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Merge Kathleen Brennan to Tom Waits

Brennan is only notable as the wife and collaborator of Tom Waits - she has done nothing notable on her own, and the only sources are mentions in articles about or interviews with Tom Waits. Per WP:NOTINHERITED, we don't have articles on people because "She once worked with someone famous". However, as she became a significant part of Waits' life and work, it is appropriate and helpful to mention her in Tom Waits, and it is useful to have a redirect to Tom Waits for anyone searching for "Kathleen Brennan". SilkTork (talk) 09:35, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've tidied the Kathleen Brennan article, and removed the merge tag. While it duplicates much of the information in this article, it does serve as a brief and handy overview of who she is, and why she matters to Tom Waits. SilkTork (talk) 18:23, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Formatting

There seem to be quite a few formatting issues with this album, regarding sections/categories of the article, which, at least for myself and a few others I know who've read the article, just don't appear aside from a few albums/years. Not sure if I'm missing something with this, if it's just a localised bug or there's some sort of vandalism. Also, the talk page and edit history button seem to have disappeared from the bottom of the page.

I'm not very good at article editing, so I hope someone with a bit more experience than me might come along and help sort this out Blazethefox1 (talk) 23:19, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

One addition, this may just be the natural case but I can't see anything in the talk page aside from the Kathleen Brennan merge request and the standard wiki at the top. I do seem to remember there being more in here than just that Blazethefox1 (talk) 23:20, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Everything looks fine here. The talk page was archived four edits ago, so that'll explain some missing stuff. _signed,Willondon (talk) 01:26, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Photo

Why is the image chosen a photo that is almost 50 years old? 84.64.251.154 (talk) 12:10, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

because of public domain issues with photographs. If you can find one from more recent years that is public domain, then add it. Gd123lbp (talk) 00:28, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

TV section...? Should we list EVERYTHING?

Tom appeared on many chat shows over the years repeatedly, but I dont know if I should list those? For instance, he appeared on The Letterman Show many many times but is that notable? Gd123lbp (talk) 14:29, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Excessively long

This needs to be trimmed down in length, it needs to be summary style. WS:SS

Please can anyone help with this thanks Gd123lbp (talk) 12:32, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]