Prove It on Me Blues
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"Prove It on Me Blues" is a 1928 blues song by Ma Rainey that is widely noted for its bold, coded references to lesbian desire and gender nonconformity, making it a landmark in queer music history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prove It on Me Blues canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9132055 — 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: Prove It on Me Blues Context triple: [Ma Rainey, notableSong, Prove It on Me Blues]
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A.
Still Got the Blues
"Still Got the Blues" is a 1990 blues-rock song and title track by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, renowned for its emotive guitar solos and status as one of his signature pieces.
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B.
Me and the Blues
Me and the Blues is a jazz and blues vocal album by renowned singer Joe Williams, showcasing his rich baritone voice in a set of soulful, swinging performances.
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C.
The Blues Is Alright
"The Blues Is Alright" is a popular modern blues song best known through performances by artists like Little Milton and Z.Z. Hill, often celebrated as a contemporary blues standard.
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D.
Hangman Blues
"Hangman Blues" is a song by Smog (Bill Callahan), featured on his 1997 lo-fi indie folk album *The Doctor Came at Dawn*.
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E.
I'll Play the Blues for You
"I'll Play the Blues for You" is a classic 1972 electric blues album by guitarist and singer Albert King, renowned for its soulful, laid-back grooves and influential title track.
- 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: Prove It on Me Blues Target entity description: "Prove It on Me Blues" is a 1928 blues song by Ma Rainey that is widely noted for its bold, coded references to lesbian desire and gender nonconformity, making it a landmark in queer music history.
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A.
Still Got the Blues
"Still Got the Blues" is a 1990 blues-rock song and title track by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, renowned for its emotive guitar solos and status as one of his signature pieces.
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B.
Me and the Blues
Me and the Blues is a jazz and blues vocal album by renowned singer Joe Williams, showcasing his rich baritone voice in a set of soulful, swinging performances.
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C.
The Blues Is Alright
"The Blues Is Alright" is a popular modern blues song best known through performances by artists like Little Milton and Z.Z. Hill, often celebrated as a contemporary blues standard.
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D.
Hangman Blues
"Hangman Blues" is a song by Smog (Bill Callahan), featured on his 1997 lo-fi indie folk album *The Doctor Came at Dawn*.
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E.
I'll Play the Blues for You
"I'll Play the Blues for You" is a classic 1972 electric blues album by guitarist and singer Albert King, renowned for its soulful, laid-back grooves and influential title track.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
LGBTQ history
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gender studies ⓘ lesbian history ⓘ queer studies ⓘ |
| composer | Ma Rainey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance |
early example of LGBTQ representation in popular music
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important work in African American queer history ⓘ important work in lesbian music history ⓘ landmark in queer music history ⓘ |
| decadeOfRelease | 1920s ⓘ |
| era | classic blues era ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
defiance of gender norms
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gender nonconformity ⓘ lesbian desire ⓘ queer identity ⓘ same-sex attraction between women ⓘ sexual autonomy ⓘ |
| genre | blues ⓘ |
| hasLyricalDevice |
coded references to lesbianism
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double entendre ⓘ innuendo ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
romantic relationships between women
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women’s independence ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Harlem Renaissance period
NERFINISHED
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Jim Crow era United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later queer musicians
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scholarship on blues and sexuality ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ma Rainey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bold treatment of lesbian desire in 1920s popular music
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explicit challenge to conventional gender roles ⓘ use of coded queer language ⓘ |
| partOf | Ma Rainey discography ⓘ |
| performedBy | Ma Rainey and her band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Ma Rainey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Ma Rainey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | classic female blues ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
LGBTQ history scholarship
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gender studies scholarship ⓘ musicological analysis ⓘ queer theory scholarship ⓘ |
| vocalist | Ma Rainey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1928 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Prove It on Me Blues Description of subject: "Prove It on Me Blues" is a 1928 blues song by Ma Rainey that is widely noted for its bold, coded references to lesbian desire and gender nonconformity, making it a landmark in queer music history.
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