"It was the greatest disaster in the history of the music business"

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Worth a read, I think.

Artists who lost master tapes in the fire include the likes of Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Nirvana, Louis Armstrong, Chuck Berry, Tupac, Elton John, Iggy Pop, John Coltrane, Barry White, Guns N' Roses, Captain Beefheart, Ray Charles, Snoop Dogg, Janet Jackson, Cat Stevens, Bing Crosby, Eric Clapton, Billie Holiday, Bobby Brown, The Eagles, REM, Eminem, Ella Fitzgerald, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Loretta Lynn, Sonic Youth, Etta James,...

"It was the greatest disaster in the history of the music business"