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Post by JamesP on Sept 5, 2014 7:35:18 GMT -5
If you want to hit it big in Nashville, take a listen to this video. The music industry has broken the heart of many aspiring artists. Every time someone mentions getting a start in the music industry I'm drawn to Lacy J. Dalton's "16th Avenue". I remember listening to Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash talking about Kris's start in the industry, trying to get a break as a songwriter down on Music Row in Nashville (16th and 17th Ave). Kris, even though he was a brilliant songwriter, couldn't get the break he needed to get his work heard by artists. He worked as a janitor at Columbia Records, and when he finally got his big break, he transformed the sound of Country Music.
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Post by Steven B on Sept 6, 2014 6:50:58 GMT -5
I agree 100%.......the music business is a cut-throat industry that really doesn't revolve around talent any longer. I think it has more to do with luck and being in the right place at the right time.My little bunch of rednecks went out to Nashville in the mid-late 90s and did a couple of "show cases" for some of the record labels. I thought we did OK but didn't get as much as a nibble. We were in town for a couple of days and it was strange to find some of the best pickers/singers I've ever heard were working at McDonald's or Burger King.
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Post by JamesP on Sept 6, 2014 7:45:25 GMT -5
I agree 100%.......the music business is a cut-throat industry that really doesn't revolve around talent any longer. I think it has more to do with luck and being in the right place at the right time.My little bunch of rednecks went out to Nashville in the mid-late 90s and did a couple of "show cases" for some of the record labels. I thought we did OK but didn't get as much as a nibble. We were in town for a couple of days and it was strange to find some of the best pickers/singers I've ever heard were working at McDonald's or Burger King. Well put Steven. Back in the old days before Arthur Itis visited, I had visions of getting a "real" recording contract. I thought that was what you needed to be "successful". We would play the small clubs around Nashville and surrounding towns, draw great crowds and get great comments on how the people enjoyed our music. Some of our "original" songs were picked up by the famous entertainers and were recorded on their well-known albums, but stardom and fame eluded me and most of our little group. Or so I felt then. But it's strange how when you get a little older (well a llot older), it isn't about the "fame" any more. Just knowing you touched a few people with your little songs gives you more satisfaction than having a Grammy. At least that's how I see it. Some of my fondest memories are playing a small joint on a Saturday night, remembering the smiling faces and having 50 or 60 people singing along with you on one of your original songs.
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