On 8/10/2017 8:01 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: > Interesting — and the description of Pete Seeger as a humble, generous, and > well-meaning person certainly parallels my experience with him. I feel as if > I practically grew up with him - singing and playing the guitar on stage with > him at 10 or 12 years old and having him visit our home many times in the > ensuing years. I can’t imagine Pete himself making an issue over ownership > of what seems to me to be something that clearly belongs in the public > domain. I often find the business of music disturbingly venal as soon as > non-musicians get involved. >
I agree with your impression of Pete Seeger -- I remember hearing or reading (I can't remember if it was part of his between-songs patter in a live recording or printed in an interview) him recount the tale of copyrighting the song "Where Have All The Flowers Gone." He had written it and performed it and others had picked it up and performed it and recorded it and one day his manager heard it on the radio and asked him "Didn't you write that?" Pete said "Yes." The manager asked if Pete had copyrighted it and Pete said he didn't think so. So the manager registered the copyright for him. I don't think Pete was all that interested in the business end of things. And I agree with your final statement -- once the bean counters get hold of things, the nice collegial feeling of the music world is ruined. -- ***** David H. Bailey [email protected] http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
