Charles Mingus never had an IG account.
In 1979 I managed a record store on Yonge Street, one million pedestrians a day walked by, said the BIA. Sure, but we sold rock lp imports, totally uninteresting to the General Public, our customers only came downtown to buy from us, then scoot back home to listen.
Back in the day, you got popular because you were the best at what you do. You didn't go prancing about screaming "I'm the best", your fans did that. Real social networks.
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