Wikipedia:WikiProject Country music

Welcome to WikiProject Country music. Wikipedians have formed this collaboration resource and group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of Country music and the organization of information and articles on this topic.

Scope

This project encompasses all Wikipedia articles, templates, categories, and related talk pages concerning country-music topics, including but not limited to artists, albums, songs, record labels, and organizations in the country-music industry.

Goals

Our goals and duties:

1. Discussions and debates relating to Country music, including merges, citations, other references, image issues, splits, cleanup, formatting, and expansion.
2. Reduce trivial information, speculation, point of view, and anything else that violates Wikipedia's core article policies.
3. Monitoring all articles for violations of anything listed in the above two parts.
4. Bring numerous articles to Good Article, Featured Article, and/or Featured List status.

Participants

Please feel free to add yourself here, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.

• BlueDolphin574 (talk) 04:41, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
• Moxy (talk) 04:13, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
• Nowyouseemetalk2me 05:14, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
• Eric444 (talk) 11:42, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
• Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 19:50, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
• EnDaLeCoMpLeX (contributions) • (let's chat) 20:00, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
• Ga Be 19 03:13, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
• GDuwen (talk) 14:42, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
• Ngs61 (talk) 22:29, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
• Novice7 (talk) 14:55, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
• Gilliganfanatic (talk) 22:56, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
• ipodnano05 * ^{leave@message} 18:33, 10 July 2011 (UTC) I mainly edit Taylor Swift and Shania Twain articles.
• Fiddle music. All kinds. GeoBard^Rap 03:02, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
• Caldorwards4 (talk) 05:43, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
• J04n(talk page) 00:46, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
• Preservationist957 (talk) 16:24, 2 January 2012 (UTC) Old country, resolving errors and omissions
• talk (pbl1998) 12:52PM GMT, 11 January 2012
• Devin Murphy (talk) 05:44, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
• Tomsv 98 (talk) 21:23, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
• Ggdlmnt (talk) 14:45, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
• Satchikova Satchikova (talk) 03:07, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
• Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 19:28, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
• SR11 (talk) 22:40, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
• Masssly Masssly (talk) 23:18, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
• --Old Time Music Fan (talk) 00:43, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
• Vip Country Vip Country (talk) 18:49, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
• DepressedPer (talk) 06:42, 26 March 2015 (UTC) Ext. and C/E both old and modern country music articles.
• --Jack Gaines (talk) 20:47, 22 October 2015 (UTC) Mostly modern country music articles.
• Julietvbarbara (talk) 18:25, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
• FPGT24 (talk) 13:39 14 April 2016 (UTC) modern country music articles only
• Eagledj (talk) 16:59, 23 February 2021 (UTC) I'm Nashville based. Songwriters, record producers, Earl Scruggs (GA), Lap steel guitar, Slide guitar (GA)
• Maxim Stoyalov
• Aoba47 (talk): More obscure music releases
• User:Ed. Jishnu Lesser known country music artists
• ChrisTofu11961 (talk), women in country – veteran and current artists
• Yeehaw45 (talk) Canadian country, chart updates, album updates, etc
• JW 1961 Talk 18:16, 29 January 2021 (UTC) Various, but mostly old time country
• DanCherek (talk) 03:08, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
• Tillywillly17 (talk) 8:23 assistant
• MRN2electricboogaloo (talk) 02:48, 23 May 2022 (UTC) Modern, mainstream country mainly
• Leonor Hopscotch (talk) September 12, 2022 (UTC) Bluegrass, Flatt and Scruggs
• Dylan620 (he/him • talk • edits) 15:52, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
• Thriley (talk) 06:07, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Article alerts

Article alerts

Did you know

• 05 Dec 2024 – But Daddy I Love Him (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
• 29 Nov 2024 – Adrien Nunez (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by TonyTheTiger (t · c); see discussion

Featured article candidates

• 17 Dec 2024 – Randy Travis (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by TenPoundHammer (t · c); see discussion
• 27 Nov 2024 – Fearless (Taylor Swift song) (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion

Featured list candidates

• 30 Nov 2024 – List of Billboard number-one country songs of 2024 (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by ChrisTheDude (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

• 13 Nov 2024 – Blackhawk (band) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TenPoundHammer (t · c); start discussion
• 29 Oct 2024 – Pinmonkey (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TenPoundHammer (t · c); start discussion
• 14 Oct 2024 – Jean Shepard (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ChrisTofu11961 (t · c); start discussion
• 14 Sep 2024 – 80's Ladies (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by HereIGoAgain (t · c); see discussion
• 12 Jul 2024 – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TenPoundHammer (t · c); start discussion
• 04 May 2024 – Chapel Hart (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TenPoundHammer (t · c); start discussion
• 19 Apr 2024 – Vince Gill (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TenPoundHammer (t · c); start discussion

Requested moves

• 21 Dec 2024 – LANCO (band) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to LANCO by TenPoundHammer (t · c); see discussion
• 17 Dec 2024 – Brand New Dance (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Brand New Dance (album) by TenPoundHammer (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Dec 2024 – Lady A (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Lady A (band) by Theparties (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 14 Dec 2024 – Liberty & Lament (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Lucero (band) by Chubbles (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

