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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
The Beatles had been playing for years before they released a single. .
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The Beatles only played together for less than 2 years before they released their first single "Love Me Do".
You're correct about bands not paying their dues these days...but you're exaggerating it a bit when you insinuate The Beatles were together a long time before they hit it big.
2 years is like the blink of an eye. But you're right when compared to today. Hell, look at Justin Bieber. lol
Back when I was touring around the country I used to play a bar in Flynt Michigan called "The Silver Dollar Saloon".
And on the wall were the contracts for all the bands throughout the years that played the club.
Aerosmith played there, ZZ Top, Rush, Kiss, etc.
And you'd see where they played all week long for $1,500 lol
That's back when bands used to pay their dues playing clubs all over the country for very little money and honing their craft in front of live audiences.