[TPIN] Wage Question/Motown

[Glenn Bengry]

Wilmer and mates,
 
     Gordon Stump, President of the Detroit Local(also a trpt player, former Buddy Rich Band and freelance player requisite trumpet content)has been working on digging up old Motown dates, contracts, and such and getting unpaid residuals for many old Motown musicians.  A lot of money has been made off of the backs of those great musicians, many of whom have struggled financially over the years.  God Bless Gordie, the Union, and all those great old musicians who are deserving of being compensated for their work and their value.
 
     By the way, I should turn on some guys who weren't around when "Standing in The Shadows of Motown"  came out and encourage any folks who havent' seen the DVD to get it and see the story of the real backup musicians that made Motown.  My old teacher was one of the trumpet players that played many of those old dates.  It is a great story with lots of really fine music and great history in it.
 
glenn, proud to be from Motown, bengry
 
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> From: wiseone2 at verizon.net> To: tpin at tpin.okcu.edu> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:26:26 -0400> Subject: [TPIN] Wage Question> > I have never gotten a gig from the union, however, when I happen to > see a clip from the movie "McHale's Navy" and I heard "In the Navy," I > called the union, and Local 802 got me a payment for the Village > People recording I had made many years ago that had been used in that > movie!> The federation got a ballet company to pay an owed fee to a New York > orchestra by picketing the company's engagement in Texas. Unions are > no better than their membership.> The NY union is alive because of it's members. We are the union!> Wilmer> _______________________________________________> TPIN mailing list> TPIN at tpin.okcu.edu> http://tpin.okcu.edu/mailman/listinfo/tpin