Million Dollar Quartet
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Million Dollar Quartet was an impromptu 1956 jam session at Sun Studio in Memphis featuring rock and roll pioneers Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash, later celebrated in recordings and a stage musical.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Million Dollar Quartet canonical | 6 |
| Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet | 1 |
| Million Dollar Quartet (album) | 1 |
| Million Dollar Quartet (musical) | 1 |
| Million Dollar Quartet session | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4019705 — 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: Million Dollar Quartet Context triple: [Carl Perkins, memberOf, Million Dollar Quartet]
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A.
Elvis & Nixon
Elvis & Nixon is a 2016 comedy-drama film that humorously dramatizes the real-life 1970 meeting between Elvis Presley and President Richard Nixon.
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B.
Stax Music Academy
Stax Music Academy is a music education program in Memphis that trains young musicians in the legacy and style of classic soul music.
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C.
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers is a comedy-blues musical act and film duo created by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, featuring their iconic black suits, fedoras, and soulful performances.
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D.
Shotgun Willie
Shotgun Willie is a 1973 country album by Willie Nelson that marked a creative turning point in his career and helped launch the outlaw country movement.
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E.
The Day the Music Died
The Day the Music Died refers to the 1959 plane crash that killed rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, symbolizing a tragic turning point in popular music history.
- 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: Million Dollar Quartet Target entity description: Million Dollar Quartet was an impromptu 1956 jam session at Sun Studio in Memphis featuring rock and roll pioneers Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash, later celebrated in recordings and a stage musical.
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A.
Elvis & Nixon
Elvis & Nixon is a 2016 comedy-drama film that humorously dramatizes the real-life 1970 meeting between Elvis Presley and President Richard Nixon.
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B.
Stax Music Academy
Stax Music Academy is a music education program in Memphis that trains young musicians in the legacy and style of classic soul music.
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C.
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers is a comedy-blues musical act and film duo created by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, featuring their iconic black suits, fedoras, and soulful performances.
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D.
Shotgun Willie
Shotgun Willie is a 1973 country album by Willie Nelson that marked a creative turning point in his career and helped launch the outlaw country movement.
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E.
The Day the Music Died
The Day the Music Died refers to the 1959 plane crash that killed rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, symbolizing a tragic turning point in popular music history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural event
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jam session ⓘ musical supergroup ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Million Dollar Quartet session ⓘ |
| archivalStatus | partially recorded and preserved on tape ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | rockabilly revival ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sun Records roster ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | early period of rock and roll history ⓘ |
| city | Memphis ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalSignificance | document of collaboration between major Sun Records artists ⓘ |
| date | 1956-12-04 ⓘ |
| documentedIn | archival tapes discovered and released later ⓘ |
| featuredArtist |
Carl Perkins
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Elvis Presley ⓘ Jerry Lee Lewis ⓘ Johnny Cash ⓘ |
| genre |
rock and roll
ⓘ
rockabilly ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | frequent reference in rock and roll histories ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Carl Perkins – guitar
ⓘ
Elvis Presley – vocals ⓘ
linked to:
Elvis Presley
Jerry Lee Lewis – piano ⓘ
linked to:
Jerry Lee Lewis
Johnny Cash – vocals ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
country music
ⓘ
early rock and roll ⓘ gospel music ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 1950s rock and roll era ⓘ |
| includesRepertoire |
Christmas songs
ⓘ
country standards ⓘ gospel standards ⓘ |
| inspired | stage jukebox musical about the 1956 session ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Million Dollar Quartet (musical)
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linked to:
Million Dollar Quartet
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| labelCatalog | Sun Records archival releases ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Sun Studio ⓘ |
| medium | audio recording ⓘ |
| notableFor | impromptu jam session of rock and roll pioneers ⓘ |
| performanceType | live in-studio performance ⓘ |
| producer | Sam Phillips ⓘ |
| recordingStudio | Sun Studio ⓘ |
| recordingType | informal studio jam ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Sun Records ⓘ |
| setting | Sun Studio control room and live room ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Million Dollar Quartet (album)
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linked to:
Million Dollar Quartet
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| year | 1956 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Million Dollar Quartet Description of subject: Million Dollar Quartet was an impromptu 1956 jam session at Sun Studio in Memphis featuring rock and roll pioneers Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash, later celebrated in recordings and a stage musical.
Referenced by (10)
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