Originally Posted by
jobeterob
Not exactly a Motown/Supremes story here
I heard a Dolly Parton interview this morning; Rockstar, her new album, debuted at #1 and sold a paltry 118,000 units
Dolly said in the interview that in the 70’s she had a #1 country song with I Will Always Love You.
Years later, Elvis Presley was going to cover the song. Colonel Tom Parker called her up and said “we’re going to cover your song.” And that’s great news. But he says “if we are going to do this, you need to give us the publishing.”
And Dolly said “well, no, I can’t do that.”
And Elvis never covered the song.
What are some of the good decisions Motown artists made?
One good decision by the Motown owner was to have his own publishing company.
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