Banks of the Ohio
E471650
"Banks of the Ohio" is a traditional American murder ballad that has been widely recorded in folk and country music, including by Joan Baez.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banks of the Ohio canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4808076 — 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: Banks of the Ohio Context triple: [Joan Baez, Vol. 2, hasTrack, Banks of the Ohio]
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A.
Licking River
The Licking River is a significant waterway in Kentucky that drains a large portion of the state’s northeastern region before joining the Ohio River near Cincinnati.
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B.
Black River (Ohio)
Black River (Ohio) is a river in northern Ohio that flows into Lake Erie and has historically supported industry, shipping, and recreation in the Lorain area.
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C.
Rocky River
Rocky River is a suburban city in northeastern Ohio, located along the southern shore of Lake Erie just west of Cleveland.
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D.
Rocky River
Rocky River is a waterway in central North Carolina that flows near the town of Pittsboro and contributes to the region’s local watershed and landscape.
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E.
Sandusky River
The Sandusky River is a river in northern Ohio that flows northward into Sandusky Bay on Lake Erie, passing through communities such as Fremont along its course.
- 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: Banks of the Ohio Target entity description: "Banks of the Ohio" is a traditional American murder ballad that has been widely recorded in folk and country music, including by Joan Baez.
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A.
Licking River
The Licking River is a significant waterway in Kentucky that drains a large portion of the state’s northeastern region before joining the Ohio River near Cincinnati.
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B.
Black River (Ohio)
Black River (Ohio) is a river in northern Ohio that flows into Lake Erie and has historically supported industry, shipping, and recreation in the Lorain area.
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C.
Rocky River
Rocky River is a suburban city in northeastern Ohio, located along the southern shore of Lake Erie just west of Cleveland.
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D.
Rocky River
Rocky River is a waterway in central North Carolina that flows near the town of Pittsboro and contributes to the region’s local watershed and landscape.
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E.
Sandusky River
The Sandusky River is a river in northern Ohio that flows northward into Sandusky Bay on Lake Erie, passing through communities such as Fremont along its course.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country music standard
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folk song ⓘ traditional American murder ballad ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | bluegrass ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Appalachia ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | traditional American folk song in many song collections ⓘ |
| collectedIn | American folk tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| featuresMotif |
lover’s murder
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river as site of disposal ⓘ |
| genre |
country
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folk ⓘ murder ballad ⓘ |
| hasFirstPersonNarrator | true ⓘ |
| hasMultipleRecordings | true ⓘ |
| hasUnknownAuthor | true ⓘ |
| hasVariantLyrics | true ⓘ |
| includedInRepertoireOf | American folk revival artists ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
homicide
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jealousy ⓘ romantic rejection ⓘ |
| narratorGender | male ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often accompanied by guitar or banjo ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man invites his lover for a walk by the river, proposes marriage, and kills her when she refuses. ⓘ |
| popularizedIn | 20th-century folk music revival ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Bluegrass and old-time musicians
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Doc Watson ⓘ Joan Baez ⓘ Johnny Cash ⓘ Olivia Newton-John ⓘ Porter Wagoner ⓘ The Carter Family ⓘ |
| setting | banks of the Ohio River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Banks of the Ohio Description of subject: "Banks of the Ohio" is a traditional American murder ballad that has been widely recorded in folk and country music, including by Joan Baez.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2"