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The result was merge to Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith. MBisanz ^talk 06:06, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clay Smith (music composer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (delete) – (View log)

There appears to be a lack of notability. Many references, which look good on the surface, are references regarding non-relevant content. Also, the original title read like an ad or resume (Music composer and Creative Professional), which (coupled with the main contrib's history) lead me to suspect possible COI/original research. R3ap3R.inc (talk) 23:26, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Article is full of OR, much of it appearing to be false. If he had won awards, he'd certainly be in a few articles by reliable sources, but I have found none. Timmeh! 23:32, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:04, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. -- I'^mperator 21:29, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –Juliancolton | ^Talk 00:14, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete: trivial coverage, non-notable. JamesBurns (talk) 03:41, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note – This user has been blocked for sock puppetry and vote-stacking at AfDs. List of Confirmed sock puppets of User:JamesBurns Untick (talk) 14:53, 21 April 2009 (UTC) [reply]

• Keep and cleanup. I'm having trouble verifying the awards, but the rest looks legit. Tons of news coverage, although his father is definitely more famous. Pburka (talk) 00:29, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Or, perhaps, Merge into his father's article? They seem to have collaborated significantly. Pburka (talk) 13:20, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Delete. Many of the references are about his more-famous father. Apart from one industry award in 1995, I can't see, at this moment, how subject meets WP:BIO. Eddie.willers (talk) 02:36, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge to Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith: worth mentioning there, but not yet notable enough per WP:MUSIC for separate article. The news Ghits of value that I can find only mention him in connection with his father. Note that this article was speedied twice when posted as Clay Smith (composer; TV Producer). MuffledThud (talk) 19:03, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.