U.S. Blues
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"U.S. Blues" is a lively, patriotic-themed rock song by the Grateful Dead, known for its playful lyrics and frequent appearance in the band’s live performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Blues canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5920443 — 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: U.S. Blues Context triple: [From the Mars Hotel, hasTrack, U.S. Blues]
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A.
the Blues
The Blues is the official mascot and nickname for the athletic teams of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.
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B.
Blues
Blues is a genre of music characterized by expressive melodies, blue notes, and themes of hardship and emotion that originated in African American communities in the Deep South of the United States.
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C.
Blues
Blues is the common nickname for Birmingham City Football Club, an English professional football team based in Birmingham.
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D.
Blues
Blues is a professional rugby union team based in Auckland, New Zealand, that competes in the Super Rugby competition.
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E.
Blues & Roots
Blues & Roots is a 1960 jazz album by bassist and composer Charles Mingus, celebrated for its powerful blend of hard bop, gospel, and blues influences.
- 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: U.S. Blues Target entity description: "U.S. Blues" is a lively, patriotic-themed rock song by the Grateful Dead, known for its playful lyrics and frequent appearance in the band’s live performances.
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A.
the Blues
The Blues is the official mascot and nickname for the athletic teams of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.
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B.
Blues
Blues is the common nickname for Birmingham City Football Club, an English professional football team based in Birmingham.
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C.
Blues
Blues is a professional rugby union team based in Auckland, New Zealand, that competes in the Super Rugby competition.
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D.
Blues
Blues is a genre of music characterized by expressive melodies, blue notes, and themes of hardship and emotion that originated in African American communities in the Deep South of the United States.
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E.
Blues & Roots
Blues & Roots is a 1960 jazz album by bassist and composer Charles Mingus, celebrated for its powerful blend of hard bop, gospel, and blues influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| appearsOnAlbum | From the Mars Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bill Kreutzmann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ Donna Jean Godchaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Godchaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Lesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstReleaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| genre |
psychedelic rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ roots rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersionOn |
Dave's Picks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dick's Picks NERFINISHED ⓘ Road Trips NERFINISHED ⓘ Steal Your Face NERFINISHED ⓘ The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricStyle | playful lyrics ⓘ |
| hasLyricTheme |
American culture
ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
American flag imagery
ⓘ
Fourth of July atmosphere ⓘ Uncle Sam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFamousFor |
being used as a concert encore
ⓘ
crowd sing-along sections ⓘ frequent live performances by the Grateful Dead ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| performer | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Grateful Dead Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| typicalConcertRole | encore song ⓘ |
| wasTourStapleFor | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Jerry Garcia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Blues Description of subject: "U.S. Blues" is a lively, patriotic-themed rock song by the Grateful Dead, known for its playful lyrics and frequent appearance in the band’s live performances.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.