[Dixielandjazz] What A Wonderful World

[TCASHWIGG at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/9/04 9:51:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
philor at webone.com.au writes:

> 
> Is that why there are so many requests for Tiger Rag, The Saints etc.
> 
> 

Bottom line guys"

The Folks want to hear material that they are Familiar with and could give a 
crap less about your new ORIGINAL song, until some chain of radio stations 
burns it into their brain so many times that they also consider it a familiar 
favorite.

Like it or not that is the jist of the game in the Real World of Music.

I have played long enough to see and hear it from both sides of the issue, 
played with groups and on songs that are indeed pure unadulterated Crap, but 
they sold millions of recordings and had billions of spins on radio shows 
worldwide.   None of which made the music any better or listenable to musicians.   I 
hear them today on the oldies and classic rock stations and grimmace and do 
not even mention to my grandkids that I played with that group.


We often take ourselves and music far too seriously and actually believe that 
somebody  else cares, the only ones who do care, are other musicians who 
don't pay to come and hear us or buy our CDs and recordings anyway, ( most of the 
time)  they are on our friends and peers list for the free ones while we seek 
approval and peer compliments to keep us on the right track.   Why else do we 
all trade CDs rather than charge each other for them, :)


Frankly I don't care if the best musicians hate what I record and sell, so 
long as the audience buys them and like it, that is commercialism and profitable 
which will allow me to make all the escoteric egotistical literati recordings 
I could ever possibly give away to the self proclaimed EXPERTS who want to be 
critics.

I play Fun music for People who want to have Fun and forget their troubles 
for  a while and be entertained.   We are in the Entertainment and communication 
business, so let's communicate and entertain them.  They will reciprocate by 
paying to hear and see you and buy your recordings and tell their friends who 
will come and do the same.

"This little Light of Mine" I like to let it Shine"  It makes me feel good to 
make others feel good.   I like to open my shows with the Line,      Anybody 
here who did not come to have a good time?   Get up and Go home NOW before you 
do and it's too late to leave."

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins