RE: (TV) Jagger

["Jim Kauffman" <jkauff@earthlink.net>]

Here's a quote from Chris Strachwitz's liner notes to the Arhoolie CD
"Mississippi Fred McDowell - You Gotta Move":

Later the Rolling Stones recorded Fred McDowell's version of "You Gotta
Move" on their "Sticky Fingers" album and in the spring of 1972 when I
visited Fred for what turned out to be the last time, I handed him a check
from sales of that song. Fred had never seen that much money in his life and
he was truly honored and grateful for receiving his share. But I think he
was actually more delighted knowing that his music had made such an impact
on a popular band who in turn saw to it that it was handed on to a huge
audience, the size of which Fred could never have reached on his own.


OTOH, they certainly did screw Ry Cooder.

-Jim K.


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Casey, Leo J
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:44 AM
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Subject: (TV) Jagger


I wouldn't go so far as to say Jagger (or Richard(s) ) steal
others music, but on one of their early 1970s albums
("Sticky Fingers"?) they recorded the song
"You Got To Move", which had been
written and performed by bluesman Mississippi Fred
McDowell for years.  The Stones' lyric credits and
copyright made no mention of McDowell and the
Jagger Stones/Richard(s) song writing team claimed they
wrote it.
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