Cain’s Ballroom
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Cain’s Ballroom is a historic music venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, famed for its role in Western swing and for hosting legendary live performances.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cain’s Ballroom canonical | 6 |
| Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1796750 — 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: Cain’s Ballroom Context triple: [Tulsa, Oklahoma, contains, Cain’s Ballroom]
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A.
Blossom Ballroom
Blossom Ballroom is a historic, opulent event and ballroom space within the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, renowned for hosting glamorous Hollywood gatherings and ceremonies.
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B.
Wonder Ballroom
Wonder Ballroom is a historic live music venue in Portland, Oregon, known for hosting a wide range of concerts and cultural events.
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C.
Don Gibson Theatre
Don Gibson Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in Shelby, North Carolina, named in honor of country music songwriter Don Gibson and known for hosting concerts and cultural events.
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D.
Kalita Humphreys Theater
The Kalita Humphreys Theater is a historic Dallas performance venue renowned as one of the few realized theater designs by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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E.
Blues City Cafe
Blues City Cafe is a popular Memphis restaurant and music spot known for its classic Southern comfort food and live blues atmosphere.
- 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: Cain’s Ballroom Target entity description: Cain’s Ballroom is a historic music venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, famed for its role in Western swing and for hosting legendary live performances.
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A.
Blossom Ballroom
Blossom Ballroom is a historic, opulent event and ballroom space within the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, renowned for hosting glamorous Hollywood gatherings and ceremonies.
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B.
Wonder Ballroom
Wonder Ballroom is a historic live music venue in Portland, Oregon, known for hosting a wide range of concerts and cultural events.
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C.
Don Gibson Theatre
Don Gibson Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in Shelby, North Carolina, named in honor of country music songwriter Don Gibson and known for hosting concerts and cultural events.
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D.
Kalita Humphreys Theater
The Kalita Humphreys Theater is a historic Dallas performance venue renowned as one of the few realized theater designs by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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E.
Blues City Cafe
Blues City Cafe is a popular Memphis restaurant and music spot known for its classic Southern comfort food and live blues atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert hall
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ music venue ⓘ |
| address | 423 North Main Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | commercial brick ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 1,700 ⓘ |
| city | Tulsa ⓘ |
| convertedToBallroom | 1930s ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalSignificance |
iconic venue in Tulsa music scene
ⓘ
landmark of Western swing history ⓘ |
| floorType | spring-loaded dance floor ⓘ |
| founder | Madalene Cain ⓘ |
| genreSpecialty |
Western swing
ⓘ
country music ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic bandstand
ⓘ
large neon sign on exterior ⓘ |
| hasUse |
dance events
ⓘ
live music performances ⓘ private events ⓘ |
| historicRole | major center for Western swing music ⓘ |
| hostedArtist |
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
ⓘ
linked to:
Bob Wills
Dwight Yoakam ⓘ George Strait ⓘ Green Day ⓘ Kings of Leon ⓘ Merle Haggard ⓘ Ramones ⓘ Social Distortion ⓘ The Flaming Lips ⓘ The Police ⓘ The Sex Pistols ⓘ
linked to:
Sex Pistols
U2 ⓘ Wilco ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| location |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
ⓘ
linked to:
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
|
| name | Cain’s Ballroom ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Downtown Tulsa ⓘ |
| nickname | Home of Bob Wills ⓘ |
| notableAssociation |
Bob Wills
ⓘ
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys ⓘ
linked to:
Asleep at the Wheel
|
| NRHPListingYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property in historic district ⓘ |
| opened | 1924 ⓘ |
| operator | Cain family ⓘ |
| originalUse | garage ⓘ |
| state | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cain’s Ballroom Description of subject: Cain’s Ballroom is a historic music venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, famed for its role in Western swing and for hosting legendary live performances.
Referenced by (7)
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