Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trio (supergroup)


 * 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   delete. Fabrictramp |  talk to me  00:59, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Trio (supergroup)

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Okay, before anyone says this, yes, I'm fully aware of the chart singles and two albums. However, I should note that they never were called Trio at all. This source and this source say that the albums were by "Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt", and Billboard credits the songs to Dolly, Emmylou and Linda, not to "Trio". The albums are also credited to all three singers on the RIAA database. If this isn't proof that "Trio" never existed, I don't know what is. All three singers' discographies already include all of the chart singles and albums, so nothing will be lost here except one inaccurate article. Also, I should note that the page's author has questioned the existence of the "Trio" moniker on the talk page. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 21:59, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.   --  Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 22:05, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, misnomer, nothing that can't be covered on Trio (album) and Trio II. Powers T 00:00, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete TPH is correct on this -- the three women were never billed as "Trio" and were never defined as a "supergroup." Ecoleetage (talk) 00:06, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Move, don't delete. While clearly the group is not called Trio, I think it's useful to have the group's awards, discography, and singles on one page. Additionally, other than the name of the page and the group, I don't believe the article is otherwise inaccurate, so that is not grounds for deletion. I'd like to know what precedence there is in cases like this, of a collaborative, multiple album, significant musical effort. Does it get its own wiki page? Simon12 (talk) 05:36, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Here are some examples of other similar groups, that have their own page: Dave_Matthews_and_Tim_Reynolds, Beck,_Bogert_%26_Appice, Kikki,_Bettan_%26_Lotta. I would note that these groups are arguably less notable than Parton, Harris and Ronstadt.
 * Comment The albums, awards, etc. are already on all three singers' individual pages. These were simply collaborative albums, not a true "supergroup". Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 21:45, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. It's not clear to me how whether the group was a "true supergroup" or not is relevant to this discussion. (WP:MUSIC makes no mention of supergroups). The group clearly meets WP:MUSIC, and therefore, in my opinion, deserves a page (with an accurate name, of course). A similar Afd was held for Automatic_Baby, and the result was Keep per WP:MUSIC. I see no difference between that discussion and this one. Simon12 (talk) 05:55, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I believe that 10#H's point is that they weren't a group at all; they were three soloists who came together for a collaboration album, then did it again in commemoration of the first. That doesn't really make them a "group".  Powers T 15:47, 14 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete, I concur with the comments of the nominator and Ecoleetage.   Esradekan Gibb    "Talk" 00:23, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete: according to RIAA this article is incorrectly titled, and anyway is already covered in the individual singer discographies. JamesBurns (talk) 04:54, 16 December 2008 (UTC)


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