Tommy Aldridge
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Tommy Aldridge is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer renowned for his powerful double-bass technique and work with bands such as Whitesnake and Ozzy Osbourne.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tommy Aldridge canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3929842 — 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: Tommy Aldridge Context triple: [Whitesnake, hasMember, Tommy Aldridge]
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A.
Tommy Leach
Tommy Leach was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball third baseman and outfielder best known for his speed, defensive skill, and starring role with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including in the first modern World Series in 1903.
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B.
Tommy Taylor
Tommy Taylor was an English footballer and prolific centre-forward for Manchester United and the England national team in the 1950s.
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C.
Tommy Ross
Tommy Ross is a popular high school student in Stephen King’s horror novel "Carrie," known for his pivotal role in inviting Carrie White to the prom.
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D.
Tommy Cogbill
Tommy Cogbill was a renowned American session bassist, producer, and member of the Muscle Shoals and Memphis soul scenes, known for his influential work on numerous classic R&B and soul recordings.
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E.
Tommy Luske
Tommy Luske is an American former child actor best known for providing the voice of the title character in Disney’s 1953 animated film "Peter Pan."
- 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: Tommy Aldridge Target entity description: Tommy Aldridge is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer renowned for his powerful double-bass technique and work with bands such as Whitesnake and Ozzy Osbourne.
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A.
Tommy Leach
Tommy Leach was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball third baseman and outfielder best known for his speed, defensive skill, and starring role with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including in the first modern World Series in 1903.
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B.
Tommy Taylor
Tommy Taylor was an English footballer and prolific centre-forward for Manchester United and the England national team in the 1950s.
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C.
Tommy Ross
Tommy Ross is a popular high school student in Stephen King’s horror novel "Carrie," known for his pivotal role in inviting Carrie White to the prom.
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D.
Tommy Cogbill
Tommy Cogbill was a renowned American session bassist, producer, and member of the Muscle Shoals and Memphis soul scenes, known for his influential work on numerous classic R&B and soul recordings.
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E.
Tommy Luske
Tommy Luske is an American former child actor best known for providing the voice of the title character in Disney’s 1953 animated film "Peter Pan."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American drummer
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drummer ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedBand |
Black Oak Arkansas
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Gary Moore ⓘ House of Lords ⓘ Lion ⓘ Manic Eden ⓘ Ozzy Osbourne ⓘ Pat Travers Band ⓘ Ted Nugent ⓘ Thin Lizzy ⓘ Vinnie Moore ⓘ Whitesnake ⓘ Yngwie Malmsteen ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1950-08-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Pearl, Mississippi, United States
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linked to:
Pearl, Mississippi
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Aldridge ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
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heavy metal ⓘ |
| givenName | Tommy ⓘ |
| hasCollaboration |
David Coverdale
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Gary Moore ⓘ Pat Travers ⓘ Randy Rhoads ⓘ Yngwie Malmsteen ⓘ |
| influenceOn | many hard rock and metal drummers ⓘ |
| instrument |
drums
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percussion ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Tommy Aldridge ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering double-kick drumming in hard rock and heavy metal
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powerful double-bass drumming technique ⓘ |
| notableTour |
Ozzy Osbourne Blizzard of Ozz tour
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Whitesnake 1987–1988 world tour ⓘ |
| notableWork |
drumming on Ozzy Osbourne album "Blizzard of Ozz"
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drumming on Ozzy Osbourne album "Diary of a Madman" (touring band) ⓘ drumming on Whitesnake self-titled 1987 tour and later recordings ⓘ |
| occupation |
drummer
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songwriter ⓘ |
| residence |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| style |
extended drum solos
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high-energy live performance ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
double-bass drumming
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open-handed drumming ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tommy Aldridge Description of subject: Tommy Aldridge is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer renowned for his powerful double-bass technique and work with bands such as Whitesnake and Ozzy Osbourne.
Referenced by (13)
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