Money In Country Music??

Scott Henderson · Post by **Scott Henderson** » 29 Dec 2003 10:12 am

Is There money in country music?????????
Sure their is!!!But it's all about what you want. I myself like sleepin in the same bed with the same woman every night. And I have been able to do it. But instead of bustin my rump in the back of a bus I have had a chance to have fun.not to mention doing it on my terms. I have spent the last 21 years working five to seven nights a week playing and developing a career as a salesmen. I thought about nashville but never went cause I never saw the sense in moving to a town just so I could get on a bus and leave. Nor did i want to scrape and scramble for a 20.00 a night job. and thats the only way you can do it. (somepeople call it networking hehehehe) The statement told to me by several people was"you just gotta come down!" what person in right mind just picks up and goes somewhere and hopes to find work? Simple...a person with a dream of bright lights, fame, and recognition. notice i didn't say fame and fortune...to some of those people it's not about money. Me? i didn't go because of two things MONEY and security. I love having a family a home, and freedom. I see so many of these kids who are just worn out from the road and they're only 22 or 23 tears old.Do I have bright lights, fame and recognition? everynight!!!and then i go home. but in defense of the system you do "gotta go" I lived in the Oklahoma panhandle for 11 years.had to if i wanted the gig. didnt care for the landscape but loved the people. same thing in wichita Ks. i now live in one of the most beautiful areas in the country,the ozarks. i make a living and i'm happy..it's what i want. if you like the smell of diesel and it makes you happy go for it God bless you. but their are ways to make money in music without doin that...now what do you want???????? oh and IMHO country music ain't dead just a little anemic... dont give up on it yet....as long as their are steel players their is still a chance ..hehehehe

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Steelin' away in the ozarks and life,
Scott
www.scottyhenderson.com

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 29 Dec 2003 10:51 am

I'm Down on the club owners for what they do on Lower Broadway in Nashville, but I'm more incensed at the Union local there for allowing it to happen.

Maybe it's just the Pedal Steel Player in me, but I'm a lot more supportive of *that idea* than I am the obviously more popular opinion that we should get locked up for downloading old Jimmy Dickens songs from the Record Lady site..

Maybe somebody so vested and inclined can head on down and see who's doing what, and for how little.

My jobs this week are for two to three times what I remember the scale to be around here. I'd be glad to see them.

Just a thought..

EJL[This message was edited by Eric West on 29 December 2003 at 11:02 AM.]

John Floyd · Post by **John Floyd** » 29 Dec 2003 11:12 am

I Nominate Smiley Roberts since he started this thread.

Kenny Dail · Post by **Kenny Dail** » 29 Dec 2003 2:33 pm

I think our steel player friend, Boo Miller would be a perfect example of how "Steelers" and other side musicians are treated and supported by the union and its "benefits." What has or is the union doing for him?

Do the arithmatic....

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kd...and the beat goes on...

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Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 29 Dec 2003 4:00 pm

I was going to say, and I don't know Mr. Roberts personally, that whoever started it and asked the question got more of an answer than anybody could ask for...

"Ask Jeeves" ain't got nuthin' on this place

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Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 4 Jan 2004 10:15 am

What did I miss,When did they get a raise down on lower Broadway? Are they actually paying cash money now?And when did a Union start up in Nashburg?