'Soul Man' Demands Apology
Grammy-winning soul singer Sam Moore is demanding an apology from COX Radio CEO Bob Neil for an "offensive and arrogant" comment he made earlier in the week on the heels of Moore's testimony on Capitol Hill.
Moore, best known for his hit "Soul Man," told the House Judiciary Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property Subcommittee on Tuesday that musicians should be paid when their songs are played on AM and FM radio (read Technology Daily's coverage).
A day later, during COX Radio's quarterly earnings call, Neil said: "The reality is a lot of those people would be sitting in a shack somewhere in a small town if it wasn’t for the fact that radio supported their music when it was coming up."
Moore responded, "I've spent nearly six decades touring, performing, and entertaining my fans to support myself and my family. The only folks who have never paid me for my performances are corporate radio."
He added that Neil should publicly apologize "to the thousands of artists like myself, you know -- ‘those people,’ he insulted.”
Update: Neil said late Friday that when he made his remarks, it was in response to a financial analyst's question on the earnings conference call. "I had no idea who had testified at that point, so for anyone to say I'd made racist remarks is just plain wrong."
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