Re: FW: RUN-DMC?

[Kame'a Media <media...>]

Hi Simon:

 Before I edited my post, I had written that not all the thieves were Jews, nor
were all the victims Black, but I wanted to stick to the topic under discussion.

I know about Elvis and also about VeeJay Records.
Elvis was indeed ripped off by the Colonel, his manager (who received an
astronomical 25%), but Elvis didn't seem to mind. As far as the record company
goes: the Colonel was a tough cookie and  secured  very favorable royalties for
his client from RCA, Elvis' gain being his own.

Of course, no one group has an exclusive on treachery  -- but were one to make a
study of
the historical facts, you will find a lot of Jewish record business people 
taking
extreme advantage of
performers.  It is probably not a good idea to mention names.  These people have
children and grandchildren.  Who, by the way, were propelled into the upper
classes and all the priveleges it brings, "on the backs" of the aforementioned
ripped-off performers.

I much prefer the rants of Little Richard, who never misses an opportunity to
state the horrendous facts regarding his own career.  He, however, unlike PE,
does not seek to turn his personal injustice into a bloody race war.

Truth, like water, seeks it's own level.

Wolf


Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com wrote:

> In a message dated 7/12/99 6:54:16 PM, media (at) kamea(dot)com writes:
>
> << At the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,when a Black artist is inducted into the
> Hall, he is often impoverished in his old age while the Jewish businessman who
> sold his records (and often attached his name to the artist's original
> compositions) stands laughing in the wings,  fat and <ungeshtopt> due to
> financial gains engendered by unethical, exploitative contracts and other
> miscellaneous chicanery.
>  >>
>
> Sorry my friend, but I think that is a bit too simplified.
> The fact is that practically EVERY artist in the Rock & Roll era got ripped
> off  by their record companies. Not long ago there was a PBS program about
> the music scene  of Chicago. A very famous black composer-producer said that
> the Black record companies were no less guilty than the white owned companies
> of cheating the artists.  Motown was notorious for ripping off their artist.
> Look at what happened to Florence Ballard and Mary Wells and they were as big
> as you could get.
> Berry Gordy was notorious for changing one word on a song & putting himself
> down as co-writter.
> There was VJ Records a major black owned label before Motown that got so
> greedy it put itself out of business and the had THE BEATLES before Capitol
> Records.
>
> Many white artists got ripped off as well. Elvis got royally ripped by Col.
> Tom Parker...probably the biggest rip off in record history.
> The fact is,that the individual who has the power to cheat his artist will do
> so if he is inclined to do so. Religion or Color is not the issue, the issue
> is morals.
> No group has the exclusive on treachery.
> S
>



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