Stocks, Bonds, Rock 'n' Roll

January, 1981

Donna summer is concerned about rent control. Pink Floyd gets a sinking feeling following every maritime disaster. Peter Frampton is checking attendance at soccer games. And Seals and Crofts are keeping a close eye on the Costa Rican coffee market.Sound a little off the wall? Welcome to the real New Wave in the music business. It's called business. Elton John has a friend at Chase Manhattan. Paul McCartney is a capitalist tool. And when Linda Ronstadt talks, E. F. Hutton listens.Yes, it's only r...

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