Talk:The Shirelles

Early discussion
I changed some references to Doris Kenner Jackson to "Doris Coley"; I think the best idea is to include "now Doris Kenner" where it would fit chronologically, but I wasn't sure when her marriages took place. If anyone knows, please add it. 130.101.20.153 19:47, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

I think this is on her bio page. Speaking of bio pages, these pages should be merged as one page; the bio pages are way too short. The bio pages can be deleted then. What do you all think?-BlueAmethyst .:*:. 00:46, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Makes good sense to me. 72.52.156.92 (talk) 22:03, 5 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Fancruft sadly prevails - hence the POV tag. For example -"The Shirelles were the first major female vocal group of the rock and roll era, defining the so-called girl group sound with their soft, sweet harmonies and yearning innocence." - etc. Read Reliable sources, Verifiability and What Wikipedia is not etc.  Thank you,


 * Derek R Bullamore (talk) 23:48, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

If someone has the time to go through this and remove everything copied and pasted from allmusic, that would be very helpful. --99.253.224.234 (talk) 21:20, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Copyright problems
I was notified on my talk page that this article needs to be cleaned of copyright problems. It contains content duplicated and closely paraphrasing the AllMusic biography. This content was entered into the article here on 24 August 2006. Interested contributors are more than welcome to please help salvage the article by rewriting it in the temporary space linked to from the article's face (there are more instructions in the template). This version seems to be untainted, if it is necessary to restore to it as a base for building. My sympathy to those who work on this subject. :( --Moonriddengirl (talk) 11:55, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Deletion of lede reference to "African American girl group"
I have deleted the reference in the first sentence of the lede to "African American"--specifically, in the phrase "The Shirelles were an African American girl group." Their race is extraneous in this context, for the same reason that race would be extraneous if someone described the Chordettes as a "white girl group" or a "European American girl group." Their race is described later in the paragraph in the discussion of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" being potentially the first chart-topping song by an African American girl group. I left in this reference because there is at least arguably a point to mentioning their race in that context (as it adds some information to the discussion and is not gratuitous). ChicagoDilettante (talk) 19:22, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
 * That's fair comment, but their nationality should be mentioned in the opening sentence. Not everyone in the world will know they were American.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 19:52, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

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Addie
Why do sources state her real name as "Michelle Harris", and "Addie Harris McFadden"? TheGreatestLuvofAll (talk) 04:10, 4 February 2024 (UTC)


 * This book states that Micki was living in San Diego and married to Vernon McFadden at the time of her death. She was cremated on June 11, 1982 in Stone Mountain, Georgia and her ashes were picked up the next day. Is it okay if I try to revive her article?TheGreatestLuvofAll (talk) 04:24, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * This is what i found, and it states she was born in Guilford, NC as Addie Elizabeth Harris. [redacted] This could be changed, but may still be reverted Never mind, High Point is in Guilford. TheGreatestLuvofAll (talk) 21:25, 1 May 2024 (UTC)