The New Lost City Ramblers
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The New Lost City Ramblers were an influential American string band formed in the late 1950s, known for their authentic revival and preservation of early 20th-century rural Southern folk and old-time music.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The New Lost City Ramblers canonical | 25 |
| New Lost City Ramblers | 2 |
| The New Lost City Ramblers (1958 album) | 1 |
| Tom Paley, John Cohen, Mike Seeger: The New Lost City Ramblers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T835138 — 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 New Lost City Ramblers Context triple: [American folk music revival, hasNotableFigure, The New Lost City Ramblers]
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A.
The Midnight Riders
The Midnight Riders are a passionate supporters’ group known for creating a lively, organized fan atmosphere for the New England Revolution soccer club.
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B.
Dawes
Dawes is an American folk-rock band known for its Laurel Canyon-inspired sound and introspective songwriting.
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C.
The New Christy Minstrels
The New Christy Minstrels are an American folk music group formed in the early 1960s, known for their choral arrangements and for launching the careers of several prominent artists.
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D.
The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band was a pioneering American rock group known for blending blues, jazz, and country into a distinctive Southern rock sound and for their influential improvisational live performances.
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E.
The Drinkard Singers
The Drinkard Singers were an influential American gospel group from Newark, New Jersey, known for their powerful harmonies and for launching the careers of several prominent soul and gospel artists.
- 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 New Lost City Ramblers Target entity description: The New Lost City Ramblers were an influential American string band formed in the late 1950s, known for their authentic revival and preservation of early 20th-century rural Southern folk and old-time music.
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A.
The Midnight Riders
The Midnight Riders are a passionate supporters’ group known for creating a lively, organized fan atmosphere for the New England Revolution soccer club.
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B.
Dawes
Dawes is an American folk-rock band known for its Laurel Canyon-inspired sound and introspective songwriting.
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C.
The New Christy Minstrels
The New Christy Minstrels are an American folk music group formed in the early 1960s, known for their choral arrangements and for launching the careers of several prominent artists.
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D.
The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band was a pioneering American rock group known for blending blues, jazz, and country into a distinctive Southern rock sound and for their influential improvisational live performances.
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E.
The Drinkard Singers
The Drinkard Singers were an influential American gospel group from Newark, New Jersey, known for their powerful harmonies and for launching the careers of several prominent soul and gospel artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American string band
ⓘ
folk music group ⓘ old-time music group ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1958 ⓘ |
| approach |
learning directly from source musicians
ⓘ
scholarly and historically informed performance ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
John Cohen
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Mike Seeger ⓘ Tom Paley ⓘ Tracy Schwarz ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | American folk music revival ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalImpact |
contributed to preservation of early country and string band repertoire
ⓘ
helped popularize old-time music among urban audiences ⓘ |
| focus | rural Southern string band music of the 1920s and 1930s ⓘ |
| formedIn | late 1950s ⓘ |
| genre |
American folk music
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old-time music ⓘ string band music ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
American folk revival
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old-time revival movement ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authentic performance of old-time music
ⓘ
preservation of traditional Appalachian music ⓘ revival of early 20th-century rural Southern folk music ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| laterMember | Tracy Schwarz ⓘ |
| member |
John Cohen
ⓘ
Mike Seeger ⓘ Tom Paley ⓘ Tracy Schwarz ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
On the Great Divide
ⓘ
Rural Delivery No. 1 ⓘ Songs from the Depression ⓘ The New Lost City Ramblers (1958 album) ⓘ
linked to:
The New Lost City Ramblers
|
| notableFor |
field recordings and documentation of traditional musicians
ⓘ
influencing later folk and old-time musicians ⓘ |
| originalMember |
John Cohen
ⓘ
Mike Seeger ⓘ Tom Paley ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
close adherence to original 78 rpm recordings
ⓘ
use of traditional acoustic instruments ⓘ |
| performedInstrument |
autoharp
ⓘ
banjo ⓘ fiddle ⓘ guitar ⓘ mandolin ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Folkways Records
ⓘ
Smithsonian Folkways ⓘ
linked to:
Folkways Records
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The New Lost City Ramblers Description of subject: The New Lost City Ramblers were an influential American string band formed in the late 1950s, known for their authentic revival and preservation of early 20th-century rural Southern folk and old-time music.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: The New Lost City Ramblers
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linked to: The New Lost City Ramblers