Talk:R. Dean Taylor

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Preceding Indiana was a hit for Paul Petersen, "cry a little bit for Sandy". Petersen was a child star on "My Three Sons", a TV show for Fred McMurray.

Ghost

Re-issued in 1974, There's a Ghost In My House was a Top 10 UK hit in the spring. Plutonium27 21:59, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

vandalism?

Under the songwriting credits: "Baster Baby Blues" - The Kinsey Sicks

There's no citation for this, and I'm a bit skeptical that a nearly 70 year old songwriter best known for his work in the '60s and '70s has written a song about artificial insemination (I'm guessing here) for a '90s group that bills itself "America's Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet." There's no mention of Taylor on the Kinsey Sicks page. I'm inclined to think this is vandalism or at least self-promotion.209.6.15.159 (talk) 21:12, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

There is a citation in the section; this - [1]. It is more than probable that Taylor did not specifically write for Kinsey Sicks - more that they covered his original song. Definitely not vandalism, either way.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 21:17, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

taos new mexico

so the link for taos new mexico goes directly to the page for the city of Taos, NM. It doesn't go to a page specifically for the song, which I don't think exists. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:3890:5620:6157:659E:8630:D3EE (talk) 04:04, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Well spotted. The erroneous link has now been removed. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 10:50, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Death?

With no actual confirmation yet, there seems to be lots of talk on Facebook that R. Dean Taylor died January 7th, 2022. 50.200.186.114 (talk) 18:44, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

We can't put in someone is dead without confirmation from a reliable source; ideally, from multiple sources in case of a premature obituary. I dream of horses (Contribs) (Talk) 18:49, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Yes. The reports are from a friend, Chuck Brucato, on Facebook here. (Background on Brucato.). But, we need to wait for a published source for confirmation. Ghmyrtle (talk) 20:17, 8 January 2022 (UTC) PS: A proven connection between Taylor and Brucato here - Rustix. But still no confirmation. Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:14, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

His death has now been reported by Soul Tracks - https://www.soultracks.com/story-r-dean-taylor-dies - which in the past has, I believe, generally been considered to be a reliable source. Ghmyrtle (talk) 20:48, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

https://www.soultracks.com/story-r-dean-taylor-dies says just that he died, with zero details. This is really sloppy. Stating that the source has "I believe, generally been considered to be a reliable source" is proof of nothing. Good grief. Not one major outlet has reported anything. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FrankDorritt (talk • contribs) 04:37, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

But in other cases we have used SoulTracks to give death details, without any argument. This is a signed article on a respected site, the reliability of which is well up to that of many of the sites that we use in reporting deaths. I agree it's not perfect, and if the consensus is that we wait, so be it. But, in my opinion his death is confirmed to our necessary standard. Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:57, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

I don't think there is a consensus to leave the death info off, nor is there any proof that SoulTracks is an unreliable website. Their reliability has never been brought into question in any instance on here in the past, and yet now there is doubt because one inexperienced user (with 3 edits, total) on here says so. R Dean Taylor had one #5 hit in the States way back in 1970. The prospect of him getting a NY Times type obit is dubious. Indeed the interest around his death on social media has already peaked. In some instances, like Mitchell Torok, past hitmakers can die completely off radar, especially if no close family members exist to report the details to the press. For those waiting on a NY Times or Washington Post grade obit, they might be waiting forever. SoulTracks is a trusted site which passes WP:RS. We should opt to restore it IMO. Thanks --Jkaharper (talk) 11:28, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Odd that his death is not reported anywhere else that I can see. Not one single newspaper or website has reported his death?? Not the most prolific musician/songwriter but even so, you’d expect a mention somewhere in the "reliable" press. He was also popular in the UK, but no death has been reported here?--Egghead06 (talk) 11:32, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

It seems that he led a very private life in recent years. I'm sure that published media, in Canada and elsewhere, would have approached Chuck Brucato (who currently seems to be the only quoted source) to get more information, and I'm sure it will emerge in coming days, but it is taking longer than one might expect. Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:11, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

We now have details and an explanation from the Best Classic Bands site - which is certainly reliable. I've updated the page. Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:29, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Early songs

RPM didn't exist in 1962 so I don't know where the ranking for "I'll Remember" came from. Also cannot find any mention in the RPM charts for "Let's Go Somewhere". AMCKen (talk) 23:42, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

I did find the ranking from 1962 in the CHUM Charts, and the 1965 "Let's Go..." is in the CHUM Charts for 1966. AMCKen (talk) 01:43, 20 March 2022 (UTC)