I heard an interview on Fresh Air (radio interview program out of Philadelphia hosted by Terry Gross). She was interviewing the author of a recently published book on the music industry. What he had to say was enlightening. Apparently, in the old days, there were people in the business whose job was to bring along the promising fresh talent and coach them through their formative years. Of curse, in return for this the record companies kept most of the income of the performer.

Today this same person is only known for the last hit they managed to coax out of a performer. It's a matter of throw them out there, get the hit and then drop them for something newer and fresher and more exciting.

Can any of you imagine Sandy or Dick doing anything like that?