> > This year, however, a certain sobriety threatens to dampen the
> > festivities, which begin today and run through Sunday. Seagram's
> > recent purchase of Polygram has resulted in the dilution of some
> > of the industry's most highly regarded labels -- A&M, Geffen,
> > Island. At least a few hundred bands and as many as 3,000
> > employees have received pink slips in recent weeks.
>
> I keep reading this, and still haven't seen many names, aside from
> the Decca, I think, group of Dolly Parton, Chris Knight, etc. Anyone
> heard any other names?
John Anderson, Rodney Carrington and Jenny Simpson were dropped from
Mercury, and I believe Keith Harling was, too (note that he did not appear
at the CRS New Faces show, though he'd been previously scheduled).
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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