Sambora
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Sambora is an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as the longtime lead guitarist of the band Bon Jovi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sambora canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1921882 — 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: Sambora Context triple: [Bon Jovi, associatedAct, Sambora]
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A.
Front Street West
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B.
Sakonnet band
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C.
Dailey Division
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D.
Mr. Mister
Mr. Mister is a powerful, corrupt industrialist character in Marc Blitzstein’s 1937 musical "The Cradle Will Rock," symbolizing corporate greed and political manipulation.
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E.
Mr. Big
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- 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: Sambora Target entity description: Sambora is an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as the longtime lead guitarist of the band Bon Jovi.
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A.
Front Street West
Front Street West is a major east–west thoroughfare in downtown Toronto lined with offices, entertainment venues, and historic industrial buildings.
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B.
Sakonnet band
The Sakonnet band was a local group of the Wampanoag people who inhabited the Sakonnet region of what is now southeastern Rhode Island.
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C.
Dailey Division
Dailey Division is a designated management and research section within Duke Forest, used for forestry, ecological studies, and conservation activities.
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D.
Mr. Mister
Mr. Mister is a powerful, corrupt industrialist character in Marc Blitzstein’s 1937 musical "The Cradle Will Rock," symbolizing corporate greed and political manipulation.
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E.
Mr. Big
Mr. Big is the primary villain and drug lord antagonist in the James Bond film and novel "Live and Let Die."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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rock guitarist ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedBand | Bon Jovi ⓘ |
| award | inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as member of Bon Jovi ⓘ |
| awardYear | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction 2018 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1959-07-11 ⓘ |
| birthName |
Richard Stephen Sambora
ⓘ
linked to:
Richie Sambora
|
| birthPlace |
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Perth Amboy
|
| collaboratedWith | Orianthi ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Italian descent
ⓘ
Polish descent ⓘ |
| formedAct | RSO ⓘ |
| formerMemberOf | Bon Jovi ⓘ |
| genre |
glam metal
ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasChild | Ava Elizabeth Sambora ⓘ |
| leftBand | Bon Jovi 2013 ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | 2007 with Heather Locklear ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1994 with Heather Locklear ⓘ |
| name | Richie Sambora ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentUse | use of talk box in Bon Jovi songs ⓘ |
| notableWork |
co-writer of Bon Jovi song "I'll Be There for You"
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co-writer of Bon Jovi song "Livin' on a Prayer" ⓘ co-writer of Bon Jovi song "Wanted Dead or Alive" ⓘ co-writer of Bon Jovi song "You Give Love a Bad Name" ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
ⓘ
musician ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| playsInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ talk box ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| raisedIn |
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
|
| recordLabel |
Island Records
ⓘ
Mercury Records ⓘ |
| roleInBand | lead guitarist of Bon Jovi ⓘ |
| soloAlbum |
Aftermath of the Lowdown
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Stranger in This Town ⓘ Undiscovered Soul ⓘ |
| spouse | Heather Locklear ⓘ |
| vocalRole | backing vocalist in Bon Jovi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sambora Description of subject: Sambora is an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as the longtime lead guitarist of the band Bon Jovi.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.