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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:04, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Waiting for a Train (Jimmie Rodgers song)

1929 advertising for the release of "Waiting for a Train"
1929 advertising for the release of "Waiting for a Train"
  • ... that Jimmie Rodgers' song "Waiting for a Train" had to be again dubbed and re-released due that the sound of the double bass damaged the grooves of the original record? Sullivan, Steve; Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings; volume 1; page 446
    • ALT1:... that Jimmie Rodgers' recording "Waiting for a Train" became his second best-selling song after its release? Porterfield, Nolan; Jimmie Rodgers: The Life and Times of America's Blue Yodeler; page 162
    • ALT2:... that the recording of "Waiting for a Train" introduced Jimmie Rodgers' trademark train whistle? Porterfield, Nolan; Jimmie Rodgers: The Life and Times of America's Blue Yodeler; page 163

Improved to Good Article status by GDuwen (talk). Self-nominated at 18:38, 23 September 2020 (UTC).

  • Review underway. Promoted to GA status on 9/22. Article is long enough, well written, and is very solidly referenced. Some of the sourcing is to off-line book sources which are accepted in good faith. The first hook is awkwardly phrased. The alt 1 and alt 2 hooks look fine. The image is from Commons with a public domain licensing tag. However, the nominator needs to fulfill the QPQ requirement before this can be promoted. Cbl62 (talk) 19:35, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
BTW, GDuwen, your work on the Jimmie Rodgers oeuvre is appreciated. His influence on American music is profound. Cbl62 (talk) 19:45, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
@Cbl62: Thanks, I'm glad to be able to expand that kind of articles. As for the hook, the one about the train whistle should be OK. About the QPQ, I already reviewed the DYK Template:Did you know nominations/Red, White and Blue (ship). No idea if a bot is supposed to update that or what, but anyway maybe it is just waiting.GDuwenTell me! 20:09, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
That alt 1 and alt 2 hooks are fine. I tend to agree with the nominator that alt 2 is best.Cbl62 (talk) 22:19, 23 September 2020 (UTC)