Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’rs The Allman Brothers Band have sued their longtime record company, Universal Music Group, for more than $10 million over disputed royalties from CD and digital download sales.
Greg Allman, Jai Johanny “Jaimoe” Johanson, Butch Trucks and Dickey Betts say that they have never received their proper due from sales of signature tunes such as “Ramblin’ Man” and “Midnight Rider.”
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The lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan states, Universal “refuses to pay the “Bros” at the correct royalty rate for its digital exploitation of the old Capricorn Masters” (Capricorn Records).
