Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Rock'n'Roll Pioneers - Industry Exploitation (1986)

Pioneering black artists of the 1950s fell victim to music industry exploitation with the advent of rock'n'roll. Some 30 years later in 1986, Bo Diddley, Brooke Benton, Ruth Brown and Hank Ballard discuss the travesty of non-royalty payments whilst their timeless songs and music continued to make millions of dollars for record companies.