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Potential revamp?

In light of the subject's recent passing, I'm thinking we should do a massive revamp of this article so we can get it up to GA or FA status at some point in the future, using other articles like Hank Williams (a GA), Patsy Cline (a GA) or Elvis Presley (an FA) as models. Eventually, I plan to feature it on the main page as a TFA for the subject's birthday, which is June 22.

For example, we should create a "Life and career" section which should look something like this:

1936–1961: early years
1961–1965: military service
1965–1972: early music and film career
1972–1990: commercial peak
1990–2021: Highwaymen and later years
2021–2024: retirement and death

I would also recommend moving some parts of the personal life section (such as his marriages, health problems such as drug addictions, etc.) to the "Life and career" section as outlined above.

Any other thoughts or suggestions on this? Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 22:42, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

sounds great to me, please proceed. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 08:18, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've started a work-in-progress draft here. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 04:48, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looking good so far. I would say his marriages are also worth adding to section headers with this integration, especially Rita Coolidge given the overlap of their professional and personal involvements with one another. A glaring absence for this article, though, is how it neglects to mention why the first two ended in divorce. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 06:06, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In this case, we can try finding books and other sources about Kristofferson's marriages and potentially merge them into the life and career section. Also, I realized there is no section about his artistry (such as his musical style, influences, etc.). Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 06:23, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Additional material inclusion

Having just implemented some of the material from the Kristofferson (album) article, I think we should include material from other GAs of Kristofferson's albums. Also, some references may need to be reformatted. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 05:13, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RD

The plans above are fine, but tomorrow is the last day to source his article enough to appear among the recent deaths, WP:ITNN nomination open, but facts tagged for needing citations. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:51, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]