Manassas
E500061
Manassas was a 1970s rock band formed by Stephen Stills that blended rock, country, blues, and Latin influences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manassas canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5178412 — 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: Manassas Context triple: [Buffalo Springfield, associatedAct, Manassas]
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A.
Manassas
Manassas is an independent city in Northern Virginia best known as the site of two major American Civil War battles and now a suburban community within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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B.
Manassas
Manassas is a small city located in Tattnall County in southeastern Georgia, United States.
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C.
Sharpsburg
Sharpsburg is a small town in Coweta County, Georgia, known for its quiet residential character within the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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D.
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Sharpsburg, Maryland is a small historic town in Washington County best known as the site of the Civil War Battle of Antietam.
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E.
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg is a historic independent city in Virginia known for its significant Civil War battlefields and well-preserved colonial-era downtown.
- 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: Manassas Target entity description: Manassas was a 1970s rock band formed by Stephen Stills that blended rock, country, blues, and Latin influences.
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A.
Manassas
Manassas is an independent city in Northern Virginia best known as the site of two major American Civil War battles and now a suburban community within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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B.
Manassas
Manassas is a small city located in Tattnall County in southeastern Georgia, United States.
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C.
Sharpsburg
Sharpsburg is a small town in Coweta County, Georgia, known for its quiet residential character within the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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D.
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Sharpsburg, Maryland is a small historic town in Washington County best known as the site of the Civil War Battle of Antietam.
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E.
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg is a historic independent city in Virginia known for its significant Civil War battlefields and well-preserved colonial-era downtown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsEndYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| album |
Down the Road
ⓘ
Manassas ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Buffalo Springfield
ⓘ
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ⓘ The Byrds ⓘ The Flying Burrito Brothers ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| debutAlbum | Manassas ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1971 ⓘ |
| founder | Stephen Stills ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin rock
ⓘ
blues rock ⓘ country rock ⓘ folk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicalInfluence |
Latin music
ⓘ
blues ⓘ country ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasTwoDiscDebutAlbum | true ⓘ |
| member |
Al Perkins
ⓘ
Chris Hillman ⓘ Dallas Taylor ⓘ Fuzzy Samuels ⓘ Joe Lala ⓘ Paul Harris ⓘ Stephen Stills ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Manassas, Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Manassas
|
| notableSong |
Both of Us (Bound to Lose)
ⓘ
linked to:
Both of Us
Bound to Fall ⓘ Colorado ⓘ It Doesn’t Matter ⓘ Rock & Roll Crazies ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manassas Description of subject: Manassas was a 1970s rock band formed by Stephen Stills that blended rock, country, blues, and Latin influences.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.