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June 16

The Rock and Roll Waltz

in opening ¶ it reads"... lyrics by Roy Alfred in 1955, although the identity of the lyricist is in dispute. Other sources cite a Dick Ware, Dick Wise, or Dick Wine.[1][2][3][4]"

I have the sheet music which clearly says/reads, "Words by DICK WARE"! The other references sources are wrong. What kind of references are these, especially if they can't find the correct spelling of the last name! What is the proper protocol for this kind of editing? SwingSister (talk) 02:25, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

What kind of reader are you, who cannot understand that the references are available to you to read, and who cannot understand that her possession of sheet music with one lyricist's name on it is not proof that there is not a dispute over the identity of the lyricist? I respectfully suggest that you go back to the article (The) Rock and Roll Waltz, to the bottom, read the first two references (especially the first ref, Allmusic) and consider the bona fides of the third and fourth. And come back to us here if by then you still have some doubts as to why the question of identity is discussed on the article page. --Tagishsimon (talk) 13:47, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

It's also the case that Eugene Chadbourne, who wrote the Allmusic piece that discusses the authorship, is notoriously unreliable on matters of fact - so his theories need to be treated with some caution as well. Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:20, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

PS: Incidentally, it's apparent that different versions of the sheet music give different lyricists - this shows Ware, and this shows Alfred. Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:02, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Influential video on YouTube

Hello.What's the name of this movie?Thank you --ديفيد عادل وهبة خليل 2 (talk) 15:41, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Connor Byrne - Date of Birth

What date, month and year was the actor Connor Byrne (who played Mike Milligan in The Story of Tracy Beaker, Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground) born? 109.158.183.53 (talk) 15:52, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

This site says March 18, 1963. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:33, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Godfather-styled animated TV series

Reportedly there was an animated TV series for kids, possibly American, produced not later than 2002. The main character was a mafioso character similar to Don Corleone who also styled himself "the godfather" and had a protruding chin. He also wore a red flower on the jacket. In one episode he attended his daughter's wedding and danced with her. The daughter wore a short dress with cleavage. There was also another female character, a blonde girl in short pink dress. One of the main character's gang members was a thin, looser type mafioso with black glasses, and another gangster was a fat idiot type. There was a redhair inventor with freckles whose devices constantly broke. The entire series graphically resembles Inspector Gadget. My googling wasn't particularly helpful. Brandmeister^talk 16:13, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Maybe The Dogfather? I remember watching it but I can't remember any of the details that you mentioned. --TrogWoolley (talk) 09:24, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

The characters there were humans, not animals, but thanks anyway. Brandmeister^talk 11:16, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Sounds like Dexter's Laboratory. Redheaded inventor = Dexter, blonde girl in short pink dress = Dee Dee. Maybe List of Dexter's Laboratory episodes will jog your memory. --Jayron32 05:51, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Nah, the person who asked me said it's not that. Strange.... Brandmeister^talk 14:51, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Was it one of my favorite animated series of all time C.O.P.S.? uhhlive (talk) 16:47, 21 June 2016 (UTC)