Talk:John Lissauer

Contested deletion
This page is not unambiguously promotional, because... I have edited it, removing references to on Billboard’s “top singles” chart. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AmySEOPro (talk • contribs)


 * I disagree that, in its current state, it's obviously promotional, and I believe being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame satisfies notability, although the article definitely needs work. Schazjmd   (talk)  22:36, 9 October 2019 (UTC)


 * FYI: The article creator and major editor of this article has been blocked for "Undisclosed paid editing". I've nominated for deletion another article by the same account. There's also puffery ("hugely successful", "iconic") and apparent copyright violation from Lissauer's web site.
 * While Lissauser may meet notability requirements for a Wikipedia page, especially by virtue of his involvement with Leonard Cohen and Hallelujah, it would be good to have better sources and confirm statements in the article. For example, Lissauer himself doesn't appear to have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Rather, the song Hallelujah was what inducted. Perhaps this is a distinction without a difference, but I think reliable sources are needed to determine the appropriate language. ScienceFlyer (talk) 00:02, 1 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Regarding the copy-pasting, it looks like there's mainly two sentences that use identical phrasing. ScienceFlyer (talk) 00:28, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Possible refs
Several books about Cohen appear to have quite a bit about Lissauer and their collaborations:
 * Leonard Cohen: A Remarkable Life By Anthony Reynolds
 * Leonard Cohen: An Illustrated Record By Mike Evans
 * I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen By Sylvie Simmons
 * A Broken Hallelujah: Rock and Roll, Redemption, and the Life of Leonard Cohen By Liel Leibovitz

Schazjmd  (talk)  22:56, 9 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I forgot about this article (for 3 years!). I've requested these books through interlibrary loan and will use them to improve the article. Schazjmd   (talk)  20:22, 20 October 2022 (UTC)