On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 12:44 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> I only worked on one show with Aretha. How I happened upon her contract, I
> cannot say, but it was amazing. In addition to the usual dressing room
> clauses and dietary needs, she demanded payment up front, in cash, in a
> briefcase delivered to her hands and nobody else’s, before she would set
> foot on the stage. She was a woman in total control of her life and her
> career.
>

A number of veteran acts had the same deal. I think Chuck Berry was one. It
came from a history of not getting paid by shifty club owners, promoters,
and managers when they were coming up.

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