Duke Records studios (Houston, Texas)
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Duke Records studios in Houston, Texas was a prominent mid-20th-century recording facility known for producing influential blues and R&B records.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duke Records studios (Houston, Texas) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6740118 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duke Records studios (Houston, Texas) Context triple: [Two Steps from the Blues, recordedBy, Duke Records studios (Houston, Texas)]
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Stax Records studio
Stax Records studio was a legendary Memphis recording studio and record label headquarters that became a cornerstone of Southern soul music and a major cultural hub for African-American artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Atlantic Recording Studios
Atlantic Recording Studios was a renowned New York City recording facility associated with Atlantic Records, where numerous influential albums across genres like rock, soul, and jazz were produced.
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C.
A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles
A&M Recording Studios in Los Angeles was a renowned recording facility, originally founded by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, that hosted sessions for many major artists and landmark projects in popular music history.
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D.
A&R Recording Studios, New York City
A&R Recording Studios in New York City was a prominent mid-20th-century recording facility known for hosting sessions by major artists across rock, folk, and jazz, including Bob Dylan.
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E.
Clinton Recording Studios
Clinton Recording Studios is a professional recording facility in New York City known for hosting sessions by prominent artists across genres.
- 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: Duke Records studios (Houston, Texas) Target entity description: Duke Records studios in Houston, Texas was a prominent mid-20th-century recording facility known for producing influential blues and R&B records.
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A.
Stax Records studio
Stax Records studio was a legendary Memphis recording studio and record label headquarters that became a cornerstone of Southern soul music and a major cultural hub for African-American artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Atlantic Recording Studios
Atlantic Recording Studios was a renowned New York City recording facility associated with Atlantic Records, where numerous influential albums across genres like rock, soul, and jazz were produced.
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C.
A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles
A&M Recording Studios in Los Angeles was a renowned recording facility, originally founded by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, that hosted sessions for many major artists and landmark projects in popular music history.
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D.
A&R Recording Studios, New York City
A&R Recording Studios in New York City was a prominent mid-20th-century recording facility known for hosting sessions by major artists across rock, folk, and jazz, including Bob Dylan.
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E.
Clinton Recording Studios
Clinton Recording Studios is a professional recording facility in New York City known for hosting sessions by prominent artists across genres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | recording studio ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedEra | post-World War II American music ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Duke Records ⓘ |
| city | Houston ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalImpact |
contributed to the spread of R&B across the United States
ⓘ
helped popularize regional blues styles ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
blues
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important site in the development of Texas blues and R&B ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houston, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Houston
|
| medium | analog recording ⓘ |
| notableFor |
producing influential R&B records
ⓘ
producing influential blues records ⓘ |
| partOf | Houston music scene ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | audio recording ⓘ |
| recordLabelAffiliation | Duke Records ⓘ |
| region |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| usedBy | artists signed to Duke Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duke Records studios (Houston, Texas) Description of subject: Duke Records studios in Houston, Texas was a prominent mid-20th-century recording facility known for producing influential blues and R&B records.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.