[Fmpro] blacklisted because of PRO affiliation?

[Paul]

Scott Szabo wrote:

> From: "Scott Szabo" <scott at szabosoundandmusic.com>
>
> I did hear that (in the early 1990s at least) in Nashville many songwriters
> would have to share the copyright of a song placed with the known recording
> artist even though the song may have been written years earlier. I heard it
> was something like, "son, we really like your new song and (pick your star)
> wants to sing it on his/her new CD. But if you want us to do that you have
> to make them a co-writer. Take it or leave it."
>
> I don't know if it's true. Can someone in Nashville corroborate this?
In a well known incident, Dolly Parton turned down Elvis Presley's request to record "I Will Always Love You" because Tom Parker demanded 50 percent of the publishing.  Parton NEVER gives away publishing, so she passed.  She was quite upset about it at the time because everyone told her she was making a mistake but she stuck with her decision.   Whitney Houston later recorded it and Dolly made $6m.  Some mistake.

I just saw this recently on a Biography Channel program about Parton.  Here is an article about it:  http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/news/dolly_parton.shtml

-Paul Dickson