Curtis Stigers
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Curtis Stigers is an American jazz and soul-influenced singer, saxophonist, and songwriter known for his early 1990s pop hits and later critically acclaimed jazz recordings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Curtis Stigers canonical | 46 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T551305 — 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: Curtis Stigers Context triple: [Sons of Anarchy, composerOfThemeMusic, Curtis Stigers]
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A.
Mike Starr
Mike Starr is an American character actor known for his imposing presence and frequent roles as tough guys or mobsters in films and television.
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B.
Craig Neal
Craig Neal is an American basketball coach and former player best known for serving as head coach of the University of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team.
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C.
Brian VanDeMark
Brian VanDeMark is an American historian and author known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam War, including coauthoring influential studies of that conflict.
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D.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
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E.
Davey Lee
Davey Lee was a child actor of the late 1920s best known for appearing alongside Al Jolson in early sound films.
- 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: Curtis Stigers Target entity description: Curtis Stigers is an American jazz and soul-influenced singer, saxophonist, and songwriter known for his early 1990s pop hits and later critically acclaimed jazz recordings.
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A.
Mike Starr
Mike Starr is an American character actor known for his imposing presence and frequent roles as tough guys or mobsters in films and television.
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B.
Craig Neal
Craig Neal is an American basketball coach and former player best known for serving as head coach of the University of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team.
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C.
Brian VanDeMark
Brian VanDeMark is an American historian and author known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam War, including coauthoring influential studies of that conflict.
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D.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
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E.
Davey Lee
Davey Lee was a child actor of the late 1920s best known for appearing alongside Al Jolson in early sound films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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jazz musician ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ soul musician ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1990s
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2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ 2020s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Stigers ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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pop ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| givenName | Curtis ⓘ |
| hasGenreTransition | from pop to jazz-focused repertoire ⓘ |
| hasMusicalInfluence |
jazz
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pop ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| instrument |
saxophone
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vocals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Curtis Stigers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early 1990s pop hits
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later jazz recordings ⓘ |
| notableSong |
I Wonder Why
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Peace, Love and Understanding (cover) ⓘ This Time ⓘ You’re All That Matters to Me ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Baby Plays Around (album)
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Brighter Days (album) ⓘ Curtis Stigers (album) ⓘ Hooray for Love (album) ⓘ I Wonder Why ⓘ One More for the Road (album) ⓘ Peace, Love and Understanding (cover) ⓘ This Time ⓘ Time Was (album) ⓘ You’re All That Matters to Me ⓘ |
| occupation |
saxophonist
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singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Arista Records
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Concord Records ⓘ EmArcy Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Curtis Stigers Description of subject: Curtis Stigers is an American jazz and soul-influenced singer, saxophonist, and songwriter known for his early 1990s pop hits and later critically acclaimed jazz recordings.
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
You’re All That Matters to Me
subject linked to:
You’re All That Matters to Me
subject linked to:
You’re All That Matters to Me
subject linked to:
You’re All That Matters to Me
subject linked to:
You’re All That Matters to Me
subject linked to:
You’re All That Matters to Me
subject linked to:
You’re All That Matters to Me
subject linked to:
You’re All That Matters to Me
subject linked to:
You’re All That Matters to Me
subject linked to:
Time Was (album)
subject linked to:
Time Was (album)
subject linked to:
Time Was (album)