Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bill McElhiney

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The result was Withdrawn. Withdrawn by nom. Missvain (talk) 18:24, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Bill McElhiney

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The sourcing here does not meet any inclusion standards. The article is only sourced to a family memorial web page. My search for sources came up with one or two things that indicate that he was a musician who had an orchestra or sorts, and that there is some recording of some of his work, but I could not find any reliable sources to add as usable sources for the article. Not every musician who has had their work made into a recording is notable. John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:47, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 19:07, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Tennessee-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 19:07, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Nothing found for notability, he just toiled quietly in the background over the course of his life it seems. Oaktree b (talk) 02:49, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment My searches are turning up quite a bit. He appears to have been quite prominent in the Nashville music scene in the 1950s and 1960s as an arranger and musician. It will take me a little bit of time to sort through to see if there is sufficient SIGCOV. Cbl62 (talk) 19:40, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. JPL's nomination was understandable given the article's condition at the time. I've now largely rewritten it with extensive sourcing. McElhiney was one of the most prominent arrangers in country music during the Nashville sound movement. He arranged hits for, among others, Brenda Lee (including the No. 1 hit "I'm Sorry"), provided the trumpets on Johnny Cash's legendary "Ring of Fire", served as musical director at Nashville's WSM (home of The Grand Ole Opry), and was named Best Arranger of the Year in 1972. Cbl62 (talk) 23:47, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Withdraw It appears that there is sourcing on him. The fuller information also indicates that he meets musician notability.John Pack Lambert (talk) 14:16, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for keeping an open mind, JPL. @Oaktree b: Would you now consider withdrawing your "delete" vote so that the withdrawal can proceed? Cbl62 (talk) 17:29, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Withdraw agreed, the article is much improved and seems very well-sourced now. I'm ok with leaving it in Wikipedia. Oaktree b (talk) 20:43, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you both. Cbl62 (talk) 20:51, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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