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Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on 2009-03-18 11:52
A bill would make sure that you're really seeing the Drifters.
Sen. David Weinstein said he filed the Truth in Music Advertising Act after he was contacted by a former member of Sha Na Na.
Jon "Bowzer" Bauman is leading a national crusade to prevent concert promoters from advertising a performance by a classic band that does not have any of the remaining original members. They could still perform, but only as a "tribute" band.
In recent years, bands have performed as the Drifters, the Coasters and the Supremes.
Weinstein, 72, who grew up listening to beach music, said that thinks North Carolina should join the 20 other states that have passed similar legislation, though the problem doesn't affect him much personally.
"At my age, most of the people I listened to are dead," he said.
