A top American performer would reckon to earn between 80% and 90% of revenue from live performance.

All the major companies receive most of their revenues from big-name American performers.

And American performers are fast running out of dictators to play private shows for, too, poor things.

"American performers," he said, "are willing to ask questions in order to learn the special techniques required."

But the plan would deny American performers their share of the fees collected.

American performers were paid more to offset the cost of higher travel expenses.

It's hard to come up with any other contemporary American performer who still routinely plays the first song he ever learned.

I was most impressed by the powerful performances of the American performers.

American performers will travel to Moscow next year for the second half of the exchange.

For an American performer to make it big, touring in Europe is the thing to do.