Talk:Slim Whitman/Archive 1

Archive 1

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Beatles reunion?

I checked the footnote to the claim of Slim being considered as John Lennon's posthumous replacement, and found no evidence pointing to this. This section should be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.80.45.13 (talk) 14:04, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Agreed, unless an independent source can be found, this reference should be immediately removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.206.242.200 (talk) 20:32, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Years active

Why does this article terminate Slim's "years active" at 1974? He continued recording and performing for many years afterward. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stuthehistoryguy (talk • contribs) 20:18, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

DoB

DoB is 1923 in lede, 1924 in infobox. Which is correct? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:00, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

That's not quite correct - currently both years are given in the text, with a footnote. Did you read the thread two up from this? In the past, most usually reliable sources have said 1924, but there now seems to be a consensus that it was 1923. There's been some uncertainty today, but if there's a consensus for 1923 we should make it consistent. Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:18, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

PS: Just to avoid any further confusion - US public records show that Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr. was born on January 20, 1923, which made him 90 at the time of his death. Sources stating that he was 89 are wrong - based on much-repeated but nevertheless incorrect information - and sources stating that he was 90 are correct. Ghmyrtle (talk) 13:31, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

Epic Records/ Suffolk label?

These two labels are included in the info box, but without any trace in the article text. In fact what, is Suffolk Records? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:38, 21 June 2013 (UTC)