User:HazelAlbertSheriff

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This user believes that the years 1957 to 1981 were the Best years in music.

Introduction

Hello, I'm HazelAlbert from the great country of Lithuania! I started actively editing in May 2025, though I was lurking since November 2024. My main focus has been on music articles, particularly discographies, albums, singles, and singer articles. I started really editing when I wanted to expand the scope of Connie Francis' singles, starting with "I'm Me Again" (comeback song, 1981). Since May 2025, I have joined four Wikiprojects, and I'm a reviewer at AFC. I have done various projects on Wikipedia for the purpose of increasing the quality of articles in the traditional pop, easy listening, and vocal genres. I have nominated three articles for GA, Where Is Love?, The Very Best of Connie Francis – Connie's 15 Biggest Hits and Connie Francis. The first two were reviewed and are now GAs.

Focus

In my opinion, the old, less popular singers of standards are really overlooked, and so have far less detailed articles. One of these cases was Eddie Fisher, whose page I've revamped, and I've also done several articles for his albums. Other such cases were Jack Jones, a more pop-styled singer, and Ed Ames, an MOR style type of singer. Ed Ames' catalogue was almost untouched on Wikipedia, so a lot of my work can be there now. Other artists I hope to work on more in the future are: Jimmy Roselli, Peggy Lee, Bobby Vinton, Jerry Vale (already made some improvements), and John Gary. Below is an article made more than a decade ago, which was Stub-class, but I've revamped it and made it more comprehensive, though it can always be better.

  • Catch a Rising Star (this shows how an empty page can be expanded into a better and more informative article, and have its Stub assessment changed).

I've also tried expanding other pages, like the songwriters' Eddie Snyder and Bobby Russell articles. But I'm most proud of the Jerry Vale main page, which shows how much information could be added to the short pages that we have now.

Chart goals

Bold Goals

Charting Albums

The main bold goal I have is to note that an album charted. Either on the discography page, album article, or the singer's article. Now that includes all charting albums from 1945-1972, that charted on the Billboard Top LPs. This information will be from Whitburn's chart book. Also, sometimes I will add Cashbox chart data. These are references for later, and the ones I use a lot. Feel free to use them as well ([1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]).

This, of course, will take a long time, but I want to bring this data "back from the dead". The chart runs show the album's commercial lifespan, and the peak positions show the popularity. All of this is really important in my eyes.

As of June 11th, I completed 53/160 pages (about 33%). Also, a note, I will not add charting album info for bands/singers who don't have a Wikipedia page (since where would I add the info?) unless there is another way to add them, for example, a singer who was in a band, but the band doesn't have an article, so I'll add it to his page. A couple more things about how I'm doing this:

  • 1. If the charting album has an article. I'll add the chart info, reference, and table chart to its page.
  • 2. If the charting album does NOT have an article, the chart info and reference go to the discography article/singer's main article
  • 3. If a chart table exists but lacks a reference, I will add a proper citation. The same applies to discography pages.

Done or Not?

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Assessing all discography articles (see below for the specifics)  Done Medium
All charting albums (1945-1972) (see above for the specifics) In progress Big
All charting country albums (1964-1999) (see above for the specifics) In progress Big
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What Wikipedia articles have I made?

I love making new wikipedia articles for albums and songs, here's all of them:

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Currently working on:

  • Ed Ames singles and albums, expanding everything related to them. Alternatively, working on Wikipedia drafts or stuff related to Chris Montez's discography.

Other Articles/Templates

Notes

If you have any questions, ideas, or feedback on my edits, please feel free to reach out on my talk page — I’m always open to discussion! And since I'm Eastern European, I know my English won't be great, so if you have any notes on my writing, you can let me know.

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Resources I use

Service award progress

See Also

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