Denny Seiwell
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Denny Seiwell is an American drummer best known for his work with Paul McCartney and Wings in the early 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Denny Seiwell canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2009265 — 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: Denny Seiwell Context triple: [Wings, hasFormerMember, Denny Seiwell]
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A.
Tony Denison
Tony Denison is an American actor best known for his role as Detective Andy Flynn on the crime dramas "The Closer" and its spin-off "Major Crimes."
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B.
Dennis Reynolds
Dennis Reynolds is a narcissistic, manipulative co-owner of Paddy’s Pub and one of the main characters in the dark comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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C.
Kevin Chapman
Kevin Chapman is an American actor known for his tough, blue-collar character roles in film and television, including prominent parts in series like "Person of Interest" and "City on a Hill."
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D.
Glenn Williamson
Glenn Williamson is a film producer known for his work on independent and character-driven movies, including the dark comedy-drama "Sunshine Cleaning."
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E.
Pete Sandidge
Pete Sandidge is the heroic World War II pilot protagonist of the 1943 fantasy film "A Guy Named Joe," whose death and subsequent return as a guiding spirit drive the movie’s romantic and supernatural storyline.
- 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: Denny Seiwell Target entity description: Denny Seiwell is an American drummer best known for his work with Paul McCartney and Wings in the early 1970s.
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A.
Tony Denison
Tony Denison is an American actor best known for his role as Detective Andy Flynn on the crime dramas "The Closer" and its spin-off "Major Crimes."
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B.
Dennis Reynolds
Dennis Reynolds is a narcissistic, manipulative co-owner of Paddy’s Pub and one of the main characters in the dark comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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C.
Kevin Chapman
Kevin Chapman is an American actor known for his tough, blue-collar character roles in film and television, including prominent parts in series like "Person of Interest" and "City on a Hill."
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D.
Glenn Williamson
Glenn Williamson is a film producer known for his work on independent and character-driven movies, including the dark comedy-drama "Sunshine Cleaning."
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E.
Pete Sandidge
Pete Sandidge is the heroic World War II pilot protagonist of the 1943 fantasy film "A Guy Named Joe," whose death and subsequent return as a guiding spirit drive the movie’s romantic and supernatural storyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drummer
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Art Garfunkel
ⓘ
Billy Joel ⓘ Diana Ross ⓘ J.J. Cale ⓘ
linked to:
JJ Cale
James Brown ⓘ Joe Cocker ⓘ John Denver ⓘ Liza Minnelli ⓘ Paul McCartney ⓘ Wings ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Paul McCartney and Wings ⓘ |
| familyName | Seiwell ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music performance
ⓘ
music production ⓘ recording studio work ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| givenName |
Denny
ⓘ
linked to:
Dennis
|
| hasRole |
drummer in Wings
ⓘ
session drummer on Live and Let Die ⓘ session drummer on Ram ⓘ |
| instrument | drum kit ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Wings ⓘ |
| name | Denny Seiwell ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
became founding drummer of Wings
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joined Paul McCartney’s band for the Ram sessions ⓘ left Wings before Band on the Run sessions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being original drummer for Wings
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studio work with Paul McCartney in early 1970s ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentStyle |
jazz-influenced rock drumming
ⓘ
rock drumming ⓘ |
| notableWork | work with Paul McCartney and Wings ⓘ |
| occupation |
drummer
ⓘ
record producer ⓘ session musician ⓘ |
| partOf | early 1970s Paul McCartney solo era ⓘ |
| playedOn |
album Live and Let Die (soundtrack sessions)
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album Ram ⓘ album Red Rose Speedway ⓘ album Wild Life ⓘ
linked to:
Wild Life
single Live and Let Die ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Denny Seiwell Description of subject: Denny Seiwell is an American drummer best known for his work with Paul McCartney and Wings in the early 1970s.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
album "Ram" (with Paul McCartney)
subject linked to:
album "Red Rose Speedway" (with Wings)