Dave Bartholomew
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Dave Bartholomew was an influential American bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and producer who helped shape the sound of New Orleans rhythm and blues and early rock and roll.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dave Bartholomew canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5080820 — 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: Dave Bartholomew Context triple: [Fats Domino, associatedAct, Dave Bartholomew]
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A.
Hubert Sumlin
Hubert Sumlin was an influential American blues guitarist best known for his innovative, expressive playing as the longtime lead guitarist for Howlin’ Wolf.
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B.
Eddie Holland
Eddie Holland is an American songwriter and record producer best known as a member of the legendary Motown songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland, who crafted numerous hits for acts like the Four Tops and the Supremes.
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C.
Fats Domino
Fats Domino was an influential American pianist and singer-songwriter whose pioneering New Orleans rhythm and blues recordings helped shape early rock and roll.
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D.
Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr.
Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr., better known as Tommy Dorsey, was a prominent American jazz trombonist and big band leader of the swing era.
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E.
Charles Willing Byrd
Charles Willing Byrd was an early American jurist and politician who served as acting governor of the Northwest Territory and later as a federal judge in Ohio.
- 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: Dave Bartholomew Target entity description: Dave Bartholomew was an influential American bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and producer who helped shape the sound of New Orleans rhythm and blues and early rock and roll.
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A.
Hubert Sumlin
Hubert Sumlin was an influential American blues guitarist best known for his innovative, expressive playing as the longtime lead guitarist for Howlin’ Wolf.
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B.
Eddie Holland
Eddie Holland is an American songwriter and record producer best known as a member of the legendary Motown songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland, who crafted numerous hits for acts like the Four Tops and the Supremes.
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C.
Fats Domino
Fats Domino was an influential American pianist and singer-songwriter whose pioneering New Orleans rhythm and blues recordings helped shape early rock and roll.
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D.
Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr.
Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr., better known as Tommy Dorsey, was a prominent American jazz trombonist and big band leader of the swing era.
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E.
Charles Willing Byrd
Charles Willing Byrd was an early American jurist and politician who served as acting governor of the Northwest Territory and later as a federal judge in Ohio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arranger
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bandleader ⓘ human ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cosimo Matassa
NERFINISHED
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Fats Domino NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Records NERFINISHED ⓘ New Orleans music scene ⓘ |
| birthName | David Louis Bartholomew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-12-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-06-23 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Bartholomew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
New Orleans rhythm and blues
NERFINISHED
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rhythm and blues ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame
NERFINISHED
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockabilly Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ Songwriters Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | trumpet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering early rock and roll production
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shaping the sound of New Orleans rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| memberOf | Army band ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Dave Bartholomew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ain’t That a Shame
NERFINISHED
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Blue Monday NERFINISHED ⓘ I Hear You Knocking NERFINISHED ⓘ I’m Walkin’ NERFINISHED ⓘ Let the Four Winds Blow NERFINISHED ⓘ My Ding-a-Ling NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fat Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Walking to New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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bandleader ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ trumpeter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Edgard, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Decca Records
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Imperial Records NERFINISHED ⓘ King Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dave Bartholomew Description of subject: Dave Bartholomew was an influential American bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and producer who helped shape the sound of New Orleans rhythm and blues and early rock and roll.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.