Back in those days much was done on a handshake, not suggesting it was in Cohen's case, but there was more trust.
I'll take your word on it, that maybe The Eagle's suffered the same, it sure happened to a number of music people.
On your point "it's nice to know that you can go" out again in your 70's and recoup, YUP, for sure,
as a matter of fact, i said, just a few days ago here, to somebody how good it would be to have been
to be an entertainer in the position to be able to make a living doing what you love, well into old age.