Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Gordy

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) JAaron95 ^Talk 13:44, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Gordy

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Does not meet notability in WP:ENTERTAINER, WP:BIO, or WP:NMUSIC. His only cited acting role was insignificant. He musical career consisted of only one song of significance, which was only due to novelty and does not meet guidelines for notability. He has co-writing credits for a few other songs that are not notable. He has not been the subject of any notable published secondary sources and doesn't appear to have ever received any notable public interest in his career. 217IP (talk) 01:38, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. lavender|^{(formerly HMSSolent)}|lambast 01:52, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. lavender|^{(formerly HMSSolent)}|lambast 01:52, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Michigan-related deletion discussions. lavender|^{(formerly HMSSolent)}|lambast 01:52, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete or redirect to Berry Gordy where he's briefly mentioned as my searches (News, Books, highbeam and thefreelibrary) found nothing to suggest independent notability with this being the best coverage. SwisterTwister talk 06:30, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, with an alternative option to rename as Bob Kayli. I've expanded the article a little, based on easily available and reliable independent sources. He was a marginally notable recording artist (one Hot 100 hit - see WP:MUSBIO #2), and the chief executive of a very important music publishing company (Jobete - part of the Motown empire and deserving of its own article some time) for some 20 years (1965-85). I'll try to find some more details to expand it further. Ghmyrtle (talk) 20:15, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

With this improvement, my vote changes to somewhat weak keep. SwisterTwister talk 07:05, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Gordy is notable for co-writing "You're What's Happening (In The World Today)," the B-Side of I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye, Motown's biggest selling single up until that time. While surely the A-Side was primarily responsible for the single's success, it is significant given the overwhelming success of the single and the fact that it was a cover version of a single by Gladys Knight & the Pips released less than a year before. In its own right, "You're What's Happening (In the World Today)" has appeared in numerous compilations, attesting to its popularity.^[1] Another Marvin Gaye recording that he co-wrote, "The World is Rated X," has also appeared in several compilations.^[2]. Per WP:NTEMP once a topic has been the subject of "significant coverage" it does not need to have ongoing coverage. The article has been on WP for almost nine years without anyone suggesting that it should be deleted. Igbo (talk) 00:51, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as there is notability for the songs Gordy has co-wrote. CDRL102 (talk) 22:38, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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