Cameo (band)
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Cameo is an American funk and R&B band best known for their innovative 1980s sound and hits like "Word Up!" and "Candy."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cameo (band) canonical | 2 |
| Larry Blackmon’s band Cameo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21722064 — 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: Cameo (band) Context triple: [Candy (song), performer, Cameo (band)]
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A.
Sonic's Rendezvous Band
Sonic's Rendezvous Band was a 1970s Detroit rock supergroup formed by guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith that became a cult favorite for its high-energy proto-punk sound.
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B.
Sakonnet band
The Sakonnet band was a local group of the Wampanoag people who inhabited the Sakonnet region of what is now southeastern Rhode Island.
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C.
Goldman Band
The Goldman Band was a prominent American concert band based in New York City, renowned for its outdoor performances and contributions to the popularization of band music in the 20th century.
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D.
The Beta Band
The Beta Band was a Scottish experimental rock group known for its eclectic blend of folk, electronic, and psychedelic influences and its strong cult following in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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E.
The Phantom Band
The Phantom Band is a Scottish indie rock group known for blending krautrock, folk, electronic, and experimental influences into a distinctive, genre-defying sound.
- 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: Cameo (band) Target entity description: Cameo is an American funk and R&B band best known for their innovative 1980s sound and hits like "Word Up!" and "Candy."
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A.
Sonic's Rendezvous Band
Sonic's Rendezvous Band was a 1970s Detroit rock supergroup formed by guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith that became a cult favorite for its high-energy proto-punk sound.
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B.
Sakonnet band
The Sakonnet band was a local group of the Wampanoag people who inhabited the Sakonnet region of what is now southeastern Rhode Island.
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C.
Goldman Band
The Goldman Band was a prominent American concert band based in New York City, renowned for its outdoor performances and contributions to the popularization of band music in the 20th century.
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D.
The Beta Band
The Beta Band was a Scottish experimental rock group known for its eclectic blend of folk, electronic, and psychedelic influences and its strong cult following in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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E.
The Phantom Band
The Phantom Band is a Scottish indie rock group known for blending krautrock, folk, electronic, and experimental influences into a distinctive, genre-defying sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Candy (by Cameo) in Loverboy
subject linked to:
Candy (by Cameo) in Loverboy
linked to: Cameo (band)