On Friday, February 22, 2013 3:14:39 PM UTC-5, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > > When Marsalis bailed, the band members who didn't jump with him were > allowed to stay. When Eubanks left, the entire Tonight Show Band was > fired. It wasn't supposed to go down like that and when it did, people > were hurt by the decision. > > When Eubanks fired bassist Bob Hirst, both Jay Leno and Debbie Vickers objected to the move. However, they allowed it, because they recognized that, as musical director, Eubanks had the final say on who gets to play in the band.
Rickey Minor is the musical director now. He should have the final say on who gets to play in his band. He wanted his own set of musicians, so that's what he got. This is no different than when all of Doc Severinsen's band members lost their jobs in 1992. Some of them had been on the job for decades. So what? Should Branford and Kevin have been forced to play with them if they wanted a different sound? New bandleader, new rules. -Tim -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
