Duke Records
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Duke Records was an influential American rhythm and blues and soul record label, best known for releasing classic recordings by artists such as Bobby "Blue" Bland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duke Records canonical | 33 |
| Duke-Peacock Records | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1343026 — 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: Duke Records Context triple: [Bobby Bland, recordLabel, Duke Records]
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A.
Kent Records
Kent Records is an American record label best known for releasing influential blues and R&B recordings, including early work by legendary guitarist and singer B.B. King.
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B.
Savoy Records
Savoy Records is a pioneering American jazz and blues record label renowned for recording influential bebop artists such as Charlie Parker.
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C.
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a major American record label known for releasing influential recordings across genres such as pop, rock, jazz, and R&B since the mid-20th century.
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D.
Liberty Records
Liberty Records is an American record label known for releasing popular country, pop, and rock music, particularly active from the 1950s through the 1970s.
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E.
Uni Records
Uni Records was a prominent American record label of the late 1960s and early 1970s known for releasing rock and pop music before being merged into MCA Records.
- 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: Duke Records Target entity description: Duke Records was an influential American rhythm and blues and soul record label, best known for releasing classic recordings by artists such as Bobby "Blue" Bland.
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A.
Kent Records
Kent Records is an American record label best known for releasing influential blues and R&B recordings, including early work by legendary guitarist and singer B.B. King.
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B.
Savoy Records
Savoy Records is a pioneering American jazz and blues record label renowned for recording influential bebop artists such as Charlie Parker.
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C.
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a major American record label known for releasing influential recordings across genres such as pop, rock, jazz, and R&B since the mid-20th century.
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D.
Liberty Records
Liberty Records is an American record label known for releasing popular country, pop, and rock music, particularly active from the 1950s through the 1970s.
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E.
Uni Records
Uni Records was a prominent American record label of the late 1960s and early 1970s known for releasing rock and pop music before being merged into MCA Records.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
record label
ⓘ
rhythm and blues record label ⓘ soul music record label ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Don Robey ⓘ |
| associatedScene |
Houston R&B scene
ⓘ
Memphis R&B scene ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Peacock Records ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Houston, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Houston, Texas, United States
|
| catalogIncludes |
albums
ⓘ
singles ⓘ |
| ceasedOperationsInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| defunct | true ⓘ |
| distributedBy | ABC Records ⓘ |
| focus |
Southern R&B
ⓘ
blues ballads ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Bill Fitzgerald
ⓘ
David James Mattis ⓘ |
| foundedInCity |
Memphis, Tennessee
ⓘ
linked to:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
|
| foundedInYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| marketRegion |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| movedHeadquartersTo |
Houston, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Houston, Texas, United States
|
| notability | influential in the development of modern rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Bobby "Blue" Bland
ⓘ
linked to:
Bobby Bland
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown ⓘ
linked to:
Gatemouth Brown
Johnny Ace ⓘ Junior Parker ⓘ Little Junior Parker ⓘ Roscoe Gordon ⓘ
linked to:
Rosco Gordon
|
| ownedBy | Don Robey ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Peacock Records ⓘ |
| primaryEraOfActivity |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| released |
"Further On Up the Road"
ⓘ
linked to:
Farther Up the Road
"I Pity the Fool" ⓘ
linked to:
I Pity the Fool
"Turn On Your Love Light" ⓘ
linked to:
Turn On Your Love Light
"Two Steps from the Blues" ⓘ
linked to:
Two Steps from the Blues
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| specializedIn | African-American music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duke Records Description of subject: Duke Records was an influential American rhythm and blues and soul record label, best known for releasing classic recordings by artists such as Bobby "Blue" Bland.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Lion of the Blues
linked to: Duke Records
subject linked to:
being the birthplace of Bobby "Blue" Bland
subject linked to:
Deadric Malone is a pseudonym of Don Robey
subject linked to:
Herman Parker Jr.