agencies began taking videos of
bands and meeting with clients
by appointment to view them
and sign contracts for the event.
Back then, it seems band per-
sonnel would change more than
today. And because the singer
is out front, people would easily
remember the look and sound
of a single singer, and in many
cases argue that it wasn’t the
band they paid for.
I believe that today, more in-
dependent bands like Band of
Gold share in the lucrative wed-
ding business, whereas two or
three decades ago large enter-
tainment agencies would stage
multi-band showcases using
their pool of bands. People
would view several bands at a
venue and agency sales people
would be on site, contracts in
hand, to do the booking. It was
a requirement that the bands
play the showcases for no pay
in order to remain in the employ
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