Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/O'Hara's Playboys

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Lourdes 20:05, 14 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

O'Hara's Playboys[edit]

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This band fails WP:NBAND - no hits, no awards, no national tours, no notable band members. Please do not remove this nomination or I will bring the matter to an administrator. Rogermx (talk) 18:29, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep passes WP:GNG the print sources indicate that the band was "The top band at the time was, unquestionably. John O'Hara and the Playboys" notable among the British bands that had an influence on German pop (see German source) and headlined at the Star Club more than once. 50 years later a Scottish band that made a name in Germany doesn't compare for sources with artists making mixtapes but sources deprecate. This passes If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article In ictu oculi (talk) 18:33, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per IIO. Omnedon (talk) 19:14, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- If they were a "top band", why are there no hits? No big record deals? No TV appearances? No critical coverage today? Sure they went to clubs nad were popular there, but that describes a lot of bands. This one never made it beyond the clubs. In my opinion, the coverage is reliable, but not significant and they are not notable. Rogermx (talk) 02:43, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: There are TV appearances listed in the article. The Colour Me Pop edition is verified in this BBC2 schedule. AllyD (talk) 07:38, 8 July 2017 (UTC) The band also featured in the first edition of the long-running German TV show Beat-Club (preserved on YouTube, starting 19 mins in). AllyD (talk) 08:15, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions. AllyD (talk) 07:38, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. AllyD (talk) 07:38, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

- - Thank you for correcting me on the TV appearances. I did not not see this recent addition to the article.Rogermx (talk) 12:10, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep: On noticing this AfD, I recalled this band from a childhood misspent listening to Radio One (and given their origin, possibly previously on the pirate Radio Scotland). Name familiarity is not notability, of course. Looking for more sources, I can see forums mentioning a serious vehicle crash in Germany in 1962 and their later residence in Sheffield, but not coverage in the reliable sources needed to permit addition to the article under WP:BLP. However, I think the combination of singles and LPs on major labels of the time (Decca, Fontana) and the band's appearances on major TV programmes in both Germany and the UK are enough to make this reasonable for encyclopaedic inclusion. AllyD (talk) 08:58, 11 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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