Those poor folks in the music business ... As I read that article George
posted, I kept wondering, is it 1977 all over again?
I dont know much about the economics of the country labels of the time,
but I do remember what was going on in the rawk world. Back in the later
70s, labels were
Flushed with success:
The record biz is making big money- so why is the music so poor?
by David Serchuk -Boulder Weekly 3/18/99
Many musicians get into the music business and expect to be broke.
There are reasons for this: touring is expensive, there is intense
competition, and it's
The difference these days
is that when it comes to being broke these musicians are not alone. They
have company: record industry executives.
While I have great sympathy for anybody who gets dumped
from a job they've come to consider their livelihood, that's
about the funniest thing I've
np: Shaver, "Victory". Nothin' like a little sangin' about
Juh-heezus before I start an evening of beer and loud guitars.
Nothin' like making fun of other people's speech and beliefs.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
What's really interesting about the article in P2 terms is the way that it
suggests that the current crisis in country music is similar and related to
a larger crisis in the record bidness generally. Imagine that.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated 3/19/99 3:10:32 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
np: Shaver, "Victory". Nothin' like a little sangin' about
Juh-heezus before I start an evening of beer and loud guitars.
Nothin' like making fun of other people's speech and beliefs.
Y'all will
