Hasn't the record industry always been like this? a someone sells a song/accepts a session fee and goes home very happy. Sometime later the track starts earning lots of moolah and said songwriter/performer realises he made the wrong choice. Tough shit, life is like that, and to add insult to injury some time later the featured artist who has probably played with a couple or three musicians in his time can't recall the mandolin player's name, shame on him. I wonder if the mandolin player has registered with PPL, if not then should and he can then thank Rod for using him on the record and ensuring that he earns royalties each time the recording is used. On a hit the size of Maggie May that should not be sniffed at.
The so called "music business" is full of sharp practice and bullshit BUT it is also full of whining musos who made a mis-judgement.

Hoot