"Route 66 Theme"
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"Route 66 Theme" is the jazz-influenced instrumental title music composed by Nelson Riddle for the early 1960s American television series Route 66.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "Route 66 Theme" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22841064 — 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: "Route 66 Theme" Context triple: [Route 66 (TV series), openingTheme, "Route 66 Theme"]
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A.
song "Route 66"
"Route 66" is a classic rhythm and blues standard, first recorded by Nat King Cole in 1946, that celebrates a cross-country journey along the historic U.S. Route 66 highway.
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B.
Duarte Salute to Route 66
Duarte Salute to Route 66 is an annual community festival in Duarte, California, celebrating the history and culture of the iconic U.S. Route 66 highway with parades, classic cars, and local entertainment.
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C.
Ride ’Em on Down
"Ride ’Em on Down" is a blues song famously covered by the Rolling Stones on their 2016 album *Blue & Lonesome*, showcasing the band's return to their early blues roots.
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D.
Thunder Road
Thunder Road is a 2016 short film (later expanded into a 2018 feature) written, directed by, and starring Jim Cummings, following a police officer’s emotional breakdown after his mother’s death.
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E.
Thunder Road
Thunder Road is a 1958 American crime drama film about a Korean War veteran running moonshine in the Appalachian South, noted for its car chases and starring Robert Mitchum alongside his son James Mitchum.
- 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: "Route 66 Theme" Target entity description: "Route 66 Theme" is the jazz-influenced instrumental title music composed by Nelson Riddle for the early 1960s American television series Route 66.
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A.
song "Route 66"
"Route 66" is a classic rhythm and blues standard, first recorded by Nat King Cole in 1946, that celebrates a cross-country journey along the historic U.S. Route 66 highway.
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B.
Duarte Salute to Route 66
Duarte Salute to Route 66 is an annual community festival in Duarte, California, celebrating the history and culture of the iconic U.S. Route 66 highway with parades, classic cars, and local entertainment.
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C.
Ride ’Em on Down
"Ride ’Em on Down" is a blues song famously covered by the Rolling Stones on their 2016 album *Blue & Lonesome*, showcasing the band's return to their early blues roots.
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D.
Thunder Road
Thunder Road is a 2016 short film (later expanded into a 2018 feature) written, directed by, and starring Jim Cummings, following a police officer’s emotional breakdown after his mother’s death.
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E.
Thunder Road
Thunder Road is a 1958 American crime drama film about a Korean War veteran running moonshine in the Appalachian South, noted for its car chases and starring Robert Mitchum alongside his son James Mitchum.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.