Champion Jack Dupree
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Champion Jack Dupree was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer known for his rollicking New Orleans–style piano playing and humorous, often autobiographical lyrics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Champion Jack Dupree canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10941156 — 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: Champion Jack Dupree Context triple: [Apollo Records, signedArtist, Champion Jack Dupree]
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A.
Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee was an influential American blues singer and guitarist best known for his long partnership with harmonica player Sonny Terry and his contributions to the Piedmont blues style.
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B.
Lowell Fulson
Lowell Fulson was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for shaping West Coast blues and inspiring later electric blues and R&B artists.
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C.
Cecil McBee
Cecil McBee is an American jazz double bassist known for his work in the 1960s avant-garde and post-bop scenes and collaborations with numerous influential bandleaders.
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D.
Eddie Durham
Eddie Durham was an influential American jazz guitarist, trombonist, composer, and arranger who helped shape the sound of swing music in the 1930s.
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E.
Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland was an influential American blues and soul singer known for his smooth, expressive vocal style and a string of R&B hits from the 1950s through the 1970s.
- 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: Champion Jack Dupree Target entity description: Champion Jack Dupree was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer known for his rollicking New Orleans–style piano playing and humorous, often autobiographical lyrics.
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A.
Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee was an influential American blues singer and guitarist best known for his long partnership with harmonica player Sonny Terry and his contributions to the Piedmont blues style.
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B.
Lowell Fulson
Lowell Fulson was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for shaping West Coast blues and inspiring later electric blues and R&B artists.
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C.
Cecil McBee
Cecil McBee is an American jazz double bassist known for his work in the 1960s avant-garde and post-bop scenes and collaborations with numerous influential bandleaders.
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D.
Eddie Durham
Eddie Durham was an influential American jazz guitarist, trombonist, composer, and arranger who helped shape the sound of swing music in the 1930s.
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E.
Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland was an influential American blues and soul singer known for his smooth, expressive vocal style and a string of R&B hits from the 1950s through the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues musician
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human ⓘ pianist ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Champion Jack
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Dupree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | William Thomas Dupree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1909-07-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-01-21 ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
boogie-woogie ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| influencedBy | New Orleans piano tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| lyricStyle |
autobiographical lyrics
ⓘ
humorous lyrics ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| name | Champion Jack Dupree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Champion Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | recorded Blues from the Gutter for Atlantic Records in 1958 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
humorous blues storytelling
ⓘ
rollicking New Orleans–style piano playing ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bad Blood
NERFINISHED
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Blues from the Gutter NERFINISHED ⓘ Champion Jack Dupree (album, 1961) NERFINISHED ⓘ Junker’s Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Natural and Soulful Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Walking the Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
boxer
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musician ⓘ recording artist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
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King Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Storyville Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Vogue Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Copenhagen, Denmark
NERFINISHED
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Hanover, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
Zurich, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
New Orleans blues
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boogie-woogie piano ⓘ |
| vocalType | blues vocals ⓘ |
| warInvolved | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Champion Jack Dupree Description of subject: Champion Jack Dupree was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer known for his rollicking New Orleans–style piano playing and humorous, often autobiographical lyrics.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.