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Singer Chuck Berry sues karaoke distributors By Kemp PowersThu Nov 10, 3:05 PM ET Rock 'n' roll pioneer Chuck Berry has sued three leading karaoke music distributors, claiming they sold sing-along versions of his most popular hits without paying royalties or obtaining licenses. If he prevails in court, Berry, 79, stands to gain several hundred thousand dollars for each of his songs, including such hits as "Johnny B. Goode," "Maybellene" and "My Ding-A-Ling," his lawyer, Peter Haviland, told Reuters on Wednesday. His lawsuit filed on Monday names three leading karaoke distributors in North America -- UAV Corp. of Fort Mill, South Carolina, Madacy Entertainment of Montreal and Top Tunes Inc. of Hilliard, Ohio. Representatives from the three companies could not immediately be reached for comment. Karaoke is a sing-along genre that originated in Japan largely as a nightclub novelty has turned into a highly lucrative retail business as it increasingly moves from bar and restaurant lounges to family living rooms. Haviland also represents several copyright holders of lesser-known songs who filed similar actions in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. The suits seek royalties that are alleged to have gone uncollected on more than two dozen songs in all. Unlike many recording stars of his era, Berry owns all the publishing rights to his songs through his Isalee Music Co., his attorneys said. A New York Times article in May estimated the collective revenues generated by karaoke record labels at $50 million a year. Copyright © 2005 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior wri

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They did, and they no longer have that membership card that you had to pay an annual fee for, but they continue to give the 25% deal - unlike the other stores in the conglomorate.

The 25% off deal on Saturdays is at a chain in Northern NJ called CD World. I know of locations on Rt 17 So in Paramus, Rt 46 W. in Totowa and Rt 22 W. in Union. Pretty good when you catch it right.

I live 10 miles out of Manhattan. Probably the price I see most often is $7.99, which I think is too much. I won't buy it at that price unless there are good reasons to such as rarity, convenience, etc. The store I buy most of my used cds from has a 25% discount on Saturdays, so that brings most $7.99 cds down to $5.99 and they carry a fair amount of decent cds at $6.99 and even some at $5.99, so at 25% off those prices it's a pretty good deal.

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I dunno if it's a must have, but there is a very nice version of Sing, Sing, Sing on a Terry Gibbs/Tito Puente albume called The Latin Connection on Picante.

I thought this thread was going to be about some occurance at an Elk's Club. I've played some gigs at Elk's Clubs that were pretty terrifying.

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I'm with Lon on this. Get it while you can.

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What Jim said.

Swing Street Cafe is pretty good. David T. with Joe Sample and James Jamerson (uncharacterestedly subdued but groovin' Jamerson). Really nice versions of Halleluhah I Love Her so and Next Time You See Me and a few other R&B classics.

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He's one of the greats in my book.

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Lou Rawls sang on quite a few Sam Cooke recordings. Having A Party is one that comes to mind (it was the flip side of Bring It On Home and was the bigger hit at the time, although both got airplay). Both Sam and Lou had been with The Soul Stirrers prior to their pop music careers.

Jim. BIG THANKS !