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PIPER rockin' to the top

The music business isn’t the easiest place to get ahead as most would-be rock stars rapidly discover when they first try to get a recording contract, a manager, and big amplifiers. Sometimes they luck out; the right song released the right week—and zoom they’re on their way to wondering how come nobody makes any money with a hit single.

September 2, 1977

PIPER rockin' to the top

The music business isn’t the easiest place to get ahead as most would-be rock stars rapidly discover when they first try to get a recording contract, a manager, and big amplifiers. Sometimes they luck out; the right song released the right week—and zoom they’re on their way to wondering how come nobody makes any money with a hit single. But more often, the musicians who make it in the biz have more than luck on their side.

In fact, the truth be known: those casual, off-hand attitudes of “I’m only in it to rock and roll” very often hide a calculating, hard working, hard praying bunch of people who know they’ve got to be more than ready if they want to take advantage of a “lucky break.”

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