Walk through Glasgow city centre these days and the musical entertainment ranges from opera singers, to pipers - traditional and otherwise - string quartets and hip-hop.
Other street performances laid on across the country in the hope of enticing some spare change or gifts to be handed over include acrobatics, balloon twisting, fire skills, living statues and even sword swallowing.
Elsewhere in the world, animal tricks and snake charming can be witnessed.
A lot has changed in almost 60 years.
But these exotic acts are a far cry from Glasgow in 1957, when Arthur Manton and Dukesy were the only entertainers on this street. With their seats and coats to guard against the long, tiring hours and the chill, they seem to have been a pair of seasoned performers.
And no matter how good an accordion player Arthur was, cute Dukesy could surely have claimed to have attracted his share of the takings - at least enough to buy his dog biscuits.
Yes, a lot has changed in almost 60 years, but there's a lot to be said for tradition, too.
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