Lee Wiley
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Lee Wiley was an American jazz and popular music singer known for her intimate vocal style and pioneering songbook recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lee Wiley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5886954 — 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: Lee Wiley Context triple: [Leo Reisman, associatedAct, Lee Wiley]
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A.
Steuart Pittman
Steuart Pittman is a Maryland politician who serves as the county executive of Anne Arundel County, focusing on issues such as responsible development, environmental protection, and public services.
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B.
Guy Weadick
Guy Weadick was an American-born cowboy, promoter, and showman best known for creating the Calgary Stampede and helping popularize rodeo culture in Canada.
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C.
John Willis
John Willis was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Fighter Command.
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D.
Sam Wheeler
Sam Wheeler is the father of Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon.
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E.
Larry Henley
Larry Henley was an American singer and songwriter best known for co-writing the hit ballad "Wind Beneath My Wings."
- 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: Lee Wiley Target entity description: Lee Wiley was an American jazz and popular music singer known for her intimate vocal style and pioneering songbook recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
Steuart Pittman
Steuart Pittman is a Maryland politician who serves as the county executive of Anne Arundel County, focusing on issues such as responsible development, environmental protection, and public services.
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B.
Guy Weadick
Guy Weadick was an American-born cowboy, promoter, and showman best known for creating the Calgary Stampede and helping popularize rodeo culture in Canada.
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C.
John Willis
John Willis was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Fighter Command.
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D.
Sam Wheeler
Sam Wheeler is the father of Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon.
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E.
Larry Henley
Larry Henley was an American singer and songwriter best known for co-writing the hit ballad "Wind Beneath My Wings."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
jazz singer ⓘ popular music singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bunny Berigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eddie Condon NERFINISHED ⓘ Fats Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Bushkin NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Kaminsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-10-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-12-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cherokee Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicHeritage | Native American ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| influenced | later jazz vocalists ⓘ |
| marriageEndWithJessStacy | 1948 ⓘ |
| marriageStartWithJessStacy | 1943 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early composer-focused LPs
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intimate vocal style ⓘ pioneering songbook albums ⓘ |
| notableSongInterpretation |
"A Woman's Intuition"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
"Manhattan" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Sugar" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cole Porter Songbook (1939)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gershwin Songbook (1940) NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold Arlen Songbook (1943) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodgers and Hart Songbook (1940) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | singer ⓘ |
| performedMedium |
nightclubs
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radio ⓘ recordings ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ Storyville Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Jess Stacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
intimate, conversational delivery
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subtle swing feel ⓘ understated phrasing ⓘ |
| vocalRange | contralto ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lee Wiley Description of subject: Lee Wiley was an American jazz and popular music singer known for her intimate vocal style and pioneering songbook recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.