Template:Did you know nominations/Sonny West (musician)
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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:55, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
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Sonny West (musician)
Sonny West (2010)
- ... that Sonny West (pictured), the writer of Buddy Holly's hits "Oh, Boy!" and "Rave On", took 40 years to finish the follow up songs? Source: Thomas, John (April 2011) Fretboard Journal
- ALT1:... that Sonny West (pictured) didn't even know that Buddy Holly had covered his song "Rave On" until after Holly had recorded it? Source: Leigh, Spencer (2019) Buddy Holly: Learning the Game
- ALT2:... that the manager of Sonny West (pictured), Norman Petty, claimed partial credit for Buddy Holly's hit "Rave On" despite not making any contributions to it? Source: John Ingman (2000) Rollercoaster Records
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Laura Michalek
- Comment: Whilst the article was originally created in October 2007 it was moved to a draft in April 2019. I have since expanded the article at least fivefold and then moved it back into the mainspace on July 15, 2019.
Created/expanded by Dan arndt (talk). Self-nominated at 09:21, 15 July 2019 (UTC).
A fine expansion! Hook is interesting and sourced to the Fretboard Journal as cited. One minor bit of close paraphrasing, which I've fixed. Image has a suitable free licence and is available on Commons. Rave on. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:59, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
