'Moore also pressed legal claims that the record industry had cheated him out of retirement benefits. Moore and other artists sued multiple record companies and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists in 1993.'https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/11/soul-man-singer-sam-moore-dies-aged-89-from-surgery-complications
'Moore told the Associated Press in 1994 that he joined the legal effort after learning, despite his million-selling records, that his pension amounted to just $2,285, which he could take as a lump sum or in payments of $73 monthly.'
“Two thousand dollars for my lifetime?” Moore said then. “If you’re making a profit off of me, give me some too. Don’t give me cornbread and tell me it’s biscuits.” #uslaw #music #copyright
'Moore told the Associated Press in 1994 that he joined the legal effort after learning, despite his million-selling records, that his pension amounted to just $2,285, which he could take as a lump sum or in payments of $73 monthly.'
“Two thousand dollars for my lifetime?” Moore said then. “If you’re making a profit off of me, give me some too. Don’t give me cornbread and tell me it’s biscuits.” #uslaw #music #copyright
