Leon Russell and the Shelter People
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"Leon Russell and the Shelter People" is a 1971 rock album by singer-songwriter Leon Russell that blends rock, gospel, and country influences and features contributions from his touring band, the Shelter People.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leon Russell and the Shelter People canonical | 2 |
| Leon Russell (self-titled album) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8430289 — 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: Leon Russell and the Shelter People Context triple: [Leon Russell, notableAlbum, Leon Russell and the Shelter People]
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A.
Levon and the Hawks
Levon and the Hawks was the early 1960s rock and R&B band that evolved into the legendary group The Band, featuring drummer and vocalist Levon Helm.
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B.
The Wrecking Crew
The Wrecking Crew was a loose collective of elite Los Angeles session musicians in the 1960s and 1970s who played on countless hit records for major artists and producers.
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C.
Leon Russell
Leon Russell was an American musician, songwriter, and producer known for his influential blend of rock, country, gospel, and blues, and for his work both as a solo artist and a sought-after session player.
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D.
Barry McGuire
Barry McGuire is an American singer-songwriter best known for his 1965 protest hit "Eve of Destruction" and his earlier folk work.
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E.
The New Lost City Ramblers
The New Lost City Ramblers were an influential American string band formed in the late 1950s, known for their authentic revival and preservation of early 20th-century rural Southern folk and old-time 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: Leon Russell and the Shelter People Target entity description: "Leon Russell and the Shelter People" is a 1971 rock album by singer-songwriter Leon Russell that blends rock, gospel, and country influences and features contributions from his touring band, the Shelter People.
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A.
Levon and the Hawks
Levon and the Hawks was the early 1960s rock and R&B band that evolved into the legendary group The Band, featuring drummer and vocalist Levon Helm.
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B.
The Wrecking Crew
The Wrecking Crew was a loose collective of elite Los Angeles session musicians in the 1960s and 1970s who played on countless hit records for major artists and producers.
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C.
Leon Russell
Leon Russell was an American musician, songwriter, and producer known for his influential blend of rock, country, gospel, and blues, and for his work both as a solo artist and a sought-after session player.
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D.
Barry McGuire
Barry McGuire is an American singer-songwriter best known for his 1965 protest hit "Eve of Destruction" and his earlier folk work.
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E.
The New Lost City Ramblers
The New Lost City Ramblers were an influential American string band formed in the late 1950s, known for their authentic revival and preservation of early 20th-century rural Southern folk and old-time music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Leon Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTouringBand | The Shelter People GENERATED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| era | early 1970s ⓘ |
| featuresMusicalStyle |
country
ⓘ
gospel ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| followedBy | Carney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Leon Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country rock
ⓘ
gospel ⓘ rock ⓘ roots rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alcatraz NERFINISHED ⓘ Beware of Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ Crystal Closet Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ Home Sweet Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry NERFINISHED ⓘ Of Thee I Sing NERFINISHED ⓘ She Smiles Like a River NERFINISHED ⓘ Stranger in a Strange Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet Emily NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesBackingBand | The Shelter People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCoverOf |
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beware of Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 42 minutes ⓘ |
| notableSong |
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beware of Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ Stranger in a Strange Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalArtistOfCoveredSong | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalSongwriterOfBewareOfDarkness | George Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Leon Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Denny Cordell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leon Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedInPartAt |
Island Studios
NERFINISHED
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Muscle Shoals Sound Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ Skyhill Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Shelter Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1971 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leon Russell and the Shelter People Description of subject: "Leon Russell and the Shelter People" is a 1971 rock album by singer-songwriter Leon Russell that blends rock, gospel, and country influences and features contributions from his touring band, the Shelter People.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Leon Russell (self-titled album)