• 08 Dec 2024 – Public image of Taylor Swift (talk · edit · hist) proposed for splitting by Beneutral100 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Articles for creation

• 19 Dec 2024 – Draft:Happy Sundays Fest (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Scottmontoya (t · c)
• 14 Dec 2024 – Draft:Welcome to the Plains (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Jackedano (t · c)
• 10 Dec 2024 – Draft:Eddie Snodderly (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Praxidicae (t · c)
• 21 Nov 2024 – Draft:Taylon Hope (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Palmetto252 (t · c)
• 19 Nov 2024 – Draft:Daniel Donato (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 97.118.219.115 (t · c)
• 17 Nov 2024 – Draft:Miriiam (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Anovi Ejtikar (t · c)

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Assessment

Country music assessment statistics Country Music articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 1 6 4 8 19 FL 2 13 27 34 76 GA 12 20 39 99 8 178 B 12 33 55 165 49 314 C 18 46 139 732 329 1,264 Start 9 39 230 2,282 1,754 4,314 Stub 6 63 1,666 2,766 4,501 List 2 1 36 317 3 98 457 Category 866 866 Disambig 5 5 File 73 73 Project 6 6 Redirect 2 31 306 339 Template 1 625 626 NA 1 1 Other 27 27 Assessed 54 154 581 5,327 1,912 5,038 13,066 Unassessed 10 327 337 Total 54 154 581 5,337 1,912 5,365 13,403 Index · Statistics · Log

Categories

Country music

Country music by country

Country music albums

Country music awards

Country music concerts

Country dance

Country music discographies

Country music festivals

Country music genres

Country music groups

Country music historians

Country music mass media

Country music museums

Country musicians

Recitation songs

Country music record labels

Country music songs

Songs about country music

Country music by year

Country music navigational boxes

Templates

What to type	Code result	What it's for
{{WikiProject Country music}}		To be placed at the top of article talk pages for all topics related to country music. Do not substitute it.
{{User WikiProject Country music}}	This user is a participant in WikiProject Country music.	Feel free to place it in your user page if you're a member of the project.
{{User:Scepia/country music}}	This user enjoys country music.	Feel free to place it on your user page if you're a fan of country music.
{{Singer-songwriter-stub}}		Place it at the bottom of stubs about singer-songwriters.
{{US-country-band-stub}}		Place it at the bottom of stubs about American country bands and musical groups.
{{Canada-country-band-stub}}		Place it at the bottom of stubs about Canadian country bands and musical groups.
{{country-album-stub}}		Place it at the bottom of stubs about country albums.
{{country-song-stub}}		Place it at the bottom of stubs about country songs.

Tips

?	Use common sense. Ultimately, assume good faith on the part of others, be bold in editing because perfection is not required. See Wikipedia:Editing policy for more information. Before starting a new article! - Notability is a concern that must be adhered to. See Wikipedia:Notability (music) for more information. Need help starting a new article? See Wikipedia:Article wizard it will help you through the process of submitting a new article to Wikipedia.
I.	Use references. This is an encyclopedia, so remember to include a ==References== section listing websites, newspapers, articles, books and other sources you used to write the article. New articles and statements added to existing articles may be deleted if unreferenced or referenced poorly. See Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:Cite_sources and Wikipedia:References for more information.
II.	Use proper spelling and grammar. This is a very important aspect of an article. "We want to learn editors to write proper" There are helpful guidelines in regards to styles. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music) for more information.
III.	Use footnotes. Take advantage of the footnote ability Wikipedia has, instead of including html links inside the context include them as footnotes. See Wikipedia:Footnotes on how to use them.
IV.	Write a good lead. Be sure to write a lead that concisely summarizes the entire article into one or two paragraphs, which make sense to someone who may know nothing about the subjects in question. See Wikipedia:Lead section for more information.
V.	Stay on topic. Many articles are criticized for length; sticking to the subject matter helps eliminate this. See Wikipedia:The perfect article for more information.
VI.	Keep it simple. Remember that the average reader should be able to comprehend the erudition. Although you should use a broad vocabulary of regular, non-technical terms, do not provide such a quantity of locutions as to impel those who aspire to derive serviceable information from the article to consult a dictionary.
VII.	Use images if possible. Images enhance articles greatly, but only use them when they are necessary, and ensure that their copyright status has been specified and we are allowed to use it on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia:Images

Parentage

Since Country music covers multiple branches of topics, the WikiProject is therefore a sub-project of numerous collaborations:

• WikiProject Biography
• WikiProject Music
  • WikiProject Music genres
  • WikiProject Musicians
  • WikiProject Albums
  • WikiProject Songs

Sister projects

There are also a number of similar genre-oriented projects which we consider our "sister" projects:

• WikiProject Alternative music
• WikiProject Electronic music
• WikiProject Emo
• WikiProject Hip hop
• WikiProject Metal
• WikiProject Rock music

Resources

Tools

Main tool page: toolserver.org

• Reflinks – Edits bare references – adds title/dates etc. to bare references
• Checklinks – Edit and repair external links
• Dab solver – Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
• Peer reviewer – Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.