Talk:Victor Wooten

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Contents 1 Michael Jordan of bass 2 "Wooten"? 3 Move up to Start rating? 4 The Music Lesson

[edit] Michael Jordan of bass

There's no citation for this quote. I figured that counts as "poorly sourced" info, which we're supposed to get rid of, plus the "sometimes referred to" seems a bit vague to me.

When looking to find evidence of Victor being called the Michael Jordan of bass, much of what I found was referencing this wiki. However, I tracked down a similar quote at the Oteil Burbridge site that that is attributed to a Huntsville Times article (link has died).

Apparently Allman Brothers member Derek Trucks called Oteil Burbridge the Michael Jordan of bass. Any consensus on whether the comment in Victor's article might have come from a misattribution of that quote? If there are no objections or sources, I'll just strike the Michael Jordan comment.

-Tjkiesel 23:22, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

I'll strike the "Michael Jordan of bass" line. This leaves the introductory section very very sparse in light of the addition of the infobox. I'll see what I can add to help beef it up a bit. -Tjkiesel 22:38, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Wooten"?

Time for a stupid question. How do you pronounce "Wooten"? I've never heard it pronounced and I have always assumed it rhymes with "rootin'" [i.e., rooting], but it looks Dutch or German and that makes me wonder if it is really pronounced as though it sounds like "votin'" [i.e., voting]. El charangista 13:59, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

You're basically right with "rootin'", shading toward the even more appreviated "root'n". There are a few songs on his various albums where you can hear his last name pronounced. A few of the Flecktones live albums feature his name as well. That brings up a question: Would adding a pronunciation guide to the beginning of the article be consistent with other WikiProject Biography articles? -Tjkiesel 20:18, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Adding pronunciation guides to -anything- is a good idea in my book. And thank you. El charangista 03:50, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Move up to Start rating?

I think this page might deserve to be moved up to a Start rating according to the Biography Project scale. The example of a Start rated biography is A. J. Croce, which I think the Victor Wooten page matches pretty well in overall detail, though this page is lacking more biographical history on Wooten. Any thoughts? If this article is still a stub, what do we need to get it to a start rating? If it's already a Start rated article, let's indicate so and see what we can do about moving it up to a B. (Sorting out some material in the Life and Other bands and techniques sections might be a start) -Tjkiesel 00:01, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Made the move. Explained my justifications. -Tjkiesel 04:00, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Music Lesson

I think there should be a bit about his book "The Music Lesson" in here, but I'm sure I'm not the one that should write it... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.206.140.226 (talk) 23:36, 29 March 2007 (UTC).