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  2. American Federation of Musicians - Wikipedia

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    American Federation of Musicians. The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada ( AFM / AFofM) is a 501 (c) (5) [3] labor union representing professional instrumental musicians in the United States and Canada. The AFM, which has its headquarters in New York City, is led by president Tino Gagliardi.

  3. Rock music and the fall of communism - Wikipedia

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    Rock music played a role in subverting the political order of the Soviet Union and its satellites. The attraction of the unique form of music served to undermine Soviet authority by humanizing the West, helped alienate a generation from the political system, and sparked a youth revolution. This contribution was achieved not only through the use ...

  4. The Wrecking Crew (music) - Wikipedia

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    1960. ( 1960) s–1970. ( 1970) s. Past members. (see list of members) The Wrecking Crew was a loose collective of American session musicians based in Los Angeles whose services were employed for a great number of studio recordings in the 1960s and 1970s, including hundreds of top 40 hits. The musicians were not publicly recognized at the time ...

  5. The 3 A.M. Handshake: How the American Federation of ... - AOL

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    The contract talks finally reached the handshake point at 3 a.m. PT on Feb. 23. But the real breakthrough in the negotiation between the American Federation of Musicians and Hollywood’s major ...

  6. Music of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The music of the Soviet Union varied in many genres and epochs. The majority of it was considered to be part of the Russian culture, but other national cultures from the Republics of the Soviet Union made significant contributions as well. The Soviet state supported musical institutions, but also carried out content censorship.

  7. Rock music in Russia - Wikipedia

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    Russian rock music originated in the Soviet Union in the 1960s based on the influence of Western rock music [1] and bard songs, and was developed by both amateur bands and official VIA . The "golden age" of Russian rock was during the 1980s (especially the era of perestroika ), when the Soviet underground rock bands became able to release their ...

  8. Chicago Symphony Orchestra, musicians union agree to 3 ... - AOL

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    CSO musicians struck for two days in September 2012 and for seven weeks March and April of 2019 before agreeing to a contract calling for a 13.25% wage increase over five years.

  9. United States military bands - Wikipedia

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    United States military bands include musical ensembles maintained by the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States Air Force, and United States Coast Guard. More broadly, they can also include musical ensembles of other federal and state uniformed services, including the Public Health Service and NOAA ...