The Little Willies
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The Little Willies is an American country-influenced band and side project featuring Norah Jones that performs covers and originals inspired by classic country and Americana music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Little Willies canonical | 3 |
| The Little Willies (album) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3767595 — 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: The Little Willies Context triple: [Norah Jones, associatedAct, The Little Willies]
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A.
The Buddies
The Buddies is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club St Mirren F.C., based in Paisley.
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B.
The Softies
The Softies were an American indie pop duo known for their gentle, melancholic songs built around soft vocals and minimalist guitar arrangements in the 1990s.
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C.
The Smeezingtons
The Smeezingtons were a songwriting and production team, best known for crafting pop and R&B hits with Bruno Mars and other major artists in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
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D.
The Marcels
The Marcels were an American doo-wop group best known for their 1961 hit rendition of "Blue Moon," which became a defining classic of the genre.
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E.
The Micks
The Micks is an informal nickname for the Irish Guards, a regiment of the British Army with strong Irish heritage and traditions.
- 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: The Little Willies Target entity description: The Little Willies is an American country-influenced band and side project featuring Norah Jones that performs covers and originals inspired by classic country and Americana music.
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A.
The Buddies
The Buddies is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club St Mirren F.C., based in Paisley.
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B.
The Softies
The Softies were an American indie pop duo known for their gentle, melancholic songs built around soft vocals and minimalist guitar arrangements in the 1990s.
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C.
The Smeezingtons
The Smeezingtons were a songwriting and production team, best known for crafting pop and R&B hits with Bruno Mars and other major artists in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
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D.
The Marcels
The Marcels were an American doo-wop group best known for their 1961 hit rendition of "Blue Moon," which became a defining classic of the genre.
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E.
The Micks
The Micks is an informal nickname for the Irish Guards, a regiment of the British Army with strong Irish heritage and traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
band
ⓘ
country music group ⓘ musical group ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
Americana
ⓘ
alternative country ⓘ country ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Dan Rieser
ⓘ
Jim Campilongo ⓘ Lee Alexander ⓘ Norah Jones ⓘ Richard Julian ⓘ |
| hasPart |
For the Good Times (album)
ⓘ
linked to:
For the Good Times
The Little Willies (album) ⓘ
linked to:
The Little Willies
|
| hasQuality | side project ⓘ |
| inception | early 2000s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Americana music
ⓘ
linked to:
Americana
Hank Williams ⓘ Kris Kristofferson ⓘ Townes Van Zandt ⓘ Willie Nelson ⓘ classic country music ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | New York City ⓘ |
| notableFeature | performs country covers and originals ⓘ |
| notableWork |
For the Good Times
ⓘ
The Little Willies ⓘ |
| performerOf |
covers of classic country songs
ⓘ
original country-influenced songs ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Blue Note Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Little Willies Description of subject: The Little Willies is an American country-influenced band and side project featuring Norah Jones that performs covers and originals inspired by classic country and Americana music.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Little Willies