var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-13137559-2"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @musicbizfizz)http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/The Night I Beat Minnesota Fats (2/2/12) After The Rumble And The Roar (1/20/12) Bruce Lundvall...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/452907378http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/452907378Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:00:00 -0500Sometimes you can’t make this stuff up.  In the passing of the incomparable Etta James, whose music...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/16924943815http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/16924943815Sat, 02 Oct 2010 02:35:00 -0400One of my favorite people and favorite music journalists, Jim Bessman, tweeted a note marking the...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/16181480815http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/16181480815Sat, 02 Oct 2010 02:33:00 -0400When I came to Nashville in the early ‘70’s, the Outlaw Music scene had long been percolating, but...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/3590060917http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/3590060917Sat, 02 Oct 2010 02:31:00 -0400Back in 1972, I was extremely fortunate to land my first job at Record World magazine in Nashville,...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/1224170260http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/1224170260Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:30:00 -0400Most people probably don’t remember Charlie Rich today.  It’s hard for me to fathom that the world...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/875878561http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/875878561Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:20:00 -0400Back in 1978, after a couple of years in the music business in New York, a few of my friends in...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/816242629http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/816242629Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:19:00 -0400Maybe the key to short stories is in the word short.  Keeping it short has always been a problem ...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/676713319http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/676713319Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:18:00 -0400Pushing the boundaries of socially acceptable expression has been a controversy that has been...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/536092924http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/536092924Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:17:00 -0400The indigo girls, with no caps, always seemed to understate their success.  Finding their audience...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/615369398http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/615369398Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:17:00 -0400Sometimes the great things we get from our efforts are more abstract and very different from what ...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/501796930http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/501796930Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:05:00 -0400May 26, 1971, was the first day I ever spent in Nashville.  I finished my junior year of college ...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/484611208http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/484611208Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:00:00 -0400Through the years, I was only involved with Aerosmith for a very short period over the course of...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/452482844http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/452482844Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:44:00 -0400March 1, marks the 30th anniversary of The Clash’s first show on US soil.  (Editor’s Note:...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/420316544http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/420316544Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:38:00 -0500I have received a couple of hundred notes from old and new friends related to my first stories...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/440805578http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/440805578Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:30:00 -0500How fantastic to see Sade return with the “Soldier of Love” album and Soundscan 501,000 the first...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/411684551http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/411684551Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:26:00 -0500Here are a couple of posts on the Sade story: From Ron McCarrell, former head of Marketing and my...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/440796710http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/440796710Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:30:00 -0500Working with Luther Vandross could often be challenging to say the least.  I am sure Daniel ...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/376253127http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/376253127Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:00:48 -0500From Billy Bass, who had one of the most successful experiences as Luther’s manager: “Dan,...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/440836629http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/440836629Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:30:00 -0500My current issue on the future of the music business. For better or worse, the major labels funded...http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/325596600http://www.musicbizzfizz.com/post/325596600Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:25:00 -0500