It was estimated that US and SA record companies and Disney had made about $16m off a song that had come from Linda's recording, while the composer died penniless in 1962 - his family so poor they couldn't afford money for a proper tombstone.
In 2000 journalist Rian Malan wrote an article for Rolling Stone magazine titled.
It was estimated that US and SA record companies and Disney had made about $16m off a song that had come from Linda's recordinginto a documentary that outlined Linda's story and the subsequent exploitation of his song and the glaring inequities of the ruthlessness of the international music business.and it went on to screen on PBS in the US and win various awards and is credited with helping to spur action on the part of local authorities as to what happened next.
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