Talk:Winsford Devine

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 21:50, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

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• ... that Winsford Devine's composition Progress, recorded by calypsonian King Austin in 1979, was declared "the song of the last millennium" by the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians' Organisation? Source: “One of his most popular songs, Progress, which was sung by King Austin, was declared by TUCO as the song of the last millennium,” the release added. [1]
  • ALT1: ... that Progress, composed by Winsford Devine and recorded by calypsonian King Austin in 1979, was declared "the song of the last millennium" by the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians' Organisation?
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5x expanded by Guettarda (talk). Self-nominated at 17:38, 2 January 2022 (UTC).

Interesting life and creative work, thank you! Sources are fine,offline source accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious besides that the list of his songs is taken word for word from an obit. I suggest that you drop performers' names who have no link in the lead, to avoid that. I'd like the hooks better if they'd say when that label was attached, for context, and find the full name of the no-link organization a bit too heavy. I prefer ALT1 slightly, but suggest to say "composed" instead of "written". There could be more lead, - not needed for approval, just to do justice to hime for the fast readers. I'd add at least one award to the ibox. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:52, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Thanks so much for the feedback. I changed "written" to "composed". I couldn't find a date for the honour, so I created an article about TUCO instead. (It's a bit stubby so far.) I also rewrote the lead; hopefully it'll be a bit more helpful to readers. Guettarda (talk) 05:46, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! (Nect time, don't change in the original to which comments were added, but write an ALT1a, but as this is done, it's fine.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:39, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

ALT1? to T:DYK/P1