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“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

March 24, 1982: Died: Aileen Stanley, 3 days following her 89th birthday.

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Hi All,

Did singers from the teens and 20s, such as Aileen Stanley, etc.. receive royalties based on record sales, or were they paid for just singing? Perhaps it was done on a case by case basis, but I was just curious.

Thanks,

John