Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jesse Rice (2nd nomination)

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The result was no consensus. (non-admin closure) Winged Blades^Godric 06:26, 31 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Jesse Rice

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Wrote a couple notable songs, but the sources barely mention him at all -- all of the sources are just about "Cruise", not about him. Was unable to find any sources covering him in detail. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 12:58, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. ^{Babymissfortune} 13:03, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. ^{Babymissfortune} 13:03, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I'm surprised anyone who wrote one of the biggest country hits (not to mention overplayed hits) ever would even be considered for Afd. There certainly is more coverage on specifically him and his work. [1][2][3]--Oakshade (talk) 17:16, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Oakshade: The problem is that he was one of five writers, and hasn't really written anything else of note. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 04:45, 9 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment In fairness it should be pointed out his co-authorship is by being one of five people credited with contributing lyrics, with the melody and production being attributed to 2 other co-authors. Still, a best selling single is notable. However I think the AfD nomination has merit in that his contribution to this one song seems to be his sole notable accomplishment and, as pointed out, are not about him. The new references provided with the keep vote are kinda "meh" as far as establishing independent notability, being somewhat small time sources. But I'm refraining from i-voting until I can do more research if I find the time. ShelbyMarion (talk) 21:02, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Cruise (song). ~~Two interviews (why link to one twice?) doesn't satisfy GNG at all.~~ One interview, a brief album review and one long article aren't enough for GNG. Being one of five co-writers of a hit song apparently isn't all that notable. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:40, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

For the record, those are two different articles by the same source. The third source is even more in-depth. The "interviews" include non-interview coverage, but still interviews are being the subject of a secondary source and counts towards notability. --Oakshade (talk) 04:03, 9 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Clarityfiend: He wrote a couple other minor songs, so a redirect to "Cruise" might be misleading. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 04:45, 9 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"Cruise" was by far the most successful song he had a hand in. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:03, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:59, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ansh 666 01:13, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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