Talk:Bill Martin (songwriter)

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Allmusic ref links the wrong Bill Martin[edit]

This is the correct link (but I still cannot find the George Harrison reference): https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bill-martin-mn0002247883 --2003:DE:2F25:DA91:D85D:5A4B:A063:1B15 (talk) 18:53, 28 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks - the correct link to AllMusic is now included in the main article. I too have my doubts about any connection to George Harrison. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 18:59, 28 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There's another bio of him here, if anyone's interested. No mention of Harrison, but it does mention Partick Thistle. Ghmyrtle (talk) 20:19, 28 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently, "It's Johnny's Birthday" on "Apple Jam" (a kind of Bonus LP to All Things Must Pass) is sung to Cliff Richard's (Martin-Coulter-penned) Congratulations, originally not giving songwriting credits to Martin and Coulter. It may not be literally wrong to refer to this situation als "having records with", but such wording is definitely misleading (an it did mislead others, who concluded that Martin wrote at least one song for Harrison). --217.80.242.190 (talk) 06:53, 29 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A very good spot, and well done for that. The 'Apple Jam' section in the All Things Must Pass article explains the situation well (and is adequately referenced). I feel we are left with two alternatives. Either remove George Harrison from this article as the 'songwriting' connection is clearly nebulous; or leave Harrison in, but write a footnote that succinctly explains the 'loose' connection, to avoid misleading readers. I will leave others to debate that one. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 23:03, 29 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The source (Allmusic) doesn't mention Harrison, so I've removed his name. The whole article needs a good rewrite, but don't rely on me to get around to it! Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:22, 30 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]