Blind Willie McTell
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"Blind Willie McTell" is a 1983 Bob Dylan song, released posthumously on archival collections, that pays tribute to the blues tradition and the legendary blues musician of the same name.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blind Willie McTell canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5367988 — 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: Blind Willie McTell Context triple: [Bob Dylan concert setlists, featureWork, Blind Willie McTell]
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A.
Son House
Son House was an influential American Delta blues singer and guitarist whose emotionally intense performances and slide guitar style deeply shaped the development of blues and inspired later legends like Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters.
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B.
Lead Belly
Lead Belly was an influential American folk and blues musician renowned for his powerful vocals, 12-string guitar playing, and vast repertoire of traditional songs that deeply shaped the mid-20th-century folk revival.
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C.
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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D.
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson was an influential early 20th-century American blues singer and guitarist whose distinctive style helped shape Texas blues and modern popular music.
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E.
Elmore James
Elmore James was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, celebrated for his electrifying slide guitar style and lasting impact on Chicago blues and rock music.
- 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: Blind Willie McTell Target entity description: "Blind Willie McTell" is a 1983 Bob Dylan song, released posthumously on archival collections, that pays tribute to the blues tradition and the legendary blues musician of the same name.
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A.
Son House
Son House was an influential American Delta blues singer and guitarist whose emotionally intense performances and slide guitar style deeply shaped the development of blues and inspired later legends like Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters.
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B.
Lead Belly
Lead Belly was an influential American folk and blues musician renowned for his powerful vocals, 12-string guitar playing, and vast repertoire of traditional songs that deeply shaped the mid-20th-century folk revival.
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C.
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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D.
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson was an influential early 20th-century American blues singer and guitarist whose distinctive style helped shape Texas blues and modern popular music.
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E.
Elmore James
Elmore James was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, celebrated for his electrifying slide guitar style and lasting impact on Chicago blues and rock music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| composer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRelease | The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleaseDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Mick Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Allman Brothers Band NERFINISHED ⓘ The Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Morello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ harmonium ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformancesBy | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American history
ⓘ
racial injustice ⓘ spiritual decay ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Blind Willie McTell (electric band version)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blind Willie McTell (piano version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | American blues tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liveDebutDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| notableLine | “Nobody can sing the blues like Blind Willie McTell” ⓘ |
| partOf | Bob Dylan discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| producer |
Bob Dylan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Knopfler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Power Station (New York City) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedForAlbum | Infidels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingEndDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| recordingStartDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| subject |
American South
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
blues music ⓘ history of slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| titleReferences | Blind Willie McTell (musician) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributeTo | Blind Willie McTell (musician) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blind Willie McTell Description of subject: "Blind Willie McTell" is a 1983 Bob Dylan song, released posthumously on archival collections, that pays tribute to the blues tradition and the legendary blues musician of the same name.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.