Who wrote 'em?

Billy Wilson · Post by **Billy Wilson** » 7 Mar 2006 12:32 pm

Do you folks know who wote these songs?
Dim Lights Thick Smoke
Misery Loves Company
Goin' Steady
After the Fire is Gone
Fire on the Mountain
Silver Threads and Golden Needles

Jason Powers · Post by **Jason Powers** » 7 Mar 2006 12:50 pm

Dim Lights, Thick Smoke(Joe Maphis-Max Fidler-Rose Lee Maphis)

Misery Loves Company-Jerry Reed Hubbard (Jerry Reed)

Goin' Steady (Faron Young)

After The Fire Is Gone (L.E. White)

Fire On The Mountain (traditional)

Silver Threads And Golden Needles (Dick Reynolds-Jack Rhodes)

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John Steele · Post by **John Steele** » 7 Mar 2006 12:53 pm

Joe Maphis wrote "Dim lights, thick smoke"

"After the fire is gone" is credited to one L.E. White on one album I own.

There are several "Fire on the Mountain"s. I don't know who wrote the Marshall Tucker Band tune, but there is a fiddle tune by that name who's pedigree disappears into the mists of time.

-John

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Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 7 Mar 2006 2:46 pm

John, the Marshall Tucker tune "Fire On The Mountain" was actually written by George McCorkle. Brett, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel, GFI Ultra D-10[This message was edited by Brett Day on 07 March 2006 at 02:58 PM.]

Billy Wilson · Post by **Billy Wilson** » 7 Mar 2006 3:33 pm

Thanks so much fellas. Now I gotta give these people some money so I can use these tunes on a recording. I hope they're all still alive!!

Chuck Cusimano · Post by **Chuck Cusimano** » 9 Mar 2006 1:00 pm

God Bless you Billy, for wanting to track down the writers, and pay a mechanical royalty. I wish more folks thought like you do. I find songs that I wrote, on projects here and there, and wish the artist would pay me, but I WON'T ask for it.......Well, unless it sold a couple hundred thousand copies.

Billy Wilson · Post by **Billy Wilson** » 10 Mar 2006 4:46 pm

It's looking like the licensing fees are going to be quite reaonable fpr these tunes. About 50 bucks a song.

Chuck Cusimano · Post by **Chuck Cusimano** » 11 Mar 2006 10:12 am

Billy, The last word I got was 8.5 cents a copy - min. of 2,000 copies the first payment, and payable on each thousand after that. Per song. That's the way I've been paid here lately. Good luck with your project!

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 11 Mar 2006 12:27 pm

As of 1/1/06, the mechanical license fee is 9.1 cents per song for songs under 5 minutes in length, with a minimum of 500 copies. There's also a processing fee ($8-$10) when you apply for the license. Therefore, the total cost for rights would be about $465 for a cover a run of 500 CDs, with 10 songs. These figures are for the Harry Fox Agency. Other, I believe, will license fewer copies (250) if you wish.