Just to be clear, Pete’s manager, Harold Levanthal, was one of the best — never part of the bean counter problem. He was an extraordinarily decent and principled man.
Chuck > On Aug 11, 2017, at 3:12 AM, David H. Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 Chuck Israels [email protected] (360) 201-3434 8831 SE 12th Ave. Portland OR 97202 <chuckisraelsjazz.com> _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
