"I don't think radio is selling records like they used to. They'd hawk the song and hawk the artist and you'd get so excited, you'd stop your car and go into the nearest record store"
- Herb Alpert
About this Quote
This quote by Herb Alpert talks to the changing nature of the music industry. In the past, radio was a powerful tool for selling records. Radio stations would promote a song and artist, and listeners would be so ecstatic that they would stop their vehicle and go to the closest record store to purchase the record. This was a common practice in the past, however it is not as typical today. With the increase of streaming services, people are more likely to listen to music online than to buy physical records. Radio is still a powerful tool for promoting music, but it is not as effective as it used to be in regards to selling records.
This quote is written / told by Herb Alpert somewhere between March 31, 1935 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
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