Ben Shepherd, bass guitar
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Ben Shepherd is an American musician best known as the longtime bassist for the rock band Soundgarden.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ben Shepherd, bass guitar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22891881 — 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: Ben Shepherd, bass guitar Context triple: [Hater, hasMemberRole, Ben Shepherd, bass guitar]
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A.
Joe Benjamin – bass
Joe Benjamin was an American jazz double bassist known for his work with prominent bandleaders and vocalists in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Todd Jensen – bass
Todd Jensen is a rock bassist best known for his work with the hard rock band Hardline and for touring and recording with various prominent rock and metal acts.
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C.
Dick Kemper, bass
Dick Kemper is a Dutch bass guitarist best known for his work with the hard rock band Vandenberg.
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D.
bassist Lloyd Brevett
Lloyd Brevett was a pioneering Jamaican double bassist best known as a founding member of the influential ska and rocksteady band The Skatalites.
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E.
George Porter Jr. – bass
George Porter Jr. is a renowned New Orleans funk and R&B bassist best known as a founding member of The Meters and a prolific session and touring musician.
- 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: Ben Shepherd, bass guitar Target entity description: Ben Shepherd is an American musician best known as the longtime bassist for the rock band Soundgarden.
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A.
Joe Benjamin – bass
Joe Benjamin was an American jazz double bassist known for his work with prominent bandleaders and vocalists in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Todd Jensen – bass
Todd Jensen is a rock bassist best known for his work with the hard rock band Hardline and for touring and recording with various prominent rock and metal acts.
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C.
Dick Kemper, bass
Dick Kemper is a Dutch bass guitarist best known for his work with the hard rock band Vandenberg.
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D.
bassist Lloyd Brevett
Lloyd Brevett was a pioneering Jamaican double bassist best known as a founding member of the influential ska and rocksteady band The Skatalites.
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E.
George Porter Jr. – bass
George Porter Jr. is a renowned New Orleans funk and R&B bassist best known as a founding member of The Meters and a prolific session and touring musician.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.