Why were music videos created before MTV?

by chairhats
hillsonghoods

I answered a question with similar topic matter a couple of weeks -ago - hopefully that should explain the reasons for pre-MTV music videos from different eras: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8ixlur/how_music_videos_were_used_in_the_50s60s70s/dyw1vr6/