The Weary Blues
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The Weary Blues is a landmark 1926 poetry collection by Langston Hughes that helped define the voice and themes of the Harlem Renaissance.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Weary Blues canonical | 8 |
| "The Weary Blues" | 2 |
| "The Weary Blues" section | 1 |
| The Weary Blues (poetry collection) | 1 |
| Weary Blues | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T419594 — 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: The Weary Blues Context triple: [Harlem Renaissance, notableWork, The Weary Blues]
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A.
Every Day I Have the Blues
"Every Day I Have the Blues" is a classic blues standard, popularized by B.B. King, that has become one of the most frequently recorded and performed songs in the genre.
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B.
The King of the Blues
The King of the Blues is the honorific nickname of legendary American blues guitarist and singer B.B. King, renowned for his expressive playing style and influence on modern blues music.
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C.
Subterranean Homesick Blues
"Subterranean Homesick Blues" is a 1965 Bob Dylan song famed for its rapid-fire, surreal lyrics and its influential cue-card style promotional film often cited as a precursor to the modern music video.
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D.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
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E.
West End Blues
"West End Blues" is a landmark 1928 jazz recording renowned for Louis Armstrong's virtuosic trumpet intro and its pivotal role in the development of solo improvisation in jazz.
- 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: The Weary Blues Target entity description: The Weary Blues is a landmark 1926 poetry collection by Langston Hughes that helped define the voice and themes of the Harlem Renaissance.
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A.
Every Day I Have the Blues
"Every Day I Have the Blues" is a classic blues standard, popularized by B.B. King, that has become one of the most frequently recorded and performed songs in the genre.
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B.
The King of the Blues
The King of the Blues is the honorific nickname of legendary American blues guitarist and singer B.B. King, renowned for his expressive playing style and influence on modern blues music.
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C.
Subterranean Homesick Blues
"Subterranean Homesick Blues" is a 1965 Bob Dylan song famed for its rapid-fire, surreal lyrics and its influential cue-card style promotional film often cited as a precursor to the modern music video.
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D.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
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E.
West End Blues
"West End Blues" is a landmark 1928 jazz recording renowned for Louis Armstrong's virtuosic trumpet intro and its pivotal role in the development of solo improvisation in jazz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Negro movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Harlem Renaissance
|
| author | Langston Hughes ⓘ |
| containsPoem |
"Dream Variations"
ⓘ
"The Negro Speaks of Rivers" ⓘ
linked to:
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
"The Weary Blues" ⓘ
linked to:
The Weary Blues
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Winold Reiss ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely praised on publication ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Carl Van Vechten ⓘ |
| firstEditionPlaceOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| form |
free verse
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
musical settings of poems
ⓘ
spoken word performances ⓘ |
| hasCollectionSection |
"Dream Variations" section
ⓘ
"The Weary Blues" section ⓘ
linked to:
The Weary Blues
|
| hasISBN | 9780394718047 ⓘ |
| includedInSyllabi |
African American literature courses
ⓘ
American poetry courses ⓘ |
| influenced | later African American poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
blues music
ⓘ
jazz music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | PS3515.U274 W4 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
blues-influenced verse
ⓘ
jazz poetry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping define the voice of the Harlem Renaissance
ⓘ
use of jazz and blues rhythms in poetry ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1926 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingContext |
Harlem, New York City
ⓘ
linked to:
Harlem
|
| significance |
first major poetry collection by Langston Hughes
ⓘ
landmark work of the Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| subject |
African Americans
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
dreams and aspirations ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ |
| theme |
African American identity
ⓘ
music and blues culture ⓘ racial pride ⓘ struggle and resilience ⓘ urban life in Harlem ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century ⓘ |
| titlePoem |
"The Weary Blues"
ⓘ
linked to:
The Weary Blues
|
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Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Weary Blues
linked to: The Weary Blues
linked to: The Weary Blues
linked to: The Weary Blues
subject linked to:
"Dream Variations" section
subject linked to:
"Dream Variations" section
linked to: The Weary Blues