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Possibly redirect to
Baby Songs, but there is zero coverage in RS out there for this children's entertainer - and none in the article, either.
Alexandermcnabb (
talk) 08:28, 4 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Speedy and Strong Keep Article content may not establish notability, but the artist was exceptionally popular in earlier days, Most coverage for the artist is from an era before the internet was around, so lack of readily available sources is inevitable....as WP policy states "Notability is not temporary"
Evidence of notability:
1. Almost a thousand listings in
Worldcat with some of his individual albums being in the collections of hundreds of libraries. (we have articles on here for musicians :who don't come close to this figure)
2. His recordings part of the
Smithsonian Folkways collection. I can't think of a much larger prestige for an artist to have their work sold by the United States' national museum.
Article obviously could use some cleanup, but it is clearly salvageable.--
T1980 (
talk) 21:41, 5 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Comment Allmusic have a biography of Palmer - I have added the reference to the article; this should count as an independent reliable source with sig cov. When I have time I will look for more.Resonant
Distortion 07:41, 6 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Keep I've added more citations to reliable sources including from
Smithsonian Folkways and a full page article from the
LA Times. Resonant
Distortion 08:15, 6 April 2023 (UTC)reply
There are numerous reviews of Palmers work in the
School Library Journal over several years - which is further independent sourcing - several of these are now referenced in the article. E2A: With the LA Times article and Allmusic bio (which is reliable per
WP:RSMUSIC) this article has multiple sources thus meeting
WP:SINGER#1.Resonant
Distortion 14:51, 6 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Furthermore the
Smithsonian Folkways label has
36 albums by Palmer. Unless I am missing something - this massively exceeds
WP:SINGER#5 which requires Has released two or more albums on a major record label. Resonant
Distortion 07:59, 7 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Delete: The
Smithsonian Folkways "reference" is merely a catalog entry. The LA Times article is a reliable source but GNG requires significant coverage in reliable sources, not just one. Not even close on
WP:NMUSICIAN.
Toddst1 (
talk) 13:47, 6 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Keep as the AllMusic entry confirms the winning of at least one notable award and the LA Times article is significant content, imv
Atlantic306 (
talk) 01:51, 7 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Keep. Created a body of work that is noted by childhood educators (one e.g. Gilbert, A. G. (2015). Creative Dance for All Ages. United Kingdom: Human Kinetics.) so passes
WP:CREATIVE and won a notable award, therefore arguable pass at
WP:ANYBIO criterion 1.
CT55555(
talk) 17:15, 8 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Question: If he is so noted, why is Gilbert's book not a reference to the article? What is the note?
Toddst1 (
talk) 01:08, 9 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Are you asking me why nobody has yet added the reference to the article? If so, then I cannot speak on behalf of others, or spectate about their priorities during their volunteer work. If you want to read what is said, check out google books.
CT55555(
talk) 01:33, 9 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Keep per GNG. In addition to the LA Times article, there are two book authors who assert notability:
Jill Jarlow in All Ears (Viking, 1991) called him one of America's most prolific children's song writers, who makes innovative and award-winning recordings.[1]
Keep meets
WP:GNG. Article has been improved during AfD.
Lightburst (
talk) 13:43, 9 April 2023 (UTC)reply
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
talk page or in a
deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
talk page or in a
deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
Possibly redirect to
Baby Songs, but there is zero coverage in RS out there for this children's entertainer - and none in the article, either.
Alexandermcnabb (
talk) 08:28, 4 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Speedy and Strong Keep Article content may not establish notability, but the artist was exceptionally popular in earlier days, Most coverage for the artist is from an era before the internet was around, so lack of readily available sources is inevitable....as WP policy states "Notability is not temporary"
Evidence of notability:
1. Almost a thousand listings in
Worldcat with some of his individual albums being in the collections of hundreds of libraries. (we have articles on here for musicians :who don't come close to this figure)
2. His recordings part of the
Smithsonian Folkways collection. I can't think of a much larger prestige for an artist to have their work sold by the United States' national museum.
Article obviously could use some cleanup, but it is clearly salvageable.--
T1980 (
talk) 21:41, 5 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Comment Allmusic have a biography of Palmer - I have added the reference to the article; this should count as an independent reliable source with sig cov. When I have time I will look for more.Resonant
Distortion 07:41, 6 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Keep I've added more citations to reliable sources including from
Smithsonian Folkways and a full page article from the
LA Times. Resonant
Distortion 08:15, 6 April 2023 (UTC)reply
There are numerous reviews of Palmers work in the
School Library Journal over several years - which is further independent sourcing - several of these are now referenced in the article. E2A: With the LA Times article and Allmusic bio (which is reliable per
WP:RSMUSIC) this article has multiple sources thus meeting
WP:SINGER#1.Resonant
Distortion 14:51, 6 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Furthermore the
Smithsonian Folkways label has
36 albums by Palmer. Unless I am missing something - this massively exceeds
WP:SINGER#5 which requires Has released two or more albums on a major record label. Resonant
Distortion 07:59, 7 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Delete: The
Smithsonian Folkways "reference" is merely a catalog entry. The LA Times article is a reliable source but GNG requires significant coverage in reliable sources, not just one. Not even close on
WP:NMUSICIAN.
Toddst1 (
talk) 13:47, 6 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Keep as the AllMusic entry confirms the winning of at least one notable award and the LA Times article is significant content, imv
Atlantic306 (
talk) 01:51, 7 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Keep. Created a body of work that is noted by childhood educators (one e.g. Gilbert, A. G. (2015). Creative Dance for All Ages. United Kingdom: Human Kinetics.) so passes
WP:CREATIVE and won a notable award, therefore arguable pass at
WP:ANYBIO criterion 1.
CT55555(
talk) 17:15, 8 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Question: If he is so noted, why is Gilbert's book not a reference to the article? What is the note?
Toddst1 (
talk) 01:08, 9 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Are you asking me why nobody has yet added the reference to the article? If so, then I cannot speak on behalf of others, or spectate about their priorities during their volunteer work. If you want to read what is said, check out google books.
CT55555(
talk) 01:33, 9 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Keep per GNG. In addition to the LA Times article, there are two book authors who assert notability:
Jill Jarlow in All Ears (Viking, 1991) called him one of America's most prolific children's song writers, who makes innovative and award-winning recordings.[1]
Keep meets
WP:GNG. Article has been improved during AfD.
Lightburst (
talk) 13:43, 9 April 2023 (UTC)reply
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
talk page or in a
deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.