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Mitch Easter

Mitchell Blake Easter (born November 15, 1954) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. Frequently associated with the jangle pop style of guitar music, he is known as producer of R.E.M.'s early albums, from 1981 through 1984, and as frontman of the 1980s band Let's Active. He owns and operates Fidelitorium, a recording studio in Kernersville, North Carolina, which followed on from his Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem.

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Mitchell Blake Easter (born November 15, 1954) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. Frequently associated with the jangle pop style of guitar music, he is known as producer of R.E.M.'s early albums, from 1981 through 1984, and as frontman of the 1980s band Let's Active. He owns and operates Fidelitorium, a recording studio in Kernersville, North Carolina, which followed on from his Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1954-11-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of formation: 1977 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 1972 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 1978 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. release date: 2009 — 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 "1954-11-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of formation is "1977". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "1972". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "1978". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  10. 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=1367198782

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.