Like jazz vocalist, pianist Mose Allison sings...... "Everybody is cryin' mercy, but they don't know the meaning of the word."
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In the recent cry by radio stations who think they've been dealt a lethal blow by a decision to up the revenue cost in favor of musicians here's a thought.
Musicians have literally been raped with no lubricant by record companies, radio stations, television stations, the internet, club owners, and just about anyone else who uses a musician's intellectual property to turn a buck. Musicians create the hits that we love and everyone else profits from. They are the geese who lays the golden eggs.
"The Geese" have been so micro-focused on music that they've for the most part relinquished the "business" part of the music business. For them, music business is an oxymoron.
Interestingly enough, the much maligned Michael Jackson is an example of a musician who has paid attention and did very well, including buying up the entire Beatle's catalog. I'm sure Sir Paul McCartney wishes every morning he had paid more attention when he's drinking his tea and eating his crumpets.
The Kings and Queens of radio have no clothes on this one.....
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