Tab Benoit

Article summary

Tab Benoit (born November 17, 1967) is an American blues guitarist, musician, and singer. His playing combines a number of blues styles, primarily Delta blues. He plays a stock 1972 Fender Telecaster Thinline electric guitar and writes his own musical compositions. Benoit graduated from Vandebilt Catholic High School in Houma, Louisiana, in May 1985. In 2003, he formed "Voice of the Wetlands," an organization promoting awareness of coastal wetlands preservation.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1967-11-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2020-10-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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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 "1967-11-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2020-10-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1341763840