Crescent City Blues
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Crescent City Blues is a 1953 slow-tempo blues ballad written by Gordon Jenkins, best known today as the melodic and lyrical basis for Johnny Cash’s later hit “Folsom Prison Blues.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Crescent City Blues canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5198919 — 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: Crescent City Blues Context triple: [Folsom Prison Blues, influencedBy, Crescent City Blues]
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A.
Still Got the Blues
"Still Got the Blues" is a 1990 blues-rock song and title track by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, renowned for its emotive guitar solos and status as one of his signature pieces.
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B.
Tishomingo Blues
Tishomingo Blues is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends Southern noir, Dixieland jazz, and dark humor in a story of a high-diver entangled with the Dixie Mafia and Civil War reenactors.
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C.
Bell Bottom Blues
"Bell Bottom Blues" is a blues-rock song by Derek and the Dominos, co-written and performed by Eric Clapton, renowned for its emotional guitar work and themes of unrequited love.
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D.
Backwater Blues
"Backwater Blues" is a classic 1927 blues song, widely regarded as one of Bessie Smith’s most powerful and influential recordings.
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E.
Risin’ with the Blues
Risin’ with the Blues is a late-career blues album by Ike Turner that showcases his enduring musicianship and earned critical acclaim, including a Grammy Award.
- 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: Crescent City Blues Target entity description: Crescent City Blues is a 1953 slow-tempo blues ballad written by Gordon Jenkins, best known today as the melodic and lyrical basis for Johnny Cash’s later hit “Folsom Prison Blues.”
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A.
Still Got the Blues
"Still Got the Blues" is a 1990 blues-rock song and title track by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, renowned for its emotive guitar solos and status as one of his signature pieces.
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B.
Tishomingo Blues
Tishomingo Blues is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends Southern noir, Dixieland jazz, and dark humor in a story of a high-diver entangled with the Dixie Mafia and Civil War reenactors.
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C.
Bell Bottom Blues
"Bell Bottom Blues" is a blues-rock song by Derek and the Dominos, co-written and performed by Eric Clapton, renowned for its emotional guitar work and themes of unrequited love.
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D.
Backwater Blues
"Backwater Blues" is a classic 1927 blues song, widely regarded as one of Bessie Smith’s most powerful and influential recordings.
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E.
Risin’ with the Blues
Risin’ with the Blues is a late-career blues album by Ike Turner that showcases his enduring musicianship and earned critical acclaim, including a Grammy Award.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues ballad
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song ⓘ |
| composer | Gordon Jenkins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| decadeOfRelease | 1950s ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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blues ballad ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedArtist | Johnny Cash ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure | Gordon Jenkins ⓘ |
| hasLyricalBasisFor | Folsom Prison Blues ⓘ |
| hasMelodicBasisFor | Folsom Prison Blues ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | ballad ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Crescent City Blues ⓘ |
| influenced | Folsom Prison Blues ⓘ |
| inspiredWorkBy | Johnny Cash ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Gordon Jenkins ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the lyrical basis of Johnny Cash’s song "Folsom Prison Blues"
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being the melodic basis of Johnny Cash’s song "Folsom Prison Blues" ⓘ |
| originallyWrittenFor | Gordon Jenkins concept album ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | feelings of confinement and longing ⓘ |
| tempo | slow-tempo ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1953 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crescent City Blues Description of subject: Crescent City Blues is a 1953 slow-tempo blues ballad written by Gordon Jenkins, best known today as the melodic and lyrical basis for Johnny Cash’s later hit “Folsom Prison Blues.”
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.