I have read the biographies of Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, and Marva Whitney. There were conflicting reports of what they got paid; such as a weekly salary which included sessions recording and rehearsals.
Clyde Stubblefield said that he never received any money for recording sessions. Fred Wesley stated in his book the same, except he once told JB the band wanted to get paid for prior recording sessions before they did that one.
JB,s response was he fired Fred on the spot. Fred sat on the bus for roughly an hour until JB sent for him. He said he never asked for anyone,s pay ever again. JB cheated them out of thousands and did not treat the band right.
I could not understand why some of the gigs were 500-700 mile jumps to the next one. Imagine traveling on a bus after you finished a gig and maybe arriving in time to the next to get ready for it.
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