LeRoi Moore
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LeRoi Moore was an American saxophonist and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, known for his jazz-influenced playing and key role in shaping the group’s sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LeRoi Moore canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4594549 — 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: LeRoi Moore Context triple: [Dave Matthews Band, member, LeRoi Moore]
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A.
Jeptha H. Wade
Jeptha H. Wade was a 19th-century American industrialist and philanthropist best known as a founder of Western Union and a key civic benefactor in Cleveland, Ohio.
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B.
Delbert D. Black
Delbert D. Black was a United States Navy sailor who became the first senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations, helping to shape the modern role and voice of enlisted personnel in the Navy.
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C.
Henry B. Steagall
Henry B. Steagall was an American Democratic congressman from Alabama best known for his key role in New Deal–era financial legislation, including coauthoring the landmark Glass–Steagall Act.
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D.
Holland M. Smith
Holland M. Smith was a prominent U.S. Marine Corps general in World War II, renowned for his leadership of amphibious assaults in the Pacific Theater.
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E.
Fred C. Dobbs
Fred C. Dobbs is the desperate, increasingly paranoid prospector at the center of the 1948 film "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
- 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: LeRoi Moore Target entity description: LeRoi Moore was an American saxophonist and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, known for his jazz-influenced playing and key role in shaping the group’s sound.
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A.
Jeptha H. Wade
Jeptha H. Wade was a 19th-century American industrialist and philanthropist best known as a founder of Western Union and a key civic benefactor in Cleveland, Ohio.
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B.
Delbert D. Black
Delbert D. Black was a United States Navy sailor who became the first senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations, helping to shape the modern role and voice of enlisted personnel in the Navy.
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C.
Henry B. Steagall
Henry B. Steagall was an American Democratic congressman from Alabama best known for his key role in New Deal–era financial legislation, including coauthoring the landmark Glass–Steagall Act.
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D.
Holland M. Smith
Holland M. Smith was a prominent U.S. Marine Corps general in World War II, renowned for his leadership of amphibious assaults in the Pacific Theater.
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E.
Fred C. Dobbs
Fred C. Dobbs is the desperate, increasingly paranoid prospector at the center of the 1948 film "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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musician ⓘ recording artist ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2008 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Dave Matthews Band
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Soko (band) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from injuries sustained in an all-terrain vehicle accident ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Boyd Tinsley
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Carter Beauford ⓘ Dave Matthews ⓘ Stefan Lessard ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1961-09-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-08-19 ⓘ |
| education | studied music in Virginia (saxophone and jazz) ⓘ |
| familyName | Moore ⓘ |
| fullName | LeRoi Holloway Moore ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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jam band ⓘ jazz ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| givenName | LeRoi ⓘ |
| instrument |
alto saxophone
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baritone saxophone ⓘ bass clarinet ⓘ clarinet ⓘ flute ⓘ penny whistle ⓘ saxophone ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| memberOf | Dave Matthews Band ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping shape the sound of Dave Matthews Band
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jazz-influenced saxophone playing in Dave Matthews Band ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Before These Crowded Streets (album) – performances with Dave Matthews Band
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linked to:
Before These Crowded Streets
Crash (album) – performances with Dave Matthews Band ⓘ
linked to:
Crash (album)
Under the Table and Dreaming (album) – performances with Dave Matthews Band ⓘ
linked to:
Dave Matthews Band
|
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
musician ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Durham, North Carolina, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Durham, North Carolina
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| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | founding member of Dave Matthews Band ⓘ |
| residence |
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Charlottesville, Virginia
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: LeRoi Moore Description of subject: LeRoi Moore was an American saxophonist and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, known for his jazz-influenced playing and key role in shaping the group’s sound.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.