{"id":214865,"date":"2024-10-25T16:02:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T15:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/?p=214865"},"modified":"2024-10-25T17:11:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T16:11:18","slug":"primary-wave-music-strikes-music-rights-deal-with-estate-of-country-and-folk-singer-songwriter-jerry-jeff-walker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/primary-wave-music-strikes-music-rights-deal-with-estate-of-country-and-folk-singer-songwriter-jerry-jeff-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Wave strikes music rights deal with estate of country and folk singer-songwriter, Jerry Jeff Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Primary Wave Music has revealed its latest acquisition. The company announced on Friday (October 25) that it has struck a deal with the estate of the legendary country and folk singer-songwriter, Jerry Jeff Walker.<\/p>\n<p>According to a press release, terms of the deal will see the publishing company partner with the estate on Walker\u2019s music publishing catalog, as well as his recording copyrights and artist royalties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__tweeny hidden-xs hidden-ms hidden-sm\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"992 1200 1440\" data-name=\"628x90 Sponsor banner #5 (992+1200+1440)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_628\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_628\"><\/div>      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__banner mb-advert__banner--inline hidden-xs hidden-sm hidden-md hidden-lg\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"480\" data-name=\"468x60 Sponsor banner #5 (480)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_468\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_468\"><\/div>      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__mobile mb-advert__mobile--inline hidden-ms hidden-md hidden-lg\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"320 768\" data-name=\"300x50 Sponsor banner #5 (320+768)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_300\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_300\"><\/div>      <\/div>      <\/p>\n<p>Included in the deal are some of Jerry Jeff\u2019s biggest hits across his 50+ decades in music, such as <em>Mr. Bojangles<\/em>, <em>Sangria Wine<\/em>, <em>Railroad Lady<\/em>, <em>Trashy Women<\/em>, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The deal also includes an agreement for Jerry Jeff Walker\u2019s recorded masters, in partnership with his label Tried &amp; True Music, to be released and distributed through the legendary Sun Records.<\/p>\n<p>For future releases, Sun Records will provide overall catalog marketing strategy including streaming, social media marketing and physical releases.<\/p>\n<p>Primary Wave added that this new relationship will also provide the estate access to the company&#8217;s marketing team and publishing infrastructure, working closely on new marketing, branding, digital, and synch opportunities, as well as film &amp; television projects.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__spu\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-name=\"300x250 Sponsor MPU #1\" data-params=\"dfp_spu1\" id=\"dfp_spu1\"><\/div>      <\/div>      \n<p>Probably his most well-known song, <em>Mr. Bojangles<\/em> was released in 1968 and went on to become an &#8220;American pop standard&#8221;, noted Primary Wave.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to American Songwriter in the late 80s Walker said the song \u201cbroke all the rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"mb-embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tYwaWd4BmmY?si=DqagvDp1elLCzBCv\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>It received a Grammy nomination for \u201cBest Country Vocal Performance (Male)\u201d and would go on to be covered by a number of notable artists, including Bob Dylan, Harry Belafonte, Nina Simone, and Sammy Davis, Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Nitty Gritty Band also covered the track and released their version in 1970. It landed on the Top 10 of Billboard\u2019s Hot 100 in 1971.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__spu\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-name=\"300x250 Sponsor MPU #2\" data-params=\"dfp_spu2\" id=\"dfp_spu2\"><\/div>      <\/div>      \n<p>Primary Wave noted that Walker &#8220;was sometimes referred to as the &#8216;Jimmy Buffett of Texas&#8217;. He wrote with Buffett on occasion including <em>Railroad Lady<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Buffett was also an influence on Jerry Jeff\u2019s classic <em>Sangria Wine<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Of the partnership, Susan Walker, Jerry Jeff\u2019s wife and longtime manager, said: \u201cWhen JJ passed, Jimmy Buffett was first at my door asking what he could do. \u2018Help me find the perfect home for JJ\u2019s catalogue and label,\u2019 I asked.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And he did. May both their words and songs be remembered and cherished forever. Bubbles up!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Primary Wave is honored to partner with the Walker family and will ensure that Jerry Jeff is remembered for the impact his music has made on so many people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Samantha Rhulen, Primary Wave<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Samantha Rhulen, SVP of Business and Legal Affairs added: \u201cA friend of mine had one final wish before he passed away &#8211; a big party with his favorite artist, Jerry Jeff Walker, performing live. He got his wish.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will always remember that night and what Jerry Jeff\u2019s music did for him and all of our friends. Primary Wave is honored to partner with the Walker family and will ensure that Jerry Jeff is remembered for the impact his music has made on so many people.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Other recent deals from Primary Wave include a \u201cmulti-million-dollar\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/primary-wave-strikes-multi-million-dollar-publishing-deal-with-estate-of-the-cars-frontman-ric-ocasek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">partnership<\/a> with the estate of Ric Ocasek, the frontman of 80s new wave band The Cars, perhaps best known for their 1984 hit <em>Drive<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In just the past year, Primary Wave acquired the catalog of\u00a0<strong><a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/primary-wave-acquires-catalog-of-extremes-nuno-bettencourt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nuno Bettencourt<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of 90s rock band\u00a0<strong>Extreme<\/strong>; inked a\u00a0<a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/spin-doctors-tap-primary-wave-music-for-publishing-and-royalties12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">publishing partnership<\/a>\u00a0with alt-rock band\u00a0<strong>The Spin Doctors<\/strong>; and signed a\u00a0<a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/primary-wave-strikes-multi-million-dollar-music-rights-deal-with-neil-finn-of-rock-band-crowded-house1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">music rights deal<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Neil Finn<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong>Crowded House<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The company also\u00a0<a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/primary-wave-strikes-deal-with-village-people-for-publishing-recorded-music-name-and-likeness-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">struck a deal<\/a>\u00a0for the recorded, publishing, brand and name and likeness rights of\u00a0<strong>The Village People<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<em>YMCA<\/em>\u00a0fame; a\u00a0<a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/primary-wave-strikes-multi-million-dollar-catalog-deal-with-estate-of-iconic-songwriter-p-f-sloan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">catalog deal<\/a>\u00a0with the estate of songwriter and musician\u00a0<strong>P.F. Sloan<\/strong>; and\u00a0<a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/neil-sedaka-sells-stake-in-catalog-to-primary-wave-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a stake in the catalog<\/a>\u00a0of singer\/songwriter\u00a0<strong>Neil Sedaka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Primary Wave&#8217;s acquisition spree has been powered by <a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/primary-wave-strikes-2-billion-deal-with-financial-giant-brookfield-to-acquire-music-copyrights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a\u00a0<strong>$2-billion<\/strong>\u00a0partnership<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Brookfield Asset Management<\/strong>\u00a0in 2022, which saw the firm take a minority stake in the New York-headquartered music publisher founded and led by\u00a0<strong><a class=\"link-relationship\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background: 0px 0px; color: unset !important; text-decoration: none; outline: none !important; border-bottom: 1px dashed #ff7d00;\" title=\"People &gt; Larry Mestel [57 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/people\/larry-mestel\/\">Larry Mestel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Included in the deal are some of Jerry Jeff\u2019s biggest hits such as Mr. Bojangles, Sangria Wine and Railroad Lady<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":214867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-214865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-primary-wave"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}