Let’s Dance radio program
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The "Let’s Dance" radio program was a popular 1930s network dance-music show that helped launch swing music to national prominence in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Let’s Dance radio program canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5787476 — 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: Let’s Dance radio program Context triple: [Benny Goodman Orchestra, featuredIn, Let’s Dance radio program]
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A.
Let’s Dance
"Let’s Dance" is a 1983 hit song and album by David Bowie that marked his shift toward a more mainstream, dance-oriented pop-rock sound and became one of his most commercially successful works.
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B.
Let's Dance
"Let's Dance" is a high-energy rock cover of the 1962 Chris Montez hit, recorded by the Ramones and featured on their debut album.
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C.
Let's Dance
"Let's Dance" is a 1950 musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire that showcases his signature song-and-dance performances.
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D.
Shall We Dance
"Shall We Dance" is a 1937 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, celebrated for its sophisticated dance sequences and classic George and Ira Gershwin songs.
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E.
Thanks for the Dance
Thanks for the Dance is a posthumous studio album by Leonard Cohen, featuring songs completed and produced by his son Adam Cohen.
- 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: Let’s Dance radio program Target entity description: The "Let’s Dance" radio program was a popular 1930s network dance-music show that helped launch swing music to national prominence in the United States.
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A.
Let’s Dance
"Let’s Dance" is a 1983 hit song and album by David Bowie that marked his shift toward a more mainstream, dance-oriented pop-rock sound and became one of his most commercially successful works.
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B.
Let's Dance
"Let's Dance" is a high-energy rock cover of the 1962 Chris Montez hit, recorded by the Ramones and featured on their debut album.
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C.
Let's Dance
"Let's Dance" is a 1950 musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire that showcases his signature song-and-dance performances.
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D.
Shall We Dance
"Shall We Dance" is a 1937 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, celebrated for its sophisticated dance sequences and classic George and Ira Gershwin songs.
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E.
Thanks for the Dance
Thanks for the Dance is a posthumous studio album by Leonard Cohen, featuring songs completed and produced by his son Adam Cohen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American radio program
ⓘ
music radio program ⓘ radio program ⓘ |
| broadcastArea | United States national network ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | network radio ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
NBC Blue Network
NERFINISHED
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NBC Red Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastTime |
Saturday night
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late-night hours ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
national popularity of swing in the United States
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rise of swing music ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | popular 1930s network dance-music show ⓘ |
| endTime | 1935 ⓘ |
| featuredArtist |
Benny Goodman
NERFINISHED
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Kel Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Xavier Cugat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dance music
ⓘ
swing music ⓘ |
| hasGenreCharacteristic |
big band instrumentation
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danceable arrangements ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dance band segments
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live orchestra performances ⓘ sponsor announcements ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| influenced |
American popular music
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big band era ⓘ |
| locationOfBroadcast | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| notableFor |
national network exposure for swing bands
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role in emergence of swing era ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
helped launch Benny Goodman’s national career
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helped popularize swing on U.S. network radio ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Nabisco
NERFINISHED
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National Biscuit Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1934 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
dance music listeners
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young adult audience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Let’s Dance radio program Description of subject: The "Let’s Dance" radio program was a popular 1930s network dance-music show that helped launch swing music to national prominence in the United States.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.