Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues
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Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues is a landmark 1956 folk and blues album by singer Odetta that helped shape the American folk revival.
All labels observed (1)
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| Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5351522 — 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: Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues Context triple: [Odetta, notableWork, Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues]
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A.
Nina Simone Sings the Blues
"Nina Simone Sings the Blues" is a 1967 studio album that showcases Nina Simone’s powerful blend of blues, jazz, and soul, marked by emotionally intense vocals and socially conscious themes.
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B.
The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads is a 1965 studio album by American soul singer Otis Redding, showcasing his powerful, emotive vocal style on a collection of slow, passionate R&B songs.
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C.
The Song and Soul of the South
"The Song and Soul of the South" is a nickname celebrating Macon, Georgia’s rich musical heritage and deep cultural roots in Southern history.
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D.
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
"Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book" is a landmark jazz album in which Ella Fitzgerald interprets the compositions of Duke Ellington, showcasing her vocal mastery and the richness of Ellington's music.
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E.
Lost Blues and Other Songs
Lost Blues and Other Songs is a compilation album by Will Oldham’s project Palace Music, collecting early singles, B-sides, and rare tracks from his lo-fi indie folk period.
- 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: Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues Target entity description: Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues is a landmark 1956 folk and blues album by singer Odetta that helped shape the American folk revival.
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A.
Nina Simone Sings the Blues
"Nina Simone Sings the Blues" is a 1967 studio album that showcases Nina Simone’s powerful blend of blues, jazz, and soul, marked by emotionally intense vocals and socially conscious themes.
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B.
The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads is a 1965 studio album by American soul singer Otis Redding, showcasing his powerful, emotive vocal style on a collection of slow, passionate R&B songs.
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C.
The Song and Soul of the South
"The Song and Soul of the South" is a nickname celebrating Macon, Georgia’s rich musical heritage and deep cultural roots in Southern history.
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D.
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
"Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book" is a landmark jazz album in which Ella Fitzgerald interprets the compositions of Duke Ellington, showcasing her vocal mastery and the richness of Ellington's music.
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E.
Lost Blues and Other Songs
Lost Blues and Other Songs is a compilation album by Will Oldham’s project Palace Music, collecting early singles, B-sides, and rare tracks from his lo-fi indie folk period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Odetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | American folk revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyIn | 1950s American folk music ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark folk and blues album ⓘ |
| featuresInstrumentation | voice and acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| featuresVocalStyle | powerful contralto vocals ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
folk ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | 1960s protest music ⓘ |
| hasLegacyStatus |
classic folk album
ⓘ
influential blues album ⓘ |
| hasOriginalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| hasReissueFormat |
compact disc
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ streaming audio ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Alabama Bound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Another Man Done Gone NERFINISHED ⓘ Been in the Pen ⓘ Deep Blue Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Easy Rider NERFINISHED ⓘ Glory, Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ God’s Gonna Cut You Down NERFINISHED ⓘ Hound Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ If I Had a Ribbon Bow NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack o’ Diamonds NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ Muleskinner Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Santy Anno NERFINISHED ⓘ Shame and Scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spiritual Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ ’Buked and Scorned NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | folk revival-era album ⓘ |
| includesMaterial |
spirituals
ⓘ
traditional blues songs ⓘ traditional folk songs ⓘ |
| influenced | American folk revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping shape the American folk revival ⓘ |
| performer | Odetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Odetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1956 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues Description of subject: Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues is a landmark 1956 folk and blues album by singer Odetta that helped shape the American folk revival.
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