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| Re: Louie Louie [message #103359 is a reply to message #103358] |
Mon, 04 May 2009 07:10   |
tonehouse
Messages: 184
Registered: July 2006
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The fact is "Louie Louie" was a "traditonal" Calypso song,that was then
re-written by Richard Berry,who got the "writer's credit"...Jack Ely was the
orignialsinger for the Kingsmen,they didn't even know the real lyrics,which
are written in "pidgen English"..
"Mike Bloomer" <tubeguru2006@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:49fe69df$1@linux...
>
> The sad thing is that smaller radio stations may be forced out of business
> paving the way for Clearchannel... This whole issue of performance
royalties
> is a killer. ASCAP already goes around to small businesses and extorts
money
> out of them if they play a radio where the public can hear it because it
> constitutes a "public performance" and it's not a small piece of change
either.
> It can add up to several thousand dollars per year depending on the size
> of your business, just for playing a radio.
> I only bring this up because it the radio station has already
theoretically
> paid royalties on the music it broadcasts over the airwaves. It seems to
> me that in this wonderful age of technology that collecting performance
royalties
> would be a snap. Radio stations have to keep a playlist right? ASCAP and
> BMI have access to that information. They also keep track of their
artists.
> Seeing that artists get their performance royalties is supposed to be why
> they exist.
> It seems to me that when a known artist on a major label sees 25 or 50
cents
> on the sale of a $15.99 CD it's easy to see where the problem lies.....
> Yes, I know the store only pays $7 to $9, but CDs cost less than a dollar
> to produce compared to $2 or $3 for vinyl.It seems to me that if the
record
> company advances the artist on their future royalties, then shouldn't they
> also have some responsibility in seeing that royalties get paid?
> If I were to put together an oldies compilation album, I'm required to pay
> per piece mechanical royalties, usually to the Harry Fox agency or
sometimes
> to the publisher. A portion of these royalties is supposed to go to the
artist....
> I'm not really surprised that so many formerly popular songwriters end up
> in poverty, and I'm not really surprised that these huge organizations
that
> have are supposed to be responsible to these artists fail so miserably.
But
> I am deeply saddened that the very people that make the music biz possible
> are so undervalued. Get his address, I'll personally send him $10 or $20
> even though I'm probably no better off than him...
> MB
>
> "James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >http://apnews.excite.com/article/20090503/D97UT3M00.html
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| Re: Louie Louie [message #103373 is a reply to message #103359] |
Thu, 07 May 2009 20:36 |
Mike Bloomer
Messages: 44
Registered: July 2008
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So if he didn't know the real words and made them up wouldn't that be considered authorship? I realize that Berry is listed as the author and Ely probably doesn't want to sue him ...
MB
Every moment you spend watching TV is a moment you have surrendered your free will
King Cake Band
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