Talk:Bobby Whitlock

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Article Cleanup[edit]

This article sucks. Could someone please clean it up so it doesn't read like an 8th grade research paper? SeligErasmus (talk) 16:16, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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General Faults[edit]

This article is poorly written (gramatically) and skips some major points of Whitlock's story: Duane Allman's death and Whitlock's "Christian Music" phase for example. Editing and additions needed.

The article contains references to Bobby's years in Memphis, Mississippi and Austin but not years in Nashville. I remember him being quoted in The Austin Chronicle (ca. 2006?) as saying he left Nashville because the population there don't have enough soul to appreciate his talents. Wondering if this is why Nashville is left out of the story. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Groovamos (talk • contribs) 18:51, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Recent overhaul/expansion of the article[edit]

Above here, there's a couple of blunt comments about the state of this article, going back some years – all quite valid, I'm sure. I've recently expanded the article and dealt with all concerns regarding balance, I hope: eg, in response to the banner from Jan 2010, which stated that someone seemingly close to the subject (Bobby Whitlock) had made significant contributions in the past. I've given myself a C for my homework ( ;), but if others feel that rating's too flattering, then feel free to take it down a notch. I'll be adding a few <citation needed> tags – for instance, after that mention of Whitlock supplying handclaps on the Sam & Dave single (a detail I'd love to see kept if possible), same for the point late in the article about Whitlock hosting a TV show with Steve Cropper. The article could definitely benefit from some better sources in places: as I've admitted in some of the edit comments, a few of the refs I've come up with are of the barrel-scraping variety, for sure. If anyone out there's got some good books on Southern rock musicians, the 1960s/70s Memphis soul school, Derek and the Dominos members, etc, please jump right in! Best, JG66 (talk) 07:41, 3 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]