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[–]PenguinDoomsday[S] -1 points0 points


Although not completely in depth I vaguely studied the music industry in college, I can say that even at the time there was a solid mix of both singer-songwriters but someone like Elvis was a) a lot more accepted back then b) a lot easier to get away with. By the time people found out the songs weren't original these artists were already on the pop charts and nobody cared. Being a devoted 23 year old musician myself, I personally find it inexcusable that somebody can be famous musician for being such a blatant and outspoken counterfeit. But then again the climate of the music world was a lot different back then, you're right. EDIT: I just wanna also bring up the example of Led Zeppelin and their whole list of uncredited cover songs taken from lesser known blues artists and I scorned them for a long time. Just recently started listening to them again though because they are a lot better than the originals and always given a nice Zepp twist, but still leaves a sour taste in my mouth to think about..