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Link Ch. 7 – Lyle Lovett in concert

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Texas singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett told Billboard.com in 2008 that despite selling more than 4.6 million albums, he’s “never made a dime” from his recordings.  Instead, he’s made all his income from performing and touring.  So why does he record?  It’s … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 7 – Is the music industry dying? Or just the recording industry?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

In February of 2011, a graph was making the rounds based on data attributed to Bain & Company showing a huge growth in the music industry peaking in about 2009 followed by a fairly sharp drop off.  The graph was … Continue reading →

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