From time to time I find myself doing a little research through old issues of Billboard Magazine via Google Books. Usually this research relates to release dates of old LPs or I'll see if a record company did a press release when I find a more obscure title. Recently I found a very interesting article in the January 25, 1964 issue.

In an interview, Nat "King" Cole stated, "No one's developing stars anymore, and the industry is guided by hard sell, blitz tactics. Artists are here today and gone tomorrow."

"Today a kid makes a record and if he's lucky, it becomes a hit and he goes out and buys a Cadillac, sets up his own production company and sits around like an expert."

Things haven't changed much since 1964, except the Caddy is now a Veyron.