The Valentinos
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The Valentinos were an American family R&B and soul group from Cleveland, Ohio, best known for launching the careers of Bobby Womack and his brothers in the 1950s and 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Valentinos canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10542351 — 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 Valentinos Context triple: [Cecil Womack, memberOf, The Valentinos]
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A.
Valentinoise
Valentinoise is the French demonym referring to a female inhabitant of the city of Valence in the Drôme department.
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B.
The Valentines
The Valentines were an Australian pop and rock band from the 1960s best known for featuring future AC/DC frontman Bon Scott as a member.
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C.
Lace and Leather
"Lace and Leather" is a song by Alice Cooper from his 1980 hard rock album "Flush the Fashion."
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D.
The Glamour
The Glamour is a psychological science fiction novel by Christopher Priest that explores identity, perception, and reality through an unreliable narrator and shifting layers of memory.
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E.
The Valentine
The Valentine is a history museum in Richmond, Virginia, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the city’s past through exhibitions, collections, and educational programs.
- 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 Valentinos Target entity description: The Valentinos were an American family R&B and soul group from Cleveland, Ohio, best known for launching the careers of Bobby Womack and his brothers in the 1950s and 1960s.
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A.
Valentinoise
Valentinoise is the French demonym referring to a female inhabitant of the city of Valence in the Drôme department.
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B.
The Valentines
The Valentines were an Australian pop and rock band from the 1960s best known for featuring future AC/DC frontman Bon Scott as a member.
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C.
Lace and Leather
"Lace and Leather" is a song by Alice Cooper from his 1980 hard rock album "Flush the Fashion."
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D.
The Glamour
The Glamour is a psychological science fiction novel by Christopher Priest that explores identity, perception, and reality through an unreliable narrator and shifting layers of memory.
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E.
The Valentine
The Valentine is a history museum in Richmond, Virginia, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the city’s past through exhibitions, collections, and educational programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American R&B group
ⓘ
soul music group ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Womack Brothers
ⓘ
linked to:
Womack & Womack
|
| associatedAct |
Bobby Womack
ⓘ
Cecil Womack ⓘ Sam Cooke ⓘ Womack & Womack ⓘ |
| basedOnEarlierGospelSong | "Lookin' for a Love" based on "Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray" ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| disbandedAfter | death of Sam Cooke and subsequent career changes of members ⓘ |
| era | pre-Motown soul era ⓘ |
| familyRelationship | group composed of brothers ⓘ |
| formedAsFamilyGroupWith | The Womack family ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
doo-wop ⓘ gospel ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| influenced | later soul and R&B artists ⓘ |
| managementBy | Sam Cooke ⓘ |
| member |
Bobby Womack
ⓘ
Cecil Womack ⓘ Curtis Womack ⓘ
linked to:
Cecil Womack
Friendly Womack Jr. ⓘ Harry Womack ⓘ |
| notableFor |
launching the career of Bobby Womack
ⓘ
launching the careers of the Womack brothers ⓘ |
| notableSong |
It's All Over Now
ⓘ
linked to:
It’s All Over Now
Lookin' for a Love ⓘ
linked to:
Lookin’ for a Love
|
| origin | Cleveland, Ohio ⓘ |
| performedIn | churches in Cleveland in their early years ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Chess Records
ⓘ
SAR Records ⓘ |
| songCoveredBy | The Rolling Stones ⓘ |
| songWrittenByMember | "It's All Over Now" written by Bobby Womack ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | harmony vocals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Valentinos Description of subject: The Valentinos were an American family R&B and soul group from Cleveland, Ohio, best known for launching the careers of Bobby Womack and his brothers in the 1950s and 1960s.
Referenced by (4)
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