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"Truth
In Music" Has Arrived!
The Truth In Music Bill was
created to protect the artists
from Identity theft and to
protect the Consumer from
being mis-lead to believe
they are seeing the legendary
artists that made the hits
songs famous, when in
fact they are not.
The Truth in Music Law
is designed to stop unscrupulous
concert promoters from deceiving
the public with “impostor groups”
which have no connection,
legal or otherwise, to the
authentic groups.
Fundamentally, this is a
consumer protection bill,
as the public pays hard-earned
money to see a show and has
no idea what it’s even getting.
The bill makes it mandatory
for a live performance to
include at least one recording
member of the group who still
has the right to use the group
name or Trademark.
Otherwise, the act
must be billed as a “tribute”
or a “salute” so that the
public knows what
it’s paying for.
An ancillary effect of this
bill is to help the authentic
artists themselves, who have
been struggling for many years
to try to stop impostors to no
avail. The impostor groups
take their jobs, their money,
their legacy and their applause.
The bill is necessary because
existing law has completely
failed to work and impostor
groups have multiplied. There
may be as many as 50 groups
of “Coasters” and “Platters”
performed nationwide,
often at the same time in
different venues. The bill
shifts the burden to those
groups to prove that they
actually have rights to
the group names.
The specific guidelines the bill
provides give clarity to venues
as to whom to book, and to
the state attorney general’s
office as to what constitutes
a violation. This is much more
efficient and cost-effective
than any other way of dealing
with this very specialized area.
Because of the above,
we have passed the BILL
in 26 states including
NY, CA, FL, NV, TN, TX, MO,
PA, NJ, MI, MA, CT, IL, IN,
WI, VA, VT, ME, CO, MD, MS,
MN, RI, SC, ND and Now
Delaware.
Ohio is Next and makes 27
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All Inducted Vocal Groups
are Encouraged to
Join
the Coalition
musicFIRSTcoalition.org
People who love music
understand
that reativity,
talent and hard
work
are
required
to bring
it to life.
The goal of musicFIRST is
to
ensure that struggling
performers,
local usicians
and well-known
artists
are
compensated for their
music
when it is played both
today
and in the future.
Of all the ways we listen
to music, corporate radio
is the only one
that receives
special treatment.
For more than 80 years,
big
radio has had a
free pass
to play music
refusing
to pay
even
a
fraction of a
penny
to
the performers
that
brought
it to life.
music FIRST is committed to
making
sure everyone, from
up-and-coming artists to our
favorites from years-ago,
is guaranteed
Fair Pay
for
Air Play.
You can help by writing your
member
of Congress and
telling them that you support
musicFIRST’s effort to
make a performance
right a reality
for
all
artists and musicians.
FAIR PAY FOR
AIR PLAY!!
Radio’s promotional
value
is
on
the decline.
New music
distribution
platforms
such
as
satellite,
cable
and
internet radio –
provide additional
ways for
consumers
to enjoy music.
With
the exception of
AM
and FM radio,
each
platform
pays for the
recordings
they use
regardless
of any
promotion
that might
occur
as a result, including broadcasters
who simulcast their programming
on the
Internet.
However,
the
bottom
line
is that
this is about simple fairness:
the
artists who
bring the
music
to
life,
who attract listeners
to a
station,
and
who
make it possible
for radio
to
make money
by
selling advertising
deserve to
be compensated
when a
radio
station uses their
music
to compensate itself.
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Vincent Naccarato, of
The Capris,
2008 inductee to the Hall of Fame died of pancreatic cancer on December 26, 2008
at the age of 66.
The Capris
In Loving Memory
January 6, 1962
Danny & The Juniors
7th hit, "Twistin' All Night Long" charted with guest vocals
by Freddie Cannon and the
un-credit
Four Seasons.
Top Single
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
The Tokens
1961 #1
Birthday
Wilbert Harrison
(Roamers)
1929
Paul Wilson
(Flamingos)
1935,
Kathy Sledge
(Sister Stedge)
1959
_________
January 7, 1953
The Five Royales label Apollo
filed a $10,000 lawsuit against The Royales for impersonating
the hit act.
One year
later
The Royals
had their own hit,
"Work With Me Annie"
and renamed themselves
Hank Ballard &
The Midnighters
goin
on to have 13
hits themselves.
Top Single
"The Great Pretenders"
The Platters
1956 #4
Birthday
Jim West
(Innocents)
1941
_________
January 8,
2001
Laura Webb Childress, tenor vocalist for The Bobbettes died. She and her four school mates were barely in their teens when they formed The Harlem Queens but soon became the rage with their classic, "Mr. Lee," a song they wrote about their fifth grade teacher which went to #1 R&B and #6 pop in 1957. It made them the first all-girl Rock & Roll group to have a top 10 hit.
Top Single
"Mr. Sandman"
The Cordettes
1955 #1
Birthday
Little Anthony
(The Imperials)
1940
Marcus Hutton
(Whispers)
1943
_________
January 9, 2001
Lynn Dixon Denicker,
lead of
The Aquatones passed away.
The group, formed in
Valley Stream, Long Island,
New York
in 1957 had a hit
with their first single, "You"
(#21 pop, #11 R&B)
but
couldn't chart again despite seven excellent followup singles and disbanded in 1960.
Lynn was trained as an operatic soprano.
Top Single
"In The Still Of
The Night"
Boys To Men
1993 #4
Birthday
Scott Engel
(Walker Brothers)
1944
Bill Cowsills
(Cowsills)
1948
_________
January 10, 1956
Rock & Roll took an exciting
turn with
the release of
Frankie Lymon &
The Teenagers
"Why Do Fools
Fall In Love"
(Gee, #6 Pop, #1 R&B).
Top Single
"I Want You Back"
The Jackson Five
1970 #4
Birthday
Kenneth Kelley
(Manhattans)
1943
_________
January 11, 1956
The Robins first
session as
The Coasters
included
"Down In Mexico"
(Atco #8 R&B) and "Brazil."
Top Single
"Popcicles, Icicles"
The Mirmaids
1964#3
Birthday
Chuck Barksdale
(Dells)
1935,
Bill Reed
(Diamonds)
1936
Janice Pought
( Bobbetttes)
1944
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