Sir Douglas Quintet
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Sir Douglas Quintet was a Texas-based rock and Tex-Mex band known for blending rock, country, blues, and Mexican influences, led by musician Doug Sahm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Douglas Quintet canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10511027 — 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: Sir Douglas Quintet Context triple: [Doug Sahm, memberOf, Sir Douglas Quintet]
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A.
Blue Mitchell Quintet
The Blue Mitchell Quintet was a hard bop jazz group led by trumpeter Blue Mitchell, known for its soulful, melodic style and tight ensemble playing during the 1960s.
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B.
Golden Gate Quartet
The Golden Gate Quartet is an influential American gospel vocal group, formed in the 1930s, renowned for its close harmonies, rhythmic innovation, and major impact on the development of gospel and popular music.
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C.
The Clovers
The Clovers were a popular American R&B and doo-wop vocal group of the 1950s known for hits like "Love Potion No. 9" and their influential harmonies.
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D.
Dion and the Belmonts
Dion and the Belmonts were a popular late-1950s and early-1960s American doo-wop and rock and roll vocal group known for hits like "A Teenager in Love" and "Runaround Sue."
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E.
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio was a hugely influential American folk group whose polished harmonies and commercial success in the late 1950s and early 1960s helped spark the nationwide folk music boom.
- 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: Sir Douglas Quintet Target entity description: Sir Douglas Quintet was a Texas-based rock and Tex-Mex band known for blending rock, country, blues, and Mexican influences, led by musician Doug Sahm.
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A.
Blue Mitchell Quintet
The Blue Mitchell Quintet was a hard bop jazz group led by trumpeter Blue Mitchell, known for its soulful, melodic style and tight ensemble playing during the 1960s.
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B.
Golden Gate Quartet
The Golden Gate Quartet is an influential American gospel vocal group, formed in the 1930s, renowned for its close harmonies, rhythmic innovation, and major impact on the development of gospel and popular music.
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C.
The Clovers
The Clovers were a popular American R&B and doo-wop vocal group of the 1950s known for hits like "Love Potion No. 9" and their influential harmonies.
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D.
Dion and the Belmonts
Dion and the Belmonts were a popular late-1950s and early-1960s American doo-wop and rock and roll vocal group known for hits like "A Teenager in Love" and "Runaround Sue."
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E.
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio was a hugely influential American folk group whose polished harmonies and commercial success in the late 1950s and early 1960s helped spark the nationwide folk music boom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tex-Mex band
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rock band ⓘ |
| activeStart | 1964 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Augie Meyers
NERFINISHED
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Doug Sahm NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Tornados NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sir Douglas Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
Chicano rock
ⓘ
Tex-Mex ⓘ blues rock ⓘ country rock ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ rock ⓘ roots rock ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Augie Meyers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benny Thurman NERFINISHED ⓘ Doug Sahm NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Morin NERFINISHED ⓘ George Rains NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Barber NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Perez NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Fierro NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Mexican music
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blues ⓘ conjunto ⓘ country music ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| leader | Doug Sahm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | San Antonio, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
1+1+1=4
NERFINISHED
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Mendocino NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Douglas Quintet + 2 = Honkey Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Tornado NERFINISHED ⓘ The Return of Doug Saldaña NERFINISHED ⓘ Together After Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSongCharacteristic | blend of rock, country, blues, and Mexican influences ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dynamite Woman
NERFINISHED
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Mendocino NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuevo Laredo NERFINISHED ⓘ She’s About a Mover NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rains Came NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
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Mercury Records ⓘ Philips Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Smash Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonet Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Takoma Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir Douglas Quintet Description of subject: Sir Douglas Quintet was a Texas-based rock and Tex-Mex band known for blending rock, country, blues, and Mexican influences, led by musician Doug Sahm.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.