Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lafayette Leake


 * 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.

The result was   Keep, following the strong comments of musical notability which showed up after a rewrite and relisting, you go, Lafayette. Gwen Gale (talk) 05:13, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Lafayette Leake

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Delete makes claims which touch on notability, all unsubstantiated, and background musicians are rarely accorded notability by WP:N. He's sufficiently nn for us to not know when or where he was born, or even whether he is still alive. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 19:38, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom, fails WP:BIO as well as general notability.  coccyx bloccyx  (toccyx)  19:45, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

You've got to be kidding. Lafayette Leake was a legendary boogie, blues and rock piano player, with a well documented, extensive discography. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=LAFAYETTE|LEAKE&samples=1&sql=11:ajfpxqy5ldje~T4

A quick google search will address the "notability" and biographical issues.

And what about the liner notes? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.41.165.10 (talk) 04:56, 20 May 2008 (UTC) 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Stifle (talk) 11:40, 26 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete: does not assert notability, it's unsourced, and also fails to mention any hard facts on this person (when or where he was born or was he still living). Alexius08 is welcome to talk about his contributions. 13:21, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, does not assert any real notability, not sourced. J I P  | Talk 20:14, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. I really think this is salvageable - there are lots of ghits out there and it looks like notability could be established without too much difficulty.  I have made a small start on improving it. --  Ka renjc 23:10, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep I added a few refs after Karenjc's rewrite: I agree with both Karenjc and the other editor above that he was a very well regarded Blues session musician. I gather that he tended to keep to himself, but his body of work is very impressive, and he has entries in both Komara's 2006 "Encyclopedia of the Blues" and Santelli's "The Big Book of Blues", along with other references that I haven't been able to get hold of yet. Seems to meet WP:Music in the end. - Bilby (talk) 03:26, 27 May 2008 (UTC)


 * keep The list of people he has backed reads like a whos-who of Chicago Blues. AfD hero (talk) 07:48, 27 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment User:Bilby and I have expanded the article and added sources and citations. A better discography would be helpful, rather than the current link to an external one, but I think it now stands more of a chance of passing WP:N.  --  Ka renjc 15:56, 28 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  16:03, 28 May 2008 (UTC)


 * 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.