Miami Showband
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The Miami Showband was a popular Irish showband of the 1960s and 1970s, known for its lively pop and dance music performances across Ireland before its tragic association with the 1975 Miami Showband killings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miami Showband canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T833094 — 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: Miami Showband Context triple: [Miami Showband killings, victim, Miami Showband]
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A.
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo was an American new wave band known for its quirky, high-energy style and theatrical performances, led by composer and singer Danny Elfman.
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B.
Front Street
Front Street is one of Philadelphia’s oldest and most historically significant north–south thoroughfares, running along the city’s original waterfront and forming part of its foundational street grid.
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C.
Front Street
Front Street is a notable thoroughfare in Hamilton, Bermuda, known as the city’s main waterfront street lined with shops, restaurants, and colonial-era buildings.
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D.
The Commodores
The Commodores are an American funk and soul band best known for their 1970s and 1980s hits like “Brick House” and “Easy,” and for launching Lionel Richie’s career.
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E.
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Tony! Toni! Toné! is an American R&B and soul group from Oakland, California, known for their influential late-1980s and 1990s hits blending classic soul with contemporary new jack swing.
- 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: Miami Showband Target entity description: The Miami Showband was a popular Irish showband of the 1960s and 1970s, known for its lively pop and dance music performances across Ireland before its tragic association with the 1975 Miami Showband killings.
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A.
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo was an American new wave band known for its quirky, high-energy style and theatrical performances, led by composer and singer Danny Elfman.
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B.
Front Street
Front Street is one of Philadelphia’s oldest and most historically significant north–south thoroughfares, running along the city’s original waterfront and forming part of its foundational street grid.
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C.
Front Street
Front Street is a notable thoroughfare in Hamilton, Bermuda, known as the city’s main waterfront street lined with shops, restaurants, and colonial-era buildings.
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D.
The Commodores
The Commodores are an American funk and soul band best known for their 1970s and 1980s hits like “Brick House” and “Easy,” and for launching Lionel Richie’s career.
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E.
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Tony! Toni! Toné! is an American R&B and soul group from Oakland, California, known for their influential late-1980s and 1990s hits blending classic soul with contemporary new jack swing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical group
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showband ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Northern Ireland conflict
ⓘ
linked to:
The Troubles
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| basedIn | Dublin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
remembered as victims of Troubles‑related violence
ⓘ
symbol of the Irish showband boom ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1975 ⓘ |
| dateOfNotableIncident | 31 July 1975 ⓘ |
| era |
1960s Irish music scene
ⓘ
1970s Irish music scene ⓘ |
| formedIn | Dublin ⓘ |
| genre |
dance music
ⓘ
pop music ⓘ showband ⓘ |
| hasGenreCharacteristic |
cover versions of contemporary pop hits
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dance‑oriented arrangements ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
commemorated in memorial events in Ireland
ⓘ
subject of books on the Troubles ⓘ subject of documentaries ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Brian McCoy
ⓘ
Des Lee ⓘ Fran O’Toole ⓘ Ray Millar ⓘ Stephen Travers ⓘ Tony Geraghty ⓘ |
| hasNotableIncident | fake military checkpoint attack in County Down ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity | Ireland ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Miami Showband killings ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lively live performances
ⓘ
touring dance halls across Ireland ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Clap Your Hands, Stamp Your Feet
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Love Is ⓘ There’s Always Me ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish showband era ⓘ |
| performingCircuit |
ballrooms of Ireland
ⓘ
dance halls of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Pye Records
ⓘ
Release Records ⓘ |
| transportModeOnTour | band minibus ⓘ |
| victimOf |
Miami Showband killings
ⓘ
Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Miami Showband Description of subject: The Miami Showband was a popular Irish showband of the 1960s and 1970s, known for its lively pop and dance music performances across Ireland before its tragic association with the 1975 Miami Showband killings.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.