Nashville's starving artists

[BeckyD]

We have a friend who's sister and her daughter (known as The Taylors) play in Nashville at Layla's and the Wheel. What I didn't know is that ALL the performers in the clubs play for TIPS only. That is there pay! There are so many artists in Nashville that the clubs don't pay anything . So just a heads up - being cash for tips when you check out the clubs!

[BFlinn181]

I've always wondered about starving artists. How do they afford paint and canvas if they can't buy food?

[datrbone8]

It's not just Nashville. Playing for tips or getting paid from a cover charge is a common practice in clubs all over the nation. Unless an act has a large following and can guarantee customers coming to a venue the club owners don't want to pay.