She was one of Imperial Records' best-selling artists, but when sales began to wane in the late-1960s, compounded by the devastating effects of Hurricane Camille on many of the clubs in New Orleans where she worked, she announced her semi-retirement from music.
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Ideas can also exhibit network effects, as the author of any best-selling book or producer of a hit television show will happily tell you.