Joe Hinton
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Joe Hinton was an American soul and R&B singer of the 1960s best known for his hit rendition of “Funny How Time Slips Away.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joe Hinton canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10491587 — 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: Joe Hinton Context triple: [Funny How Time Slips Away, hasCoverVersionBy, Joe Hinton]
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A.
Jim Hutton
Jim Hutton was an American actor best known for his lanky, affable screen presence in 1960s comedies and for playing the title role in the TV series "Ellery Queen."
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B.
Jim Hutton
Jim Hutton was an Irish hairdresser best known as the long-term partner of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury during the final years of Mercury’s life.
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C.
Curtis Hixon
Curtis Hixon was a prominent Tampa, Florida mayor and civic leader whose contributions to the city led to major public landmarks being named in his honor.
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D.
Buck Houghton
Buck Houghton was an American television producer best known for his work on the original series of The Twilight Zone.
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E.
Bob Hines
Bob Hines was an American wildlife artist and illustrator renowned for his detailed depictions of nature in scientific and environmental publications.
- 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: Joe Hinton Target entity description: Joe Hinton was an American soul and R&B singer of the 1960s best known for his hit rendition of “Funny How Time Slips Away.”
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A.
Jim Hutton
Jim Hutton was an Irish hairdresser best known as the long-term partner of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury during the final years of Mercury’s life.
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B.
Jim Hutton
Jim Hutton was an American actor best known for his lanky, affable screen presence in 1960s comedies and for playing the title role in the TV series "Ellery Queen."
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C.
Curtis Hixon
Curtis Hixon was a prominent Tampa, Florida mayor and civic leader whose contributions to the city led to major public landmarks being named in his honor.
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D.
Buck Houghton
Buck Houghton was an American television producer best known for his work on the original series of The Twilight Zone.
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E.
Bob Hines
Bob Hines was an American wildlife artist and illustrator renowned for his detailed depictions of nature in scientific and environmental publications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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rhythm and blues singer ⓘ soul singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
The Spirit of Memphis Quartet
NERFINISHED
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gospel quartets ⓘ |
| birthName | Joseph Hinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Clarksdale, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| chartAchievement |
Funny How Time Slips Away reached the Billboard Hot 100 Top 20
NERFINISHED
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Funny How Time Slips Away reached the Billboard R&B Top 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-11-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1968-08-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s American soul music ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
rhythm and blues
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soul music ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| musicalCareerStart | gospel music ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
Better to Give Than to Receive
NERFINISHED
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There Ought to Be a Law NERFINISHED ⓘ You Know It Ain’t Right NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong | Funny How Time Slips Away NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Funny How Time Slips Away NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | singer ⓘ |
| originalSongwriter | Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Back Beat Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| songIsCoverOf | Funny How Time Slips Away NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | tenor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joe Hinton Description of subject: Joe Hinton was an American soul and R&B singer of the 1960s best known for his hit rendition of “Funny How Time Slips Away.”
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.