Abbey Lincoln Smithsonian Interview Block 381 (Q12139)

And here we were working for -- Miles Davis was making $5,000 a week and he was supposed to be one of the privileged ones. $3,000 a week was good money. This is what they dumped on us, and then after awhile, folks started crossing the barriers and using electricity. People who really knew how to bring this musical form, who were selling out, so they could make some money. But I think if you ar ...