Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night
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Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night is a 1988 star-studded concert special featuring Roy Orbison performing his classic hits in a black-and-white, vintage-style television production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8847702 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night Context triple: [Barbara Orbison, workedOn, Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night]
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A.
Rock and Roll Never Forgets
"Rock and Roll Never Forgets" is a classic rock song by Bob Seger that nostalgically reflects on aging while celebrating the enduring spirit of rock music.
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B.
Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet was an impromptu 1956 jam session at Sun Studio in Memphis featuring rock and roll pioneers Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash, later celebrated in recordings and a stage musical.
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C.
Royalty: Live at the Ryman
"Royalty: Live at the Ryman" is a live worship album by gospel singer Tasha Cobbs Leonard, recorded at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium and known for its powerful, contemporary Christian praise songs.
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D.
The Day the Music Died
The Day the Music Died refers to the 1959 plane crash that killed rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, symbolizing a tragic turning point in popular music history.
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E.
Mr. Perkins
Mr. Perkins is a fictional character best known as the father of the protagonist Vector in the animated film "Despicable Me."
- 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: Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night Target entity description: Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night is a 1988 star-studded concert special featuring Roy Orbison performing his classic hits in a black-and-white, vintage-style television production.
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A.
Rock and Roll Never Forgets
"Rock and Roll Never Forgets" is a classic rock song by Bob Seger that nostalgically reflects on aging while celebrating the enduring spirit of rock music.
-
B.
Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet was an impromptu 1956 jam session at Sun Studio in Memphis featuring rock and roll pioneers Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash, later celebrated in recordings and a stage musical.
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C.
Royalty: Live at the Ryman
"Royalty: Live at the Ryman" is a live worship album by gospel singer Tasha Cobbs Leonard, recorded at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium and known for its powerful, contemporary Christian praise songs.
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D.
The Day the Music Died
The Day the Music Died refers to the 1959 plane crash that killed rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, symbolizing a tragic turning point in popular music history.
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E.
Mr. Perkins
Mr. Perkins is a fictional character best known as the father of the protagonist Vector in the animated film "Despicable Me."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert film
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music television program ⓘ television special ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director |
T Bone Burnett
NERFINISHED
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Tony Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresBand | Elvis Presley’s TCB Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer |
Bonnie Raitt
NERFINISHED
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Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ J. D. Souther NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Warnes NERFINISHED ⓘ T Bone Burnett NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Waits NERFINISHED ⓘ k.d. lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong |
Blue Angel
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Blue Bayou NERFINISHED ⓘ Candy Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Claudette NERFINISHED ⓘ Crying NERFINISHED ⓘ Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) NERFINISHED ⓘ Go! Go! Go! (Down the Line) NERFINISHED ⓘ In Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ It’s Over NERFINISHED ⓘ Lana NERFINISHED ⓘ Leah NERFINISHED ⓘ Mean Woman Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Oh, Pretty Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ Only the Lonely NERFINISHED ⓘ Running Scared NERFINISHED ⓘ The Comedians NERFINISHED ⓘ Uptown ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasHomeVideoRelease |
Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night (Blu-ray)
NERFINISHED
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Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night (DVD) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
star-studded backing band and guest vocalists
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vintage-style black-and-white television production aesthetic ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Cinemax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| producer |
Barbara Orbison
NERFINISHED
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Lenny Waronker NERFINISHED ⓘ T Bone Burnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1987-09-30 ⓘ |
| recordingLocation | Cocoanut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring | Roy Orbison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night Description of subject: Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night is a 1988 star-studded concert special featuring Roy Orbison performing his classic hits in a black-and-white, vintage-style television production.
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