Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brian Gary

=[[Brian Gary]]=

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This was an unreferenced biography also flagged with a notability query since Sept 2008 (soon after the article was created). Consequently it was proposed for deletion yesterday. An IP editor contested the Prod and added a reference showing the subject as a sideman on a record. That is insufficient to meet the notability guidelines for musicians, hence bringing it to AfD to propose Deletion. Note that (1) the subject is also a real-estate businessman, but again seems not to meet Notability in that sphere; and (2) Google brings up another person of the same name (a film director/editor). AllyD (talk) 21:28, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Delete. Basically a session musician. Fails WP:N. Pburka (talk) 00:03, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Weak delete while insufficiently notable (real-esate - music - etc) doesn't meet our standards for WP:V Dusti*poke* 00:43, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:52, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:52, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Weak keep. My initial problem was finding even a single reliable source to show he even exists in a [http://www.google.com/#q=%22Brian+Gary%22+-judge+-wikipedia+-sentence+-imdb+-facebook+-doctor+-flying+-linkedin+-compressor+-myspace+-mylife&hl=en&prmd=ivnso&psj=1&ei=DgguTYXDF4GKlwf646TWCw&start=10&sa=N&fp=7b989c6c17f79c85 huge pile of Ghits] about an oncologist, a judge, a murderer from Seattle, and various other Brian Garys. I found [http://www.briangary.net/gig-schedule.html his own tour page] that seems to indicate that he's toured nationally, which is enough for musician's notability. I just can't wade through the 83,000 Ghits to find a better source. Bearian (talk) 20:05, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

:* Comment Doesn't the touring need to involve notable reviewed concerts and critical discussion of the subject's contribution (#4)? I'm curious, as if it just comes down to a past of touring, then just about every past member of every past band would surely meet :WP:MUSICBIO? Coming back to this particular discussion, it is possible that performing in the bands for multiple musicians (Money, Akins, Davis) might meet #6, but that maybe depends on an interpretation of ensemble member vs backing musician? AllyD (talk) 20:36, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

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