The New York Dolls

E117726

American rock band musical group rock band

The New York Dolls were a pioneering 1970s New York rock band whose flamboyant style and raw sound helped lay the groundwork for punk rock.

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Label	Occurrences
New York Dolls	58
The New York Dolls canonical	4
New York Dolls discography	3
New York Dolls (album)	1
New York Dolls (later lineup)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T985246 — 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 New York Dolls
Context triple: [Ramones, influencedBy, The New York Dolls]

A. The Stooges
The Stooges are a pioneering American proto-punk rock band fronted by Iggy Pop, known for their raw, aggressive sound and influential role in the development of punk music.
B. Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols were a pioneering and highly influential English punk rock band known for their aggressive sound, anti-establishment lyrics, and central role in the 1970s punk movement.
C. Dee Dee Ramone and the Spikey Tops
Dee Dee Ramone and the Spikey Tops was a short-lived punk rock project led by Ramones bassist and songwriter Dee Dee Ramone, showcasing his post-Ramones material.
D. The Misfits
The Misfits is a 1961 American drama film, written by Arthur Miller and directed by John Huston, best known as the final completed movie of both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe.
E. Ramones
Ramones were a pioneering American punk rock band from New York City, widely credited with helping launch the punk movement in the 1970s through their fast, stripped-down songs and iconic style.
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 New York Dolls
Target entity description: The New York Dolls were a pioneering 1970s New York rock band whose flamboyant style and raw sound helped lay the groundwork for punk rock.

A. The Stooges
The Stooges are a pioneering American proto-punk rock band fronted by Iggy Pop, known for their raw, aggressive sound and influential role in the development of punk music.
B. Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols were a pioneering and highly influential English punk rock band known for their aggressive sound, anti-establishment lyrics, and central role in the 1970s punk movement.
C. Dee Dee Ramone and the Spikey Tops
Dee Dee Ramone and the Spikey Tops was a short-lived punk rock project led by Ramones bassist and songwriter Dee Dee Ramone, showcasing his post-Ramones material.
D. The Misfits
The Misfits is a 1961 American drama film, written by Arthur Miller and directed by John Huston, best known as the final completed movie of both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe.
E. Ramones
Ramones were a pioneering American punk rock band from New York City, widely credited with helping launch the punk movement in the 1970s through their fast, stripped-down songs and iconic style.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American rock band ⓘ musical group ⓘ rock band ⓘ
activePeriod	1971–1977 ⓘ 2004–2011 ⓘ
associatedAct	David Johansen Band ⓘ Heartbreakers ⓘ linked to: The Heartbreakers Killer Kane Band ⓘ Sylvain Sylvain and the Teardrops ⓘ
cityOfOrigin	New York City ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
debutAlbum	New York Dolls ⓘ linked to: The New York Dolls
debutAlbumReleaseYear	1973 ⓘ
foundingMember	Arthur Kane ⓘ Billy Murcia ⓘ David Johansen ⓘ Johnny Thunders ⓘ Sylvain Sylvain ⓘ
genre	glam rock ⓘ hard rock ⓘ proto-punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ
hailedAs	pioneers of punk rock ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	http://www.nydolls.org/ ⓘ
inductedInto	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee list ⓘ
influencedGenre	glam punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ
influencedMovement	New York punk scene ⓘ
locationOfFormation	New York City ⓘ
member	Arthur Kane ⓘ Billy Murcia ⓘ Brian Delaney ⓘ David Johansen ⓘ Earl Slick ⓘ Frank Infante ⓘ Jerry Nolan ⓘ Johnny Thunders ⓘ Peter Jordan ⓘ Sami Yaffa ⓘ Steve Conte ⓘ Sylvain Sylvain ⓘ
notableWork	Cause I Sez So ⓘ Dancing Backward in High Heels ⓘ New York Dolls ⓘ linked to: The New York Dolls One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This ⓘ Too Much Too Soon ⓘ
recordLabel	Atco Records ⓘ Mercury Records ⓘ Roadrunner Records ⓘ
secondAlbum	Too Much Too Soon ⓘ
secondAlbumReleaseYear	1974 ⓘ
stateOfOrigin	New York ⓘ
styleCharacteristic	androgynous stage outfits ⓘ flamboyant fashion ⓘ raw, energetic sound ⓘ
yearOfFormation	1971 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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New York Dolls → debutAlbum → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys → associatedWith → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Chinese Rock → influencedBy → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Malcolm McLaren → managed → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Todd Rundgren → recordProducerFor → The New York Dolls ⓘ

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Morrissey → influencedBy → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Sylvain Sylvain → memberOf → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Billy Murcia → memberOf → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Peter Jordan → memberOf → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Sami Yaffa → memberOf → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Earl Slick → associatedAct → New York Dolls ⓘ

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One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This → artist → New York Dolls ⓘ

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One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This → performer → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Cause I Sez So → artist → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Cause I Sez So → performer → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Dancing Backward in High Heels → artist → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Dancing Backward in High Heels → performer → New York Dolls ⓘ

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David Johansen Band → associatedAct → New York Dolls ⓘ

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David Johansen Band → influencedBy → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Killer Kane Band → originatedAfterDepartureFrom → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Killer Kane Band → associatedAct → New York Dolls ⓘ

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Killer Kane Band → performedStyleSimilarTo → New York Dolls ⓘ

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