“John Riley”
E515340
"John Riley" is a traditional folk ballad popularized in the 1960s folk revival, notably through Joan Baez’s recordings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “John Riley” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5374700 — 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: “John Riley” Context triple: [Joan Baez in Concert, hasPart, “John Riley”]
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A.
Reilly
Reilly is a surname most notably associated with William K. Reilly, an American environmentalist and former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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B.
Jack Riley
Jack Riley was an American actor and comedian best known for his role as the neurotic patient Elliot Carlin on the classic sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show."
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C.
Jack Riley
Jack Riley is a notable figure in ice hockey, best known as a successful coach and influential contributor to the sport, for whom the Riley Cup championship trophy was named.
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D.
Rennie
Rennie is a Scottish surname most notably associated with the family of civil engineers, including John Rennie the Younger.
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E.
Romiley
Romiley is a suburban village and residential area within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England.
- 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: “John Riley” Target entity description: "John Riley" is a traditional folk ballad popularized in the 1960s folk revival, notably through Joan Baez’s recordings.
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A.
Reilly
Reilly is a surname most notably associated with William K. Reilly, an American environmentalist and former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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B.
Jack Riley
Jack Riley was an American actor and comedian best known for his role as the neurotic patient Elliot Carlin on the classic sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show."
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C.
Jack Riley
Jack Riley is a notable figure in ice hockey, best known as a successful coach and influential contributor to the sport, for whom the Riley Cup championship trophy was named.
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D.
Rennie
Rennie is a Scottish surname most notably associated with the family of civil engineers, including John Rennie the Younger.
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E.
Romiley
Romiley is a suburban village and residential area within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk ballad
ⓘ
traditional song ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
John Riley (a young man who goes to sea or war)
ⓘ
a faithful young woman ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
John Reilly
ⓘ
The Broken-Hearted Lover ⓘ The Lost Lover ⓘ The Rambling Boy ⓘ
linked to:
Ramblin' Boy
|
| hasCulturalContext | British and American folk music ⓘ |
| hasForm | ballad ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
folk
ⓘ
traditional folk ⓘ |
| hasLyricalFeature |
dialogue between lovers
ⓘ
narrative storytelling ⓘ strophic form ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
lover returns after long absence
ⓘ
lover tests partner in disguise ⓘ promise to wait ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third person ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
Joan Baez
ⓘ
Judy Collins ⓘ Pete Seeger ⓘ The Byrds ⓘ Tim Hardin ⓘ |
| hasPeriodOfOrigin | traditional (pre-20th century) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
disguise
ⓘ
faithfulness ⓘ love ⓘ reunion ⓘ separation ⓘ testing a lover’s fidelity ⓘ |
| influenced | 1960s American folk repertoire ⓘ |
| isBasedOn | older British Isles folk song material ⓘ |
| isCataloguedAs | traditional folk ballad (various regional indexes) ⓘ |
| isCommonlySungAt |
folk clubs
ⓘ
folk festivals ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Anglo-American folk song tradition ⓘ |
| isPerformedWith | voice and acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young man leaves his lover, asking her to remain faithful; he returns years later in disguise to test her fidelity, then reveals himself when she proves true. ⓘ |
| wasIncludedOnAlbum |
Joan Baez, Vol. 2
ⓘ
linked to:
album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2"
|
| wasPopularizedBy | Joan Baez ⓘ |
| wasPopularizedIn | 1960s folk revival ⓘ |
| wasRecordedBy | Joan Baez ⓘ |
| wasRecordedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “John Riley” Description of subject: "John Riley" is a traditional folk ballad popularized in the 1960s folk revival, notably through Joan Baez’s recordings.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
album "Joan Baez in Concert"