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. The sources added by the IP are mostly local, and so do not fix the concern raised by the nominator. The only good source is [1], and one source is not enough to establish notability. Cerebellum (talk) 19:26, 23 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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No information available except from his home city paper. No recordings are listed, and other indication of notability DGG ( talk ) 18:41, 1 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete no sources available to support notability 104.163.140.57 (talk) 03:15, 2 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. New sources added to show notability.2605:6000:FB03:1F00:C0F2:E244:8B63:96D3 (talk) 03:52, 4 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep I was expecting a three line stub, this is extensive with an obituary and television new coverage. No Bob Dylan Nobel Prize winner but well referenced. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 20:38, 4 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 22:15, 5 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 22:15, 5 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete and I in fact meant to comment sooner, the IP above is not at all convincing because the sources themselves are still not enough for genuine convincing, I concur with the nomination and the concerns listed. SwisterTwister talk 02:48, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, local theater performer. Not notable in the encyclopedia sense. I suspect there's some sympathy in play here because the subject is deceased, but remember Wikipedia is not a memorial. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 19:11, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• The article as it exists seem to discuss two different people, Don Allison and Don Caldwell. Is the claim that these two are the same people? Is the article just messed up? Something else? @Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ): Hobit (talk) 20:08, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • They're not. Don Allison was a vocalist and is deceased. Don Caldwell is a saxophonist and until recently ran the recording studio that bears his name in Lubbock since the 70s. He's alive but (as far as I know) retired. I don't know if they ever played together but likely knew each other as Caldwell's studio was the only one in Lubbock for some time. Of the two, Caldwell is more notable, mostly for running the studio. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 00:19, 11 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak keep Article seems well sourced and somewhat notable. Not orphaned -- although most of them linking articles themselves don't seem that important, e.g., Allison (surname) or List of people from Texas. There is at least one incorrect reference, listing him as one of the actors who played LBJ on The Kennedys (different actor, same name). Have removed those accordingly. --FuzzyGopher (talk) 03:00, 11 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete as a WP:MEMORIAL page on a subject that does not show signs of notability or significance. K.e.coffman (talk) 02:56, 18 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment  I was curious to see why two editors have mentioned WP:NOTMEMORIAL, so here is the text:

Wikipedia is not a blog, web hosting service, social networking service, or memorial site Shortcut WP:NOTMEMORIAL Wikipedia pages are not: . . . 4.  Memorials. Subjects of encyclopedia articles must satisfy Wikipedia's notability requirements. Wikipedia is not the place to memorialize deceased friends, relatives, acquaintances, or others who do not meet such requirements (for the Wikipedia page for deceased Wikipedia editors, however, see WP:RIP).

Analysis  WP:NOTMEMORIAL does not apply to wp:notable topics.  Unscintillating (talk) 18:09, 19 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep  It is not Wikipedia editors who decide what topics get covered in our system.  For WP:GNG, this decision is reserved for reliable sources.  Unscintillating (talk) 18:09, 19 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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.