Outlaw country
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Outlaw country is a subgenre of country music that emerged in the 1970s, characterized by its raw sound, rebellious attitude, and rejection of the polished Nashville production style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Outlaw country canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10874173 — 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: Outlaw country Context triple: [Waylon Live, genre, Outlaw country]
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C&W
C&W is a cryptographic technique known as chaffing and winnowing, which provides data confidentiality without traditional encryption by mixing authentic data with bogus data and using authentication tags to separate them.
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Pure Country
Pure Country is a 1992 American musical drama film starring country singer George Strait as a disillusioned star who rediscovers his roots and true passion for music.
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C.
Americana
Americana is a mid-sized industrial city in the interior of Brazil’s state of São Paulo, known for its textile industry and strong Italian immigrant heritage.
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Americana
Americana is a category of cultural artifacts, literature, and historical materials that reflect the history, folklore, and heritage of the United States.
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Americana
Americana is a themed section of the Worlds of Fun amusement park that evokes classic American culture and atmosphere.
- 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: Outlaw country Target entity description: Outlaw country is a subgenre of country music that emerged in the 1970s, characterized by its raw sound, rebellious attitude, and rejection of the polished Nashville production style.
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A.
C&W
C&W is a cryptographic technique known as chaffing and winnowing, which provides data confidentiality without traditional encryption by mixing authentic data with bogus data and using authentication tags to separate them.
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B.
Pure Country
Pure Country is a 1992 American musical drama film starring country singer George Strait as a disillusioned star who rediscovers his roots and true passion for music.
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C.
Americana
Americana is a mid-sized industrial city in the interior of Brazil’s state of São Paulo, known for its textile industry and strong Italian immigrant heritage.
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D.
Americana
Americana is a category of cultural artifacts, literature, and historical materials that reflect the history, folklore, and heritage of the United States.
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E.
Americana
Americana is a themed section of the Worlds of Fun amusement park that evokes classic American culture and atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | music genre ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | outlaw movement in country music ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
1970s
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American South NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emergedInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| genreOf | songs ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
anti-establishment themes
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autobiographical storytelling ⓘ bar-band instrumentation ⓘ emphasis on artistic independence ⓘ gritty lyrics ⓘ outlaw image ⓘ raw sound ⓘ rebellious attitude ⓘ rejection of polished Nashville production style ⓘ use of electric guitars ⓘ |
| hasSubculture | outlaw country fans ⓘ |
| influenced |
Americana
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alt-country ⓘ red dirt music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
folk revival
ⓘ
rock music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Dreaming My Dreams
NERFINISHED
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Honky Tonk Heroes NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Headed Stranger NERFINISHED ⓘ Wanted! The Outlaws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Billy Joe Shaver
NERFINISHED
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David Allan Coe NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Jeff Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessie Colter NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ Kris Kristofferson NERFINISHED ⓘ Merle Haggard NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Earle NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom T. Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Towns Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ Waylon Jennings NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Good Hearted Woman
NERFINISHED
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Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys NERFINISHED ⓘ Whiskey River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Nashville sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
countrypolitan ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| relatedGenre |
Americana music
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern rock ⓘ alt-country ⓘ red dirt ⓘ |
| stylisticOrigin |
blues
ⓘ
country music ⓘ folk music ⓘ honky-tonk ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
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bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ fiddle ⓘ steel guitar ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
crime and lawbreaking
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drinking ⓘ heartbreak ⓘ individual freedom ⓘ life on the road ⓘ working-class struggles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Outlaw country Description of subject: Outlaw country is a subgenre of country music that emerged in the 1970s, characterized by its raw sound, rebellious attitude, and rejection of the polished Nashville production style.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.