Bye, bye, a piece of the pie

[desdemona]

When Sam Moore considered retiring in the early '90s, he had 30 sweaty years of show business behind him, starting with such '60s Sam & Dave hits as Soul Man and Hold On! I'm Comin'. After selling millions of records for Atlantic Records, a Warner Bros. label, Moore expected a comfortable nest egg. He found barely a goose egg.

"Sam was told his pension would be $63.67 a month," says Joyce Moore, his wife and manager. "It should have been $8,000. It's wrong, and it all ties back to royalties. From 1965 to 1992, Atlantic contributed not one penny to Sam's pension. The whole problem is accounting and accountability. We know the labels don't know how to count except when it comes to their own money."

read the article here:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/20...ties-main_x.htm

Edited May 18, 2004 by desdemona

[Kooperman]

Sam Moore must be the last musician to find out he's been given the "business" by the RIAA. It's been going on in the industry for decade upon decade.

[Redneck4sure]

The only bunch of ppl more sorry than the record companies is.....is.........is........ Hell they ain't no bunch of ppl that sorry.

[DudeAsInCool]

:reallymad:

[Shawn]

Oh yeah. The RIAA is 'concerned about the artists". They give bloodsuckers a bad name.

[Redneck4sure]

Sam Moore must be the last musician to find out he's been given the "business" by the RIAA. It's been going on in the industry for decade upon decade.

Koop, he's not the "last musician"........he's the "latest". There is a difference. ;)