Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
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"Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" is a popular 19th-century American parlor song known for its sentimental melody and lyrics, composed by Stephen Foster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6042903 — 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: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Context triple: [Stephen Foster, notableWork, Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair]
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A.
Jeanie
Jeanie is a female given name, often used as a diminutive of Jean or Jeanne.
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B.
Janice
Janice is a feminine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries.
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C.
Jeni
Jeni is a common shortened form or nickname for the given name Jennifer.
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D.
Jennie
Jennie is a feminine given name commonly used as a diminutive or variant of Jennifer.
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E.
Janet
Janet is a feminine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries, often associated with notable figures in entertainment and public life.
- 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: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Target entity description: "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" is a popular 19th-century American parlor song known for its sentimental melody and lyrics, composed by Stephen Foster.
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A.
Jeanie
Jeanie is a female given name, often used as a diminutive of Jean or Jeanne.
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B.
Janice
Janice is a feminine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries.
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C.
Jeni
Jeni is a common shortened form or nickname for the given name Jennifer.
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D.
Jennie
Jennie is a feminine given name commonly used as a diminutive or variant of Jennifer.
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E.
Janet
Janet is a feminine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries, often associated with notable figures in entertainment and public life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century American song
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song ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 19th century ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Foster ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| era |
Antebellum period in the United States
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linked to:
Antebellum period
|
| firstLine | I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair ⓘ |
| form | strophic ⓘ |
| genre |
parlor song
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popular song ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Jeanie ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of mid-19th-century American parlor music
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widely recognized Stephen Foster song ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later American popular song style ⓘ |
| hasLyricsCharacteristic | sentimental ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
lost love
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nostalgia ⓘ |
| hasMelodyCharacteristic | sentimental ⓘ |
| hasMood |
melancholic
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romantic ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
romanticized depiction of womanhood
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simple, singable melody ⓘ use of nature imagery in lyrics ⓘ |
| hasSubject | a woman named Jeanie ⓘ |
| includedIn |
many 19th-century song collections
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numerous American song anthologies ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Jane Denny McDowell ⓘ |
| isStandardIn | American folk and popular tradition ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn |
American music history courses
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voice and piano pedagogy repertoires ⓘ |
| key | A-flat major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Foster ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 3 ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Firth, Pond & Co. ⓘ |
| partOf |
American popular song repertoire
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Stephen Foster songbook ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1854 ⓘ |
| refrainText | I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation | voice and piano ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
home music-making
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parlor performance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Description of subject: "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" is a popular 19th-century American parlor song known for its sentimental melody and lyrics, composed by Stephen Foster.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.