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Bugs Bower

Maurice Bower (July 16, 1922 – September 28, 2019), known professionally as Bugs Bower, was an American composer, music arranger, bandleader and record producer. He was awarded nine Gold Record Million Seller Awards and two Grammy Awards. Bower arranged and produced hundreds of recordings including, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Great Doctor Dolittle Songs, Oliver!, The Godfather, Shaft, Mame; and worked with artists such as Perry Como, The Beatles, Bing Crosby, Liza Minnelli, and Richard Burton.

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Maurice Bower (July 16, 1922 – September 28, 2019), known professionally as Bugs Bower, was an American composer, music arranger, bandleader and record producer. He was awarded nine Gold Record Million Seller Awards and two Grammy Awards. Bower arranged and produced hundreds of recordings including, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Great Doctor Dolittle Songs, Oliver!, The Godfather, Shaft, Mame; and worked with artists such as Perry Como, The Beatles, Bing Crosby, Liza Minnelli, and Richard Burton.

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  1. date of birth: 1976 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354814079

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