The World's Most Dangerous Band
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The World's Most Dangerous Band was the longtime house band for David Letterman’s late-night shows, led by bandleader Paul Shaffer and known for its tight musicianship and comedic interplay.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The World's Most Dangerous Band canonical | 2 |
| The World’s Most Dangerous Band | 1 |
| World’s Most Dangerous Band | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3874354 — 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 World's Most Dangerous Band Context triple: [Late Night with David Letterman, houseBand, The World's Most Dangerous Band]
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A.
A Band Called Death
A Band Called Death is a 2012 documentary film that chronicles the rediscovery and legacy of Death, a pioneering but long-overlooked African American proto-punk band from Detroit.
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B.
Raising Hell
Raising Hell is a landmark 1986 hip-hop album by Run-D.M.C. that helped bring rap music into the mainstream and solidified the genre’s commercial and cultural impact.
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C.
Living Dangerously
Living Dangerously is an autobiographical book by British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, recounting his life of extreme expeditions and high-risk adventures.
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D.
Kill Them All
"Kill Them All" is a track from the Season 1 soundtrack of the HBO television series Game of Thrones, composed by Ramin Djawadi.
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E.
The New Danger
The New Danger is a 2004 studio album by American rapper and actor Mos Def that blends hip hop with rock, soul, and blues influences.
- 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 World's Most Dangerous Band Target entity description: The World's Most Dangerous Band was the longtime house band for David Letterman’s late-night shows, led by bandleader Paul Shaffer and known for its tight musicianship and comedic interplay.
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A.
A Band Called Death
A Band Called Death is a 2012 documentary film that chronicles the rediscovery and legacy of Death, a pioneering but long-overlooked African American proto-punk band from Detroit.
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B.
Raising Hell
Raising Hell is a landmark 1986 hip-hop album by Run-D.M.C. that helped bring rap music into the mainstream and solidified the genre’s commercial and cultural impact.
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C.
Living Dangerously
Living Dangerously is an autobiographical book by British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, recounting his life of extreme expeditions and high-risk adventures.
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D.
Kill Them All
"Kill Them All" is a track from the Season 1 soundtrack of the HBO television series Game of Thrones, composed by Ramin Djawadi.
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E.
The New Danger
The New Danger is a 2004 studio album by American rapper and actor Mos Def that blends hip hop with rock, soul, and blues influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American band
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television house band ⓘ |
| activeIn | late-night television ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The CBS Orchestra ⓘ |
| associatedWith | David Letterman ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
various musical guests on Late Night with David Letterman
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various musical guests on Late Show with David Letterman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Anton Fig
ⓘ
Felicia Collins ⓘ Paul Shaffer ⓘ Sid McGinnis ⓘ Will Lee ⓘ |
| leader | Paul Shaffer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comedic interplay with David Letterman
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supporting musical guests on late-night television ⓘ tight musicianship ⓘ |
| notableWork | theme music performances for David Letterman’s shows ⓘ |
| occupation | television backing band ⓘ |
| partOf |
Late Night with David Letterman
ⓘ
Late Show with David Letterman ⓘ
linked to:
The Late Show
|
| primaryInstrument |
bass guitar (Will Lee)
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drums (Anton Fig) ⓘ guitar (Felicia Collins) ⓘ guitar (Sid McGinnis) ⓘ
linked to:
guitarist
keyboards (Paul Shaffer) ⓘ
linked to:
Paul Shaffer
|
| role |
house band for Late Night with David Letterman
ⓘ
house band for Late Show with David Letterman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The World's Most Dangerous Band Description of subject: The World's Most Dangerous Band was the longtime house band for David Letterman’s late-night shows, led by bandleader Paul Shaffer and known for its tight musicianship and comedic interplay.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The World's Most Dangerous Band