01/16/2021
The day of the singal name Bandleader is almost at an end, simply because there only two commercially advertising radio stations in the whole country. That means that night clubs, concert and festival promoters, musical instrument companies, Jazz magazines and the like have no place to advertise their events and products except in printed media.
Basically people turned on the radio when they drove to work in the morning as well as when they came home from work. That is what has killed touring bands in this country as well as singal named band leaders in this country, not to mention no royalties from air play on radio stations because Jazz as we know it has all been relegated to either and NPR radio station or a Pacifica radio station or a college radio which give you exposure but no royalties. That has Jazz and touring bands in this country!!!