Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire"
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Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" is a landmark 1957 rock and roll song renowned for its frenetic piano, exuberant vocals, and enduring influence on popular music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4144598 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" Context triple: [Sun Records, catalogIncludes, Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire"]
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Great Balls of Fire!
Great Balls of Fire! is a 1989 biographical film about rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, focusing on his rise to fame and controversial personal life.
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B.
Johnny B. Goode
"Johnny B. Goode" is a classic rock and roll song, originally by Chuck Berry, that has been widely covered and celebrated as one of the most iconic guitar-driven tracks in popular music history.
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C.
Chuck Berry Cadillac
Chuck Berry Cadillac is the red 1973 Cadillac Eldorado owned by rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry, preserved as an iconic symbol of his musical legacy and African American cultural history.
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D.
Mickey & Sylvia
Mickey & Sylvia were an American R&B duo of the 1950s and early 1960s best known for their hit song "Love Is Strange."
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E.
"Rock Around the Clock" (early seasons)
"Rock Around the Clock" (early seasons) refers to the use of Bill Haley & His Comets’ classic 1950s rock and roll hit as the original opening theme song for the TV sitcom *Happy Days* in its initial seasons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" Target entity description: Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" is a landmark 1957 rock and roll song renowned for its frenetic piano, exuberant vocals, and enduring influence on popular music.
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A.
Great Balls of Fire!
Great Balls of Fire! is a 1989 biographical film about rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, focusing on his rise to fame and controversial personal life.
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B.
Johnny B. Goode
"Johnny B. Goode" is a classic rock and roll song, originally by Chuck Berry, that has been widely covered and celebrated as one of the most iconic guitar-driven tracks in popular music history.
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C.
Chuck Berry Cadillac
Chuck Berry Cadillac is the red 1973 Cadillac Eldorado owned by rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry, preserved as an iconic symbol of his musical legacy and African American cultural history.
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D.
Mickey & Sylvia
Mickey & Sylvia were an American R&B duo of the 1950s and early 1960s best known for their hit song "Love Is Strange."
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E.
"Rock Around the Clock" (early seasons)
"Rock Around the Clock" (early seasons) refers to the use of Bill Haley & His Comets’ classic 1950s rock and roll hit as the original opening theme song for the TV sitcom *Happy Days* in its initial seasons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| bSide | You Win Again ⓘ |
| certification | gold record ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardPop | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSCountry | 1 ⓘ |
| composer |
Jack Hammer
ⓘ
Otis Blackwell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalImpact |
considered one of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time
ⓘ
signature song of Jerry Lee Lewis ⓘ |
| genre |
rock and roll
ⓘ
rockabilly ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
double bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ piano ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
romantic excitement
ⓘ
sexual innuendo ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The Jerry Lee Lewis Anthology
ⓘ
various rock and roll compilation albums ⓘ |
| influenced |
rock and roll piano style
ⓘ
rockabilly music ⓘ subsequent rock and roll performers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 1:52 ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Jack Hammer
ⓘ
Otis Blackwell ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
boogie-woogie piano
ⓘ
exuberant vocals ⓘ frenetic piano style ⓘ hand-clapping rhythm ⓘ |
| performer | Jerry Lee Lewis ⓘ |
| performerOnRecording |
Jerry Lee Lewis – piano
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Jerry Lee Lewis – vocals ⓘ Russell Smith – bass ⓘ Sidney Stokes – drums ⓘ |
| producer | Sam Phillips ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Memphis, Tennessee
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linked to:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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| recordingStudio | Sun Studio ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Sun Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957-11-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| soldCopiesWorldwide | over 5 million ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film Great Balls of Fire! (1989) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
film Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
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film Jamboree! (1957) ⓘ film Top Gun (1986) ⓘ
linked to:
Top Gun
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" Description of subject: Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" is a landmark 1957 rock and roll song renowned for its frenetic piano, exuberant vocals, and enduring influence on popular music.
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