Hughie Thomasson
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Hughie Thomasson was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Southern rock band The Outlaws and later as a guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hughie Thomasson canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5530206 — 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: Hughie Thomasson Context triple: [Lynyrd Skynyrd, hasPart, Hughie Thomasson]
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A.
Arthur Dignam
Arthur Dignam was an Australian actor known for his distinctive character roles in film, television, and theatre.
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B.
Hugh Millard
Hugh Millard is a British diplomat who has served as Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory.
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C.
Iven Mackay
Iven Mackay was an Australian Army lieutenant general best known for leading the 6th Division in key early World War II campaigns in North Africa and Greece.
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D.
William Durkan
William Durkan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Durkan, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not clearly established.
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E.
Tommy Dickson
Tommy Dickson was a prolific Northern Irish forward best known as a legendary goal-scorer and iconic figure for Linfield FC in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Hughie Thomasson Target entity description: Hughie Thomasson was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Southern rock band The Outlaws and later as a guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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A.
Arthur Dignam
Arthur Dignam was an Australian actor known for his distinctive character roles in film, television, and theatre.
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B.
Hugh Millard
Hugh Millard is a British diplomat who has served as Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory.
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C.
Iven Mackay
Iven Mackay was an Australian Army lieutenant general best known for leading the 6th Division in key early World War II campaigns in North Africa and Greece.
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D.
William Durkan
William Durkan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Durkan, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not clearly established.
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E.
Tommy Dickson
Tommy Dickson was a prolific Northern Irish forward best known as a legendary goal-scorer and iconic figure for Linfield FC in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guitarist
ⓘ
human ⓘ rock musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Lynyrd Skynyrd
ⓘ
The Henry Paul Band ⓘ
linked to:
Henry Paul Band
The Outlaws ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1952-08-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Tampa, Florida, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Tampa, Florida
|
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2007-09-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Brooksville, Florida, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Brooksville, Florida
|
| endTimeOfActivity | 2007 ⓘ |
| familyName | Thomasson ⓘ |
| foundingMemberOf | The Outlaws ⓘ |
| fullName | Hugh Edward Thomasson Jr. ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern rock
ⓘ
country rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Hugh ⓘ |
| instrument |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Lynyrd Skynyrd
ⓘ
The Outlaws ⓘ |
| nickname | Hughie ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a founding member of The Outlaws
ⓘ
being a guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd ⓘ |
| notableSongwritingContribution |
co-wrote "Green Grass and High Tides" for The Outlaws
ⓘ
co-wrote "There Goes Another Love Song" for The Outlaws ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Green Grass and High Tides
ⓘ
There Goes Another Love Song ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
ⓘ
musician ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Florida, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Arista Records
ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ |
| residence | Florida, United States ⓘ |
| roleInBand |
guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd
ⓘ
lead guitarist of The Outlaws ⓘ vocalist of The Outlaws ⓘ |
| startTimeOfActivity | 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hughie Thomasson Description of subject: Hughie Thomasson was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Southern rock band The Outlaws and later as a guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Referenced by (5)
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