Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats
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Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats were an early 1950s rhythm and blues band best known for recording "Rocket 88," often cited as one of the first rock and roll records.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jackie Brenston | 5 |
| Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11416795 — 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)
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Target entity: Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats Context triple: [1949 Oldsmobile 88, associatedSongPerformer, Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats]
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Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s were a pioneering 1960s instrumental R&B/soul band and influential Stax Records house band known for hits like "Green Onions" and for shaping the sound of Southern soul music.
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B.
Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers
Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers were a pioneering Washington, D.C. go-go band led by guitarist and singer Chuck Brown, known for their influential funk-driven sound.
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C.
Jr. Walker & the All Stars
Jr. Walker & the All Stars were a prominent Motown soul and R&B band led by saxophonist Junior Walker, best known for hits like "Shotgun" and "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)."
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D.
Little Richard and his Band
Little Richard and his Band was the backing group that performed and recorded with rock and roll pioneer Little Richard during his classic 1950s hit-making period.
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E.
Bobby Bland and His Orchestra
"Bobby Bland and His Orchestra" is an album by legendary blues and soul singer Bobby "Blue" Bland, showcasing his early work with a full band ensemble.
- 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: Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats Target entity description: Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats were an early 1950s rhythm and blues band best known for recording "Rocket 88," often cited as one of the first rock and roll records.
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A.
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s were a pioneering 1960s instrumental R&B/soul band and influential Stax Records house band known for hits like "Green Onions" and for shaping the sound of Southern soul music.
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B.
Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers
Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers were a pioneering Washington, D.C. go-go band led by guitarist and singer Chuck Brown, known for their influential funk-driven sound.
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C.
Jr. Walker & the All Stars
Jr. Walker & the All Stars were a prominent Motown soul and R&B band led by saxophonist Junior Walker, best known for hits like "Shotgun" and "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)."
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D.
Little Richard and his Band
Little Richard and his Band was the backing group that performed and recorded with rock and roll pioneer Little Richard during his classic 1950s hit-making period.
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E.
Bobby Bland and His Orchestra
"Bobby Bland and His Orchestra" is an album by legendary blues and soul singer Bobby "Blue" Bland, showcasing his early work with a full band ensemble.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American musical group
ⓘ
rhythm and blues band ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ike Turner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Clarksdale, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | jump blues ⓘ |
| backingBandOrigin | Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartAchievement | Rocket 88 reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | post-World War II R&B era ⓘ |
| formedIn | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
early rock and roll
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| hasMember | Jackie Brenston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | often cited as recording the first rock and roll record ⓘ |
| legacy |
influential in development of electric R&B sound
ⓘ
recognized in rock and roll histories ⓘ |
| lineupBasis | members of Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on rock and roll
ⓘ
recording one of the first rock and roll records ⓘ |
| notableWork | Rocket 88 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfRecording | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Sam Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded | Rocket 88 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Memphis Recording Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Chess
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chess Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| released | Rocket 88 single NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songReleaseYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| songSubject | Oldsmobile Rocket 88 automobile (in Rocket 88) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songWriterOf | Rocket 88 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
distorted electric guitar sound on Rocket 88
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driving backbeat ⓘ |
| vocalist | Jackie Brenston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | shouted R&B vocals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats Description of subject: Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats were an early 1950s rhythm and blues band best known for recording "Rocket 88," often cited as one of the first rock and roll records.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jackie Brenston
this entity surface form:
Jackie Brenston
this entity surface form:
Jackie Brenston
this entity surface form:
Jackie Brenston
subject surface form:
Rocket 88
this entity surface form:
Jackie Brenston