Talk:Michael and the Messengers

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Most of the information for this attempt was from Rev. Norb's review which is only available in the Google cache. --Timtak 21:00, 1 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The request to wikify the page links to a one line definition of wikification that does not help me understand what is required.

notability established but Page named wrong

The band is notable, since they charted in the US ("That's the Way a Woman Is" in 1971). This goes unverified at this time, however. (Does someone have access to the US chart listings of 1971?) --B. Wolterding 09:48, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, number 62[1]. Two other songs bubbled under too. It was also a major hit in Japan. To be honest though that article linked above has confused me more than I was in the first place. Were Michael And The Messengers a cash-in on The Messengers or vice-versa? Were they the same group? Anyone have a source? AuTomAton (talk) 10:39, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think that I should have called the page "The Messengers" since they are the main band, who had the hit, and "Michael and the Messengers" were just a motown touring band created, as the article says, to cash in on Messengers fame. I do not know how to change the name of the article. The reference for the page is given in the references, which is an internet page based on a book about the group.--Timtak (talk) 06:44, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

both "The Messengers" and"Messengers" are already taken. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Timtak (talk • contribs) 08:39, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

disambiguation?

It seems that George Michael and others released an album entitiled "Freek!"[2] under the name "Michael & the Messengers" in 2002. Would this warrant a disambigation page? --B. Wolterding 09:52, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pretty sure this is a typo by a Musicmatch user. In the UK and US at least this release was credited to GM only[3]. AuTomAton (talk) 10:45, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]