Andy Taylor

E512533

guitarist human musician record producer songwriter

Andy Taylor is an English musician best known as the guitarist and songwriter for the pop-rock band Duran Duran.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Andy Taylor canonical	19

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5342730 — 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: Andy Taylor
Context triple: [Union of the Snake, writer, Andy Taylor]

A. Andy Taylor
Andy Taylor is the wise, kind-hearted sheriff and widowed father who serves as the central figure in the classic American television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show."
B. Tony Hadley
Tony Hadley is an English pop singer best known as the lead vocalist of the 1980s new wave band Spandau Ballet.
C. Andy Summers
Andy Summers is an English guitarist and composer best known as the lead guitarist for the rock band The Police.
D. Mike Rutherford
Mike Rutherford is an English musician and songwriter best known as the bassist and guitarist for the rock band Genesis and the founder of Mike + The Mechanics.
E. Andrew Ridgeley
Andrew Ridgeley is an English musician and songwriter best known as one half of the 1980s pop duo Wham! alongside George Michael.
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: Andy Taylor
Target entity description: Andy Taylor is an English musician best known as the guitarist and songwriter for the pop-rock band Duran Duran.

A. Andy Taylor
Andy Taylor is the wise, kind-hearted sheriff and widowed father who serves as the central figure in the classic American television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show."
B. Tony Hadley
Tony Hadley is an English pop singer best known as the lead vocalist of the 1980s new wave band Spandau Ballet.
C. Andy Summers
Andy Summers is an English guitarist and composer best known as the lead guitarist for the rock band The Police.
D. Mike Rutherford
Mike Rutherford is an English musician and songwriter best known as the bassist and guitarist for the rock band Genesis and the founder of Mike + The Mechanics.
E. Andrew Ridgeley
Andrew Ridgeley is an English musician and songwriter best known as one half of the 1980s pop duo Wham! alongside George Michael.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
birthDate	1961-02-16 ⓘ
birthPlace	Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear, England ⓘ linked to: Cullercoats
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime	1986 (first departure from Duran Duran) ⓘ 2006 (second departure from Duran Duran) ⓘ
familyName	Taylor ⓘ
genre	new wave ⓘ pop rock ⓘ rock ⓘ
givenName	Andrew ⓘ
hasPartIn	recording of "Get It On (Bang a Gong)" cover by The Power Station ⓘ recording of "Girls on Film" by Duran Duran ⓘ recording of "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran ⓘ recording of "Rio" by Duran Duran ⓘ recording of "Some Like It Hot" by The Power Station ⓘ
instrument	guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
memberOf	Duran Duran ⓘ The Power Station ⓘ
name	Andy Taylor ⓘ
nationality	English ⓘ
notableFor	being the original guitarist of Duran Duran ⓘ co-founding The Power Station supergroup ⓘ contributing to the 1980s new wave and pop-rock sound ⓘ
notableWork	Duran Duran (self-titled debut album) ⓘ linked to: Duran Duran Rio (album) ⓘ Seven and the Ragged Tiger (album) ⓘ linked to: Seven and the Ragged Tiger The Power Station (1985 album) ⓘ linked to: The Power Station
occupation	guitarist ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
soloAlbum	Dangerous ⓘ Thunder ⓘ
spouse	Tracey Wilson ⓘ
startTime	1980 (joined Duran Duran) ⓘ 2001 (rejoined classic Duran Duran lineup) ⓘ
workedWith	John Taylor ⓘ Nick Rhodes ⓘ Robert Palmer ⓘ Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer) ⓘ linked to: Roger Taylor Simon Le Bon ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Union of the Snake → writer → Andy Taylor ⓘ

subject linked to: “Union of the Snake” (Duran Duran)

Union of the Snake → mainPerformerGuitar → Andy Taylor ⓘ

subject linked to: “Union of the Snake” (Duran Duran)

Duran Duran → member → Andy Taylor ⓘ

Duran Duran → hasFormerMember → Andy Taylor ⓘ

Sanctuary Records → foundedBy → Andy Taylor ⓘ

Rhythm of My Heart → producer → Andy Taylor ⓘ

Vagabond Heart → producer → Andy Taylor ⓘ

Power Station → hasMember → Andy Taylor ⓘ

Power Station → guitarist → Andy Taylor ⓘ

Mad About You → featuresPerformer → Andy Taylor ⓘ

Is There Something I Should Know? → composer → Andy Taylor ⓘ

Hungry Like the Wolf → writer → Andy Taylor ⓘ

Hungry Like the Wolf → bandMemberOnRecording → Andy Taylor ⓘ

Girls on Film → composer → Andy Taylor ⓘ

Save a Prayer → composer → Andy Taylor ⓘ

Save a Prayer → performer → Andy Taylor ⓘ

The Reflex → writer → Andy Taylor ⓘ

Rio (song) → composer → Andy Taylor ⓘ

subject linked to: Rio

Rio (song) → performerMember → Andy Taylor ⓘ