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The session singer who did "The Great Gig in the Sky" vocals on The Dark Side of the Moon famously got £30. She later sued and got an undisclosed settlement. h
by shric 2y ago
The session singer who did "The Great Gig in the Sky" vocals on The Dark Side of the Moon famously got £30. She later sued and got an undisclosed settlement.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_Torry https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_Torry
- suzzer99 2y agoGreat documentary about the backup singers that became iconic on rock songs and yet made next to nothing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWyUJcA8Zfo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWyUJcA8Zfo
- MarkusWandel 2y agoAlso on that album of course "There is no dark side of the moon, really. As a matter of fact, it's all dark". Wasn't that just some random studio guy, on the spur of the moment, too? Simpler times, more creativity.
- genter 2y agoPink Floyd wrote some questions down on note cards and asked random people in the studio, recording their answer. The Beatles were part of this, but their answers were too guarded and weren't used.