Template:Did you know nominations/Gene Cipriano

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:07, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Gene Cipriano

• ... that Gene Cipriano played the saxophone part for Tony Curtis' character in the film Some Like It Hot? Source: “ Gene Cipriano, a saxophonist who played on thousands of pop and jazz recordings and whose music was a part of dozens of films and television shows, died of natural causes on Nov. 12 at his home in Studio City, Calif. He was 94.....He ghosted the saxophone part for Tony Curtis’ character in the iconic film Some Like It Hot.” Source: WBGO
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac
  • Comment: Alt hooks welcome!

Created by Thriley (talk) and Ghmyrtle (talk). Nominated by Thriley (talk) at 00:28, 17 November 2022 (UTC).

• Just a comment that the Notability tag has been added twice, by different editors. I do not think there is any basis for it remaining - any notability questions should by now have been fully addressed in expanding the article - but it would be up to another editor to remove it - not myself nor Thriley as we created and expanded the page. Ghmyrtle (talk) 13:05, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Overall:

Promoted.

• at present, article is notability-tagged. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 02:46, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

• I just added two obits to the article, one from the
  Hollywood Reporter and the other from Billboard. I think the notability tag is unwarranted. Thriley (talk
  ) 02:58, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
  • tag was removed. I may ask for a different hook; unsure at the moment. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 03:23, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
• @Thriley and Dr Salvus: how about this ALT? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 00:46, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
• ALT1: ... that Gene Cipriano played oboe for many of the pop hits of the 1960s and '70s, including some by the Beach Boys and the Monkees?
• See related thread at
  WT:DYK#Gene Cipriano: interesting because of oboe? -- RoySmith (talk)
  17:27, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
• Perhaps this hook could be saved for the day of the Academy Awards: ALT2: ... that Gene Cipriano played in the Academy Awards orchestra continuously for 59 years? Thriley (talk) 20:21, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

  I like ALT2 in theory, but it needs a

  WP:RS. In the article, it's sourced to https://makinglifeswing.com/, which is a blog. The other problem is "continuously for 59 years" means they never stopped playing, even for bio breaks (yeah, I know the source uses "continuously", but it's still wrong). -- RoySmith (talk)

  22:41, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

  I understand your point but it's actually appropriate usage. It's like saying Jack's Restaurant has been operating on Main Street continuously for 50 years -- doesn't mean they were open 24 hours all that time. I think something could be done with played on hundreds of recording sessions, possibly more than any other woodwind musician. EEng 05:29, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

  There's a dfference between saying a business has been operating continuously and saying a person has been playing an instrument continuously.--User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 19:28, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

  It's a subtle point of usage and I'm afraid we'll just have to agree to disagree. EEng 03:27, 19 December 2022 (UTC)