The Gap Band
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The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk group best known for its influential late-1970s and 1980s hits like "Outstanding" and "You Dropped a Bomb on Me."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Gap Band canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14043023 — 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: The Gap Band Context triple: [Charlie Wilson, memberOf, The Gap Band]
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A.
The Bar-Kays
The Bar-Kays are an American soul and funk band from Memphis, Tennessee, best known for their work as a backing group for Stax Records artists and for hits like "Soul Finger."
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B.
The O’Jays
The O’Jays are an American R&B vocal group best known for their classic 1970s Philadelphia soul hits such as “Love Train” and “Back Stabbers.”
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C.
Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B, soul, funk, and disco band best known for hits like "Celebration," "Jungle Boogie," and "Ladies' Night."
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D.
Bootsy's Rubber Band
Bootsy's Rubber Band is a funk band led by bassist Bootsy Collins, known for its flamboyant style, heavy grooves, and key role in the development of the P-Funk sound.
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E.
The James Brown Band
The James Brown Band was the powerhouse backing group for soul legend James Brown, renowned for its tight, high-energy performances that helped define the sound of funk music.
- 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: The Gap Band Target entity description: The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk group best known for its influential late-1970s and 1980s hits like "Outstanding" and "You Dropped a Bomb on Me."
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A.
The Bar-Kays
The Bar-Kays are an American soul and funk band from Memphis, Tennessee, best known for their work as a backing group for Stax Records artists and for hits like "Soul Finger."
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B.
The O’Jays
The O’Jays are an American R&B vocal group best known for their classic 1970s Philadelphia soul hits such as “Love Train” and “Back Stabbers.”
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C.
Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B, soul, funk, and disco band best known for hits like "Celebration," "Jungle Boogie," and "Ladies' Night."
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D.
Bootsy's Rubber Band
Bootsy's Rubber Band is a funk band led by bassist Bootsy Collins, known for its flamboyant style, heavy grooves, and key role in the development of the P-Funk sound.
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E.
The James Brown Band
The James Brown Band was the powerhouse backing group for soul legend James Brown, renowned for its tight, high-energy performances that helped define the sound of funk music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.