The King of the Slide Guitar
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The King of the Slide Guitar is the celebrated nickname of blues musician Elmore James, renowned for his electrifying slide guitar style and influence on modern blues and rock music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The King of the Slide Guitar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6884149 — 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 King of the Slide Guitar Context triple: [Elmore James, alias, The King of the Slide Guitar]
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A.
House of a Thousand Guitars
"House of a Thousand Guitars" is a reflective rock song by Bruce Springsteen that appears on his 2020 studio album "Letter to You."
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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.
The Guitar Player
The Guitar Player is a celebrated 17th-century genre painting by Johannes Vermeer depicting a young woman playing a guitar, notable for its vibrant color and intimate domestic scene.
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D.
The Guitarist
The Guitarist is a genre painting by 18th-century French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze, depicting a musician in an intimate, sentimental domestic scene characteristic of his style.
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E.
Seven Guitars
Seven Guitars is a play by August Wilson that explores the struggles, dreams, and tragic fate of African American characters in 1940s Pittsburgh as part of his Pittsburgh Cycle.
- 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 King of the Slide Guitar Target entity description: The King of the Slide Guitar is the celebrated nickname of blues musician Elmore James, renowned for his electrifying slide guitar style and influence on modern blues and rock music.
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A.
House of a Thousand Guitars
"House of a Thousand Guitars" is a reflective rock song by Bruce Springsteen that appears on his 2020 studio album "Letter to You."
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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.
The Guitar Player
The Guitar Player is a celebrated 17th-century genre painting by Johannes Vermeer depicting a young woman playing a guitar, notable for its vibrant color and intimate domestic scene.
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D.
The Guitarist
The Guitarist is a genre painting by 18th-century French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze, depicting a musician in an intimate, sentimental domestic scene characteristic of his style.
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E.
Seven Guitars
Seven Guitars is a play by August Wilson that explores the struggles, dreams, and tragic fate of African American characters in 1940s Pittsburgh as part of his Pittsburgh Cycle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliesToOccupation | blues musician ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtistRole |
guitarist
ⓘ
singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | 20th-century blues ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | blues ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstrument | electric guitar ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Mississippi Delta blues
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| associatedWithTechnique | slide guitar ⓘ |
| category | musical nickname ⓘ |
| denotesStatus | preeminent slide guitarist ⓘ |
| hasWord |
Guitar
ⓘ
King ⓘ Slide ⓘ |
| honorificForSkill | slide guitar playing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
electrifying slide guitar style
ⓘ
influence on modern blues music ⓘ influence on rock music ⓘ |
| praises |
Elmore James's influence on later musicians
ⓘ
Elmore James's slide guitar technique ⓘ |
| refersTo | Elmore James ⓘ |
| usedBy |
blues historians
ⓘ
fans ⓘ music critics ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
blues music history
ⓘ
guitar playing discussions ⓘ rock music influences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The King of the Slide Guitar Description of subject: The King of the Slide Guitar is the celebrated nickname of blues musician Elmore James, renowned for his electrifying slide guitar style and influence on modern blues and rock music.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.