Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gran Bel Fisher

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The result was delete. If there is anything salvageable, let me know and I'll pull it from the article for you for merging. Missvain (talk) 22:17, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gran Bel Fisher[edit]

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Released two albums for Hollywood Records, but one was only an EP. Appearead on a Greys Anatomy compliation but was only one of several acts.

Sources are all WP:PRIMARY. Searching back issues of Billboard along with newspapers.com yielded only passing mentions at best. Best I could find was one review from AllMusic. His content did not chart anywhere. The only two hits on Billboard.com are name-drops of him in the context of other artists or labels.

It was previously stated that he is a former member of the unquestionably notable Marshall Dyllon, but I'm having a hard time corroborating this. The claim seems to trace back to a long-defunct songwriter/publisher website added as a source to the Marshall Dyllon page ages ago, which doesn't even mention Marshall Dyllon at all. The insert in Marshall Dyllon's debut album, as transcribed on a long-abandoned Angelfire fan page, does claim that Jesse Littleton is from Sabina, Ohio, while AllMusic does give GBF's real name as "Jesse Littleton" and claim that he is from Sabina, Ohio. However, I'm not sure if a flyer issued as a bonus inside of a CD is a reliable source, especially when the only trace of it is the above transcription. I have found no sources whatsoever that have both "Marshall Dyllon" and "Gran Bel Fisher" in them, and you'd think that if he had been in another band, no matter how briefly, that at least one publicist would have made note of this. For this reason, I don't think that a merge/redirect to Marshall Dyllon would be warranted. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 22:43, 21 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 22:43, 21 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ohio-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 00:21, 22 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per well reasoned argument of the nominator.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:29, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Gran Bel Fisher but redirect or selectively merge Jesse Littleton to Marshall Dyllon. Gran Bel Fisher seems to have been more of a band rather than another name for Jesse Littleton, but I couldn't find good evidence for notability for either. However, Jesse Littleton is listed as a member of the defunct Marshall Dyllon and is listed as such in liner notes for their She Ain't Gonna Cry and Enjoy The Ride releases. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 00:23, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete According to strong point by norm. Lord Grandwell (talk) 13:41, 30 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Merge into Marshall Dyllon as per Hobbes Goodyear. A Solo Projects section could fit the relevant info very nicely, and will keep the good encyclopedic information.--Concertmusic (talk) 21:09, 30 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Concertmusic: There's still no absolute proof that this is the same Jesse Littleton, though. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 04:51, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Facebook seems to make the case that they are one and the same - see the Youtube post.--Concertmusic (talk) 13:46, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Facebook is not a RS, especially not for a BLP. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 17:45, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I do realize that - I interpreted your comment as wanting evidence of any sort that the two names refer to the same person.--Concertmusic (talk) 19:18, 3 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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