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In its first 10 years, the AFM had organized 424 locals and 45,000 musicians in the US and Canada. Virtually all instrumental musicians in the US were union members. In 1906, the 10-year-old organization made a donation of $1,000 to earthquake victims in San Francisco.
On August 1, 1942, the American Federation of Musicians, at the instigation of union president James C. Petrillo, began a strike against the major American record companies because of disagreements over royalty payments. Beginning on midnight, July 31, 1942, no union musician could make commercial recordings for any commercial record company. [1]
Though, in his youth, Petrillo played the trumpet, he finally made a career out of organizing musicians into the union starting in 1919. [2] Petrillo became president of the Chicago Local 10 of the musician's union in 1922, and was president of the American Federation of Musicians from 1940 to 1958. [3] Petrillo stepped down as president in ...
Initially one of the most popular British Invasion groups, the Kinks saw major commercial opportunity in the US, but the resultant tour was plagued with issues between the band, their management, local promoters and the American music unions. Promoters and union officials filed complaints over the Kinks' conduct, prompting the US musicians ...
It united the music sector, gaining the support of 134 organisations from across the music sector, [10] 5,000 individuals and many distinguished musicians. On 22 July 2014, the campaign was deemed a double success, with £75million of funding for music education in 2015/16 secured, [ 11 ] and the Government backing down on its proposal.
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James Caesar Petrillo is elected leader of the American Federation of Musicians, and will lead the union on its strike later in the decade. He will become one of the most famous union leaders of the era. [413] W. C. Handy becomes the subject of a radio show on NBC, the first such program completely devoted to the work of an African-American ...
The guest list for the 2023 State of the Union included the families of victims of police brutality, a hero who disarmed the mass shooter in Monterey Park and an abortion rights activist – all ...