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
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