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Discussion[edit]

Does anyone know the official birthplace of Bill Callahan (also known as SMOG) and how old he is? age birthplace old callahan smog Lucasrangit 06:30, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

all interviews i've read so far confirmed Silver Spring, Maryland as birthplace.Wiesengrund 11:54, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In a book on Catpower: A Good Woman by Elizabeth Goodman, he was born in June. Lemon Pickets (talk) 09:33, 18 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is the best-written article I've seen on Wikipedia today. Nice work. I'm going to try and ruin in shortly. (unsigned comment)

is it really relevant who he's dating, within the first few lines of his biography!? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.201.223.181 (talk) 19:44, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Contributions to Other songs[edit]

There is a Loose Fur song (answers to your questions) on the album "born again in the USA" that sounds like it is Bill Callahan singing. Can anybody confirm or deny this?chiefhoser 12:37, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It is Jim O'Rourke singing. Loose Fur consists only of O'Rourke, Glenn Kotche, and Jeff Tweedy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.178.96.62 (talk) 22:05, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Image use in discographies[edit]

This band article included album covers in its discography. These have had to be removed. Please see #1 under "unaccepable images" and WP:Albums#Discography. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:49, 12 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(Smog)[edit]

Is there any evidence that the parentheses are more than a optical gimmick? --79.223.0.161 (talk) 14:59, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Callahan admires Jandek?[edit]

These sources indicate othewise:

http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2011/06/bill_callahan_on_misunderstandings_and_his_collaborations.php Westword: How did you find out about Jandek, and in what ways would you say his music and his approach to making music influenced your own? Bill Callahan: This is a falsity perpetuated by the press.

http://www.citypages.com/photoGallery/index/1922126/0/ "I don't care about Jandek." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.99.60.98 (talk) 11:37, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Personal life[edit]

Could somebody please cite reference http://www.uncut.co.uk/bill-callahan/bill-callahan-album-by-album-feature after Joanna Newsom's name in Personal Life? It keeps giving me incorrect number referencing. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.121.144.31 (talk) 01:18, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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