- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 16:38, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
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Randy Travis
- ... that after country music singer Randy Travis had a stroke in 2013, his fiancée was told that he had a one percent chance of survival? Source: Travis had suffered a stroke... he was placed on life support, medical providers told his then-fiancee, Mary, that he had a 1 percent chance of survival and she should consider taking him off life support.
- ALT1: ... that country music singer Randy Travis had his first number one single with the song "On the Other Hand" in 1986? Source: On the Other Hand" reached the number-one spot on Billboard's country singles chart
- ALT2: ... that a 2013 stroke caused Randy Travis to lose his ability to sing, but after therapy, he performed the song "Amazing Grace" at his 2016 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame? Source: Three years and three months later, Travis walked on stage last fall to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He stood throughout his induction and then stunned the room, singing “Amazing Grace.” and “I wanted to sing, and I tried, but the words and melody would not come together in my mind,” Travis wrote in his memoir.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Milwaukee Brewers ball-in-glove logo
Improved to Good Article status by TenPoundHammer (talk). Nominated by Lightburst (talk) at 16:28, 23 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Randy Travis; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
- @Lightburst: Personally, I think a hook about James Dupré would be the most interesting. Something like Alt3
...that, after Randy Travis lost most of his singing ability to a stroke in 2013, James Dupré has sung his songs for him in concert?
Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 17:55, 23 February 2024 (UTC)- Here is the source for that hook. Lightburst (talk) 18:16, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
Article has reached GA status in the time frame of the nomination. Excellent article that is supported throughout with quality RS. All three hooks are verified to cited sources. Out of respect for TenPoundHammer who put in the work, I agree in using the James Dupré Alt 3 hook. I checked, and www.whiskeyriff.com/ has editorial staff for its writers, so it fine as a source. The picture has the proper license and can be used. This hook can be promoted.4meter4 (talk) 05:46, 26 March 2024 (UTC)