Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Howard Moss (musician)

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The result was delete; notability has not been proven conclusively - Philippe | Talk 22:36, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Howard Moss (musician)[edit]

Howard Moss has been speedily deleted under a couple of slightly different titles already. Although the article asserts notability with top twenty hits on the Irish charts, there appear to be no independent ghits for this. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 15:00, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete - I found his MySpace page right away, where he makes the claim that the song Delilah off of the album Tempus Fugit was one of those hits. A search at Amazon turned up that album, although there's only one used item available. I did find this link and this link repeating the claims, but the similarity of the language between the two sites suggests to me that this is the bio he hands out for bookings, and so I'm reluctant to call them reliable sources.

The claims, if true, would mean that the subject passes WP:MUSIC with no problem. Sadly, the Irish charts only go back to the beginning of 2007. I admit it is a little suspicious that information on a charting musician would be so scarce on the web, but I'm not ready to call it a hoax just yet. While I have to come down in favor of deletion due my current inability to verify the claim establishing notability, I've tagged the article for rescue and am hoping for the best. --jonny-m t 15:32, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I can categorically state that Howard Moss wrote & performed the hits that were in the charts during the nineties. He is and remains a regular live performer on the European circuit. Frank observer (talk) 00:03, 23 February 2008 (UTC) It seems Howard Moss is performing regularly in Cyprus at the present time. He is an important musician who has written numerous songs & has had chart hits. It appears that you can search Howard Moss lyrics or Howard Moss Cyprus to discover more. This article needs expanding.Frank observer (talk) 09:10, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment User:Frank observer is the creator of the current article about Howard Moss, as well as the previously deleted articles. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 19:00, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I suspect their relationship to the subject runs a little deeper than that--I've already placed a COI notice on their talk page. --jonny-m t 01:35, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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