Shave ’Em Dry
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"Shave ’Em Dry" is a famously bawdy early blues song, best known through Ma Rainey’s 1920s recording and its explicit, innuendo-laden lyrics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shave ’Em Dry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9132060 — 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: Shave ’Em Dry Context triple: [Ma Rainey, notableSong, Shave ’Em Dry]
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A.
Sawdust
Sawdust is a compilation album by American rock band The Killers, featuring B-sides, rarities, and previously unreleased tracks.
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B.
High 'n' Dry
High 'n' Dry is Def Leppard's 1981 hard rock album that marked their commercial breakthrough and helped define the early British heavy metal sound.
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C.
It's Almost Dry
"It's Almost Dry" is a critically acclaimed 2022 hip-hop album by Pusha T, known for its sharp lyricism, high-profile production, and exploration of his signature coke-rap themes.
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D.
Shakedown Street
Shakedown Street is a 1978 studio album by the Grateful Dead that blends rock, disco, and funk influences and includes the fan-favorite title track.
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E.
Hoodoo Ann
Hoodoo Ann is a 1916 American silent comedy-drama film starring Mae Marsh and directed by Lloyd Ingraham, produced under the supervision of D. W. Griffith.
- 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: Shave ’Em Dry Target entity description: "Shave ’Em Dry" is a famously bawdy early blues song, best known through Ma Rainey’s 1920s recording and its explicit, innuendo-laden lyrics.
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A.
Sawdust
Sawdust is a compilation album by American rock band The Killers, featuring B-sides, rarities, and previously unreleased tracks.
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B.
High 'n' Dry
High 'n' Dry is Def Leppard's 1981 hard rock album that marked their commercial breakthrough and helped define the early British heavy metal sound.
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C.
It's Almost Dry
"It's Almost Dry" is a critically acclaimed 2022 hip-hop album by Pusha T, known for its sharp lyricism, high-profile production, and exploration of his signature coke-rap themes.
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D.
Shakedown Street
Shakedown Street is a 1978 studio album by the Grateful Dead that blends rock, disco, and funk influences and includes the fan-favorite title track.
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E.
Hoodoo Ann
Hoodoo Ann is a 1916 American silent comedy-drama film starring Mae Marsh and directed by Lloyd Ingraham, produced under the supervision of D. W. Griffith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedPerformer | Ma Rainey ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
classic female blues
ⓘ
race records era ⓘ vaudeville blues ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalReputation | famously bawdy early blues song ⓘ |
| era | 1920s ⓘ |
| famousFor |
explicit lyrics
ⓘ
sexual innuendo ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
dirty blues ⓘ |
| hasTitleVariant | Shave ’Em Dry Blues ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
clean version
ⓘ
explicit version ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of early recorded sexually explicit blues ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | later dirty blues recordings ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalContent |
double entendres
ⓘ
graphic sexual references ⓘ |
| lyricStyle |
bawdy
ⓘ
innuendo-laden ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy | Ma Rainey ⓘ |
| notedIn | dirty blues tradition ⓘ |
| performanceContext | adult audiences ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Ma Rainey ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | sexual themes ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | powerful female vocal delivery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shave ’Em Dry Description of subject: "Shave ’Em Dry" is a famously bawdy early blues song, best known through Ma Rainey’s 1920s recording and its explicit, innuendo-laden lyrics.
Referenced by (1)
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