Talk:Denny Laine

message: It is stated that Laine formed the Electric String Band in December 1966, including Burton, who was a "former member of The Move". Burton was a member of The Move from early 1966 to 1969. Was he a member of Laine's band in parallel with his career in The Move; or are the dates wrong; or is it a different Burton? Matthau (talk) 03:48, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Trevor Burton/Electric String Band

message: "In 1971, Laine joined Paul McCartney to found Wings, and stayed with them for a full ten years until they officially disbanded in 1981. Laine provided lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, writing and co-writing skills, as well as being a solid solo performer. "
Just how does his skill as a solo performer belong in a sentence about his role in this GROUP? GeneCallahan (talk) 13:52, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: See Wikipedia:Be bold.--Martin IIIa (talk) 01:02, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Solo Performer?! 

message: Dennie Laine passed away March 28th of 2022 2600:1015:B058:A0E2:D8B2:1075:C213:8399 (talk) 23:47, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I can find no news reports of Laine's death. Cullen328 (talk) 23:51, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: This didn't age well --195.99.227.0 (talk) 17:37, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dennie Laine’s Death 

message: Someone very obviously doesn't want any one to know that Denny Laine's son Laine Hines is a blues musician. He is. I've seen him and he is very good - that last bit, obviously, isn't something that would be welcome on a Wikipedia site as it is my own opinion but the fact that Denny Laine's son is a blues musician is a fact and is just as relevant to Denny's personal life section as the fact that Zak Starkey is a musician as well as being Ringo Starr's son.
When I added this in it got taken down because, "We don't use any kind of self published site as a source," although, of course, a record company web site would be accepted despite the fact that they self publish their news. And I didn't publish the site I cited anyway.
Anyway, look him up. He is a blues musician and he is Denny Laine's son: "https://www.google.com/search?q=laine+hines"
I still think that the fact Denny Laine's son has followed in his father's footsteps and become a blues musician is relevant. Otherwise, why not remove the fact he even exists as there's nothing in the article to cite that (yes, I know there is other stuff online but if you're going to get anal about what goes on Wikipedia you really ought to go the whole nine yards!).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.169.162.202 (talk) 00:27, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Laine Hines 

message: In 1981, Deny opened a music shop in Church Street, Weybridge. 
I walked past it regularly.
But the only evidence I can find online is this image
https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/english-singer-songwriter-and-former-wings-and-moody-blues-news-photo/836470814
I do not know how long it lasted. 86.191.32.182 (talk) 09:50, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Music Shop 

message: There are many sources which state that Hines was born in Tyseley, Birmingham, England. Here's the entry at FreeBMD: . Yet the BBC alone here now says Channel Islands.  Which is correct? Martinevans123 (talk) 20:38, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I see that Britannica has "near Jersey, Channel Islands": . But then they also give his birth name as simply "Brian Hines". Martinevans123 (talk) 23:05, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

text: Thanks for pointing that out. I hadn't even thought of that. I'm not sure how BBC or Britannica work, but birth certificate are not considered as good references here as they are WP:PRIMARY sources. There are plenty of secondary sources, however, which say Tyseley and I'm not sure why BBC and Britannic trump these. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:30, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: e.g. here's a 2015 book source that says "Holcombe Road, Tyseley, Birmingham". Martinevans123 (talk) 11:15, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Daily Telegraph obituary published this morning says Channel Islands, another reliable source in that column.-- Pawnkingthree (talk) 14:07, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: How does one explain the birth registration record? Even if it was possible to leave the Channel Islands in late 1944, would registration of the birth in Birmingham be allowed? I assume the rather vague "Channel Islands" may have arisen from there being a single registration district for all islands. Perhaps special conditions applied during war time? I see that the National Archives site says this: "There are no birth, marriage or death records for the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man available to see online." Martinevans123 (talk) 14:35, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Can't help with any of that I'm afraid. Did a Google Books search and unearthed a Danish TV interview from 1976 where Denny says "I was born in Birmingham." But maybe he hadn't been told that he was actually born in the Channel Islands? I suspect that only a full-length Laine biography would go into enough depth on this topic and I don't know if one even exists.-- Pawnkingthree (talk) 15:44, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh this is just great. The Rock Stars Encyclopedia says it was "Tyseley, Birmingham, Warks, during an air raid, though legend will also indicate birth in a boat off the coast of Jersey, Channel Islands."-- Pawnkingthree (talk) 15:58, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah right. So it must be true... because Denny was such a lege! Martinevans123 (talk) 17:29, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

text: Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Birmingham Mail goes with Tyseley. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:59, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: As does Sky News. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:01, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: As does Uncut, and Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times, and The Guardian and Oxford Mail. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:56, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: and The Independent Martinevans123 (talk) 19:08, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: In that case, I think it may be best to change the birthplace to Tyseley and put in a footnote saying that some sources state he was born in the Channel Islands.-- Pawnkingthree (talk) 20:07, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:53, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Have now made that change. Have included a quote from Dafydd Rees and ‎Luke Crampton's Rock Stars Encyclopedia (1999). Martinevans123 (talk) 12:25, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthplace