Venetta Fields

Article summary

Venetta Lee Fields (born 1941) is an American-Australian singer, musical theatre actress, and vocal coach. She began her career singing in church and local gospel groups in Buffalo, New York, before gaining prominence in the 1960s as an Ikette with the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. After leaving the group in 1965, she co-founded the Mirettes in 1966 and later became a founding member of the vocal trio the Blackberries. Fields went on to establish a prolific career as a session and touring backing vocalist, working with artists including Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, Humble Pie, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, Bob Seger. After emigrating to Australia in 1982, she became an Australian citizen and continued her career there, performing and recording with artists such as John Farnham, Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, Australian Crawl, and Tim Finn.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1941 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1966 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1999 — 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 "1941". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1966". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1999". 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=1376845095