Ian Gillan Band
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The Ian Gillan Band was a 1970s British rock group led by Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan, known for its jazz-rock and progressive rock style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ian Gillan Band canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22299823 — 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: Ian Gillan Band Context triple: [Ian Gillan, memberOf, Ian Gillan Band]
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A.
Uriah Heep
Uriah Heep is a British rock band, formed in the late 1960s, known for its pioneering blend of hard rock, progressive rock, and heavy metal.
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B.
Uriah Heep
Uriah Heep is a famously obsequious and manipulative clerk-turned-villain in Charles Dickens’s novel "David Copperfield."
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Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash is a British rock band formed in the late 1960s, renowned for pioneering twin lead guitar harmonies and influencing the development of hard rock and progressive rock.
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Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest is a British progressive rock band formed in the late 1960s, known for its melodic, orchestral sound and cult following in Europe.
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E.
Graham Bonnet Band
Graham Bonnet Band is a hard rock and heavy metal group formed by vocalist Graham Bonnet to perform both new material and songs from his extensive career with bands like Rainbow, Alcatrazz, and Michael Schenker Group.
- 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: Ian Gillan Band Target entity description: The Ian Gillan Band was a 1970s British rock group led by Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan, known for its jazz-rock and progressive rock style.
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A.
Uriah Heep
Uriah Heep is a British rock band, formed in the late 1960s, known for its pioneering blend of hard rock, progressive rock, and heavy metal.
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B.
Uriah Heep
Uriah Heep is a famously obsequious and manipulative clerk-turned-villain in Charles Dickens’s novel "David Copperfield."
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C.
Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash is a British rock band formed in the late 1960s, renowned for pioneering twin lead guitar harmonies and influencing the development of hard rock and progressive rock.
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D.
Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest is a British progressive rock band formed in the late 1960s, known for its melodic, orchestral sound and cult following in Europe.
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E.
Graham Bonnet Band
Graham Bonnet Band is a hard rock and heavy metal group formed by vocalist Graham Bonnet to perform both new material and songs from his extensive career with bands like Rainbow, Alcatrazz, and Michael Schenker Group.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.