Robbin Crosby
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Robbin Crosby was an American guitarist best known as a founding member and lead guitarist of the glam metal band Ratt during their 1980s heyday.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robbin Crosby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6738891 — 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: Robbin Crosby Context triple: [Ratt, member, Robbin Crosby]
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A.
Pat Harris
Pat Harris is the protagonist of Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novel "A Fall of Moondust," serving as the skilled and resourceful captain of the lunar tourist vessel Selene.
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B.
Trini Lopez
Trini Lopez was an American singer, guitarist, and actor best known for his upbeat folk and pop hits in the 1960s.
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C.
John Morris
John Morris is a film producer best known for his work on mainstream Hollywood comedies, including the family sequel "Daddy's Home 2."
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D.
John Morris
John Morris is an American voice actor best known for voicing Andy Davis in the Toy Story film series.
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E.
Jerry Dyer
Jerry Dyer is an American politician and former longtime police chief who serves as the mayor of Fresno, California.
- 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: Robbin Crosby Target entity description: Robbin Crosby was an American guitarist best known as a founding member and lead guitarist of the glam metal band Ratt during their 1980s heyday.
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A.
Pat Harris
Pat Harris is the protagonist of Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novel "A Fall of Moondust," serving as the skilled and resourceful captain of the lunar tourist vessel Selene.
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B.
Trini Lopez
Trini Lopez was an American singer, guitarist, and actor best known for his upbeat folk and pop hits in the 1960s.
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C.
John Morris
John Morris is a film producer best known for his work on mainstream Hollywood comedies, including the family sequel "Daddy's Home 2."
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D.
John Morris
John Morris is an American voice actor best known for voicing Andy Davis in the Toy Story film series.
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E.
Jerry Dyer
Jerry Dyer is an American politician and former longtime police chief who serves as the mayor of Fresno, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guitarist
ⓘ
human ⓘ musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Mac Meda
NERFINISHED
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Phenomenon ⓘ Ratt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Robbinson Lantz Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
AIDS-related complications
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heroin overdose ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1959-08-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-06-06 ⓘ |
| diagnosis | HIV/AIDS ⓘ |
| familyName | Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
glam metal
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hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ |
| givenName | Robbinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 6 ft 5 in ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ratt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Robbin Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableSongwritingCredit |
Lay It Down
NERFINISHED
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Round and Round NERFINISHED ⓘ You’re in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dancing Undercover
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Invasion of Your Privacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Out of the Cellar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Diego, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | lead guitarist of Ratt ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
San Diego, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robbin Crosby Description of subject: Robbin Crosby was an American guitarist best known as a founding member and lead guitarist of the glam metal band Ratt during their 1980s heyday.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.