tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post2183428317721738461..comments2024-02-06T16:17:25.826+00:00Comments on THE GRØNMARK BLOG: The extraordinary life of Doc Pomus - polio victim, white blues singer, and a truly great songwriterScott Gronmarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-84211237763048871322020-08-17T15:15:02.295+01:002020-08-17T15:15:02.295+01:00Awesome site. Love Doc Pomus & those incredibl...Awesome site. Love Doc Pomus & those incredible songs he wrote that the late, great Elvis Presley recorded. Best, KirkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-32635611878524503922019-04-04T09:12:15.951+01:002019-04-04T09:12:15.951+01:00It's a great shame that the era of the songwri...It's a great shame that the era of the songwriting team which produced classics such as these will probably never come back. The way in which the record industry, if it exists at all, is now structured means that almost no one can make a living writing songs and very few from recording them. <br /><br />I recently met an American singer who writes her own material and whose popularity is evidenced by the fact that one of her songs has over 4 million plays on Spotify. The rates Spotify charges the customer mean that this has produced royalties of significantly less than $1000 for the artist. If Spotify were to put up their rates they would undermine their business model, given that the under 30s generation is sufficiently IT literate to file-share for nothing if subscription rates become too expensive. So the only way in which she and many others like her can make a living as musicians is through live performance at which she hopes to flog a few privately produced CDs. Several older musicians who might have expected to live off their royalties are now to be found almost constantly on tour. So unless a new Pomus/Shulman adjusted their style to suit Beyoncé, they would be stuffed.<br /><br />Great post.<br /><br />Ex-KCSnoreply@blogger.com