Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Flaming Mussolinis

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The result was keep. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:31, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Flaming Mussolinis[edit]

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A band that appears to just not quite clear the bar for notability. The only reliable sources I found were two mentions in old issues of Billboard Magazine, however these were extremely brief. Both were merely a one sentence mention, and one appears to have simply been a listing of the lineup of an upcoming show. The only other source I found was a mention of the band in a book about Cleopatra, where it brought up their song "My Cleopatra". However once again, it was merely a one sentence mention that did not really talk about the band itself. The only claim to notability the article makes is that two members of the band were also part of another minor, though slightly more notable, band, but without some in depth reliable sources, that alone is not enough to pass the GNG. Rorshacma (talk) 19:16, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. ★☆ DUCKISPEANUTBUTTER☆★ 21:04, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. ★☆ DUCKISPEANUTBUTTER☆★ 21:04, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Aside from the two Billboard articles, I also found a small mention here (scroll to the bottom of the page) as part of a list and another small mention here. Aside from what the nominator and I found, this group appears to be non-notable. SwisterTwister talk 21:38, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The band released three albums, two on Sony labels Epic/Portrait and one on Dojo, and they had a number 79 single with "My Cleopatra" ((Link redirected to OCC website)). There's coverage at Allmusic. They reached the final of the World Popular Song Festival in 1986. There are bits and pieces of other coverage online but most will be in print sources from the era. --Michig (talk) 21:51, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Meets WP:MUSICBIO#5, per Michig. — sparklism ^hey! 10:58, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — Mr. Stradivarius ^{(have a chat)} 10:20, 7 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —Tom Morris (talk) 20:21, 14 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Meets WP:BAND #5. Sources are likely to be in print magazines/newspapers, not online. --Colapeninsula (talk) 13:55, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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