how do you get in the musicians union?

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 21 Sep 2008 10:21 am

how do you get in the musicians union?

The same way you get to Carnegie Hall.

Bo Borland · Post by **Bo Borland** » 21 Sep 2008 4:31 pm

I heard it only takes a phone call now!..
When I joined you had to audition.. it was a joke.

Billy Tonnesen · Post by **Billy Tonnesen** » 27 Sep 2008 7:36 pm

In the fourties, Local #47 in Los Angeles (downtown on Georgia St.) pretty much controlled all the Ballrooms and Dance Halls. Union Scale for these venues was quite good for the times. If you had a Union Card you could visit other bands and get in free. Also they had one floor of their building set up as a discount grocery store for Union Members. Also, once a year they had a Union Picknic at a local park on Sunday afternoons and whatever bands or combos that were in town came a played for everyone. This included Western Swing bands and the big Pop Bands. Food and drink were free supplied by the Union. To be a member of the Union made you feel proud and gave you prestige. These were the good old days which now are long gone.

Larry Bressington · Post by **Larry Bressington** » 4 Oct 2008 11:16 pm

Cant you think of a better charity, like the blind!

Larry Edwards · Post by **Larry Edwards** » 19 Jan 2009 3:03 pm

i know some guys that joined musicians union just to belong to something they didnt know a thing about playing an instument. true story

Cleat Wooley · Post by **Cleat Wooley** » 21 Jan 2009 8:46 am

FOR what it's worth the UNION help

ME and my band at the time for better JOBS and better money.TKS. to MR. JOHNNY BONVILION, in NEW ORLEANS, La.also GOT me SOME AIR PLAY on my songs at that time!!!. From NEW ORLEAN, La.to NASHVILLE, TN. TO LOS ANGLES, CA. TKS. ALSO from LEO J. EIFFERT Jr. of EIFFERT RECORDS, bmi, N. TN.

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 21 Jan 2009 11:23 am

Is there a minimum age requirement?

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 23 Jan 2009 5:59 am

Nah!!! Just Maximum dues for minimum work.

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 23 Jan 2009 1:14 pm

So here is a question. If I join in Wisconsin and then go to Nashville and work do I have to join there too, or does belonging to just one local all I need to do? That includes if I move there.

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how do you get in the musicians union?

The old local 47 in Los Angeles, Ca.