal group associated with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) that used music to support and galvanize the U.S. civil rights movement in the 1960s.
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E.
The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers were an influential American gospel, soul, and R&B group known for their socially conscious songs and distinctive family harmonies.
- 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: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Target entity description: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings were a contemporary soul and funk band known for their vintage sound and for helping spearhead the 21st-century revival of classic R&B.
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A.
Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes is an American rock band known for its soulful blend of blues, roots rock, and R&B, fronted by powerhouse vocalist and guitarist Brittany Howard.
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B.
Tasha Cobbs
Tasha Cobbs is an American gospel singer and songwriter best known for her powerful worship anthems like "Break Every Chain."
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C.
The Neville Brothers
The Neville Brothers were a renowned New Orleans R&B and funk group, celebrated for their soulful harmonies and influential contributions to American music.
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D.
Freedom Singers
Freedom Singers were a vocal group associated with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) that used music to support and galvanize the U.S. civil rights movement in the 1960s.
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E.
The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers were an influential American gospel, soul, and R&B group known for their socially conscious songs and distinctive family harmonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funk band
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musical group ⓘ soul band ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2016 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1996 ⓘ |
| albumReleaseYear |
100 Days, 100 Nights (2007)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Give the People What They Want (2014) NERFINISHED ⓘ I Learned the Hard Way (2010) NERFINISHED ⓘ Naturally (2005) NERFINISHED ⓘ Soul of a Woman (2017) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Amy Winehouse
NERFINISHED
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Daptone Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backedArtistOnRecording | Amy Winehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backedArtistOnTour | Amy Winehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Brooklyn, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| debutAlbum | Dap-Dippin' with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1996 ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
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retro soul ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Binky Griptite
NERFINISHED
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Bosco Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ Cochemea Gastelum NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ Fernando Velez NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabriel Roth NERFINISHED ⓘ Homer Steinweiss NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Hendrickson-Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Neal Sugarman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharon Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
horn section
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rhythm section ⓘ |
| knownFor |
revival of classic R&B in the 21st century
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vintage 1960s and 1970s soul sound ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Better Things
NERFINISHED
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Tell Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
100 Days, 100 Nights
NERFINISHED
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Dap-Dippin' with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Give the People What They Want NERFINISHED ⓘ I Learned the Hard Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Naturally NERFINISHED ⓘ Soul of a Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryVocalist | Sharon Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Gabriel Roth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Daptone Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touringRegion |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Description of subject: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings were a contemporary soul and funk band known for their vintage sound and for helping spearhead the 21st-century revival of classic R&B.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.