Originally Posted by
bradsupremes
I always thought it was $100,00 for the total group, not each lady.
Someone made a good point about this a while ago. If the Supremes performed 2 shows at an arena that sat 7,000 people and tickets sold for $5.00 each. That would mean they would have pulled in $35,000 per show [[$70,000 total for 2 shows). Now you have to deduct expenses for crew, advertising, etc. but it's clear the ladies would have taken home a good amount of that money. The ladies were constantly on the road. Touring alone would have brought in a great deal of money. This doesn't even include album/singles sales. We know Motown refused to have the RIAA oversee the sale figures instead the label itself did their own. I think this is where the ladies truly lost out. Motown screwed them over [[and every other Motown artist).
It should also be noted the ladies paid for everything...limos, gowns, photo sessions, etc. When you see a Supremes photo on Getty Images from the Michael Ochs Archives, the ladies paid for that photo. A Supremes gown on display, they paid for those gowns. If they paid for it, it technically belongs to them and shouldn't have to pay for it a second time around.
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