Kent Records
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kent Records canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T209899 — 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: Kent Records Context triple: [B. B. King, recordLabel, Kent Records]
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A.
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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B.
Arista Records
Arista Records is a major American record label known for signing and promoting numerous successful artists across pop, R&B, and rock music.
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C.
RCA Records
RCA Records is a major American record label, historically influential in popular music and home to numerous iconic artists across genres.
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D.
J Records
J Records was an American record label founded by music executive Clive Davis, known for signing major artists such as Alicia Keys and playing a significant role in early 2000s R&B and pop music.
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E.
Atco Records
Atco Records is an American record label, originally a subsidiary of Atlantic Records, known for releasing influential rock, soul, and pop music from the mid-20th century onward.
- 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: Kent Records Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Arista Records
Arista Records is a major American record label known for signing and promoting numerous successful artists across pop, R&B, and rock music.
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C.
RCA Records
RCA Records is a major American record label, historically influential in popular music and home to numerous iconic artists across genres.
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D.
J Records
J Records was an American record label founded by music executive Clive Davis, known for signing major artists such as Alicia Keys and playing a significant role in early 2000s R&B and pop music.
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E.
Atco Records
Atco Records is an American record label, originally a subsidiary of Atlantic Records, known for releasing influential rock, soul, and pop music from the mid-20th century onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
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record label ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| alsoReleased | reissues of Modern Records material ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
B.B. King
ⓘ
linked to:
B. B. King
Modern Records artists ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Los Angeles ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| catalogIncludes |
albums
ⓘ
singles ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| distributionArea |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
international ⓘ |
| focus | singles market ⓘ |
| format | vinyl records ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Joe Bihari
ⓘ
Jules Bihari ⓘ Modern Records ⓘ Saul Bihari ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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rhythm and blues ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasImprintRelationshipWith | Modern Records ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
documenting early R&B
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documenting postwar electric blues ⓘ |
| influenced |
R&B reissue culture
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later blues labels ⓘ |
| locationType | independent label ⓘ |
| marketedAs | budget imprint of Modern Records ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
B.B. King
ⓘ
linked to:
B. B. King
Ike Turner ⓘ Lowell Fulsom ⓘ Z.Z. Hill ⓘ |
| notableFor |
releasing early recordings by B.B. King
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releasing influential R&B recordings ⓘ releasing influential blues recordings ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Modern Records ⓘ |
| specializesIn | African-American popular music ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorLabel | reissue labels using the Kent name ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kent Records Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.