Larry Blackmon
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Larry Blackmon is an American singer, songwriter, and bandleader best known as the founder and frontman of the funk band Cameo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Larry Blackmon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1230686 — 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: Larry Blackmon Context triple: [King of Stage, producer, Larry Blackmon]
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A.
Roy Hinson
Roy Hinson is a former American professional basketball player and standout forward from Rutgers University who played several seasons in the NBA during the 1980s.
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B.
Charles McEvers Jr.
Charles McEvers Jr. was an early American financier and broker who helped lay the foundations of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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C.
Noland B. Harmon
Noland B. Harmon was an American Methodist bishop known for co-authoring the 1963 “A Call for Unity” statement that criticized civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama.
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D.
Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin is an American politician and attorney who serves as the progressive, reform-focused mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
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E.
Floyd Lawson
Floyd Lawson is the mild-mannered, talkative barber of Mayberry on the classic American television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show."
- 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: Larry Blackmon Target entity description: Larry Blackmon is an American singer, songwriter, and bandleader best known as the founder and frontman of the funk band Cameo.
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A.
Roy Hinson
Roy Hinson is a former American professional basketball player and standout forward from Rutgers University who played several seasons in the NBA during the 1980s.
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B.
Charles McEvers Jr.
Charles McEvers Jr. was an early American financier and broker who helped lay the foundations of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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C.
Noland B. Harmon
Noland B. Harmon was an American Methodist bishop known for co-authoring the 1963 “A Call for Unity” statement that criticized civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama.
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D.
Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin is an American politician and attorney who serves as the progressive, reform-focused mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
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E.
Floyd Lawson
Floyd Lawson is the mild-mannered, talkative barber of Mayberry on the classic American television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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human ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Cameo ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1956-05-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| familyName | Blackmon ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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funk ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| givenName | Larry ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
R&B
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funk ⓘ |
| instrument |
drums
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percussion ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive nasal vocal style
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frontman of the funk band Cameo ⓘ wearing a red codpiece on stage ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cameo ⓘ |
| name | Larry Blackmon ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Candy
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She’s Strange ⓘ Single Life ⓘ Word Up! ⓘ |
| notableWork | Cameo ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founder of Cameo
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frontman of Cameo ⓘ |
| residence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Larry Blackmon Description of subject: Larry Blackmon is an American singer, songwriter, and bandleader best known as the founder and frontman of the funk band Cameo.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
King of Stage (album)