[DailyChord] 02Jan07: Lydia Mendoza dies

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Lydia Mendoza dies
Obituary from Washington Post.

Oscar Peterson dies
Obituary from Toronto Star.

Up-and-coming UK acts profiled
Story from LA Times. (site reg req’d)

Rise in downloads doesn’t make up for CD sales slump
Story from Times Online.

Labels go after personal use of CDs
Story from Washington Post.

Warner Music joins Amazon’s download store
Story from Stereophile.

Top P2P songs and movies listed
Story from Wired.

US music sales down 15.3% in 07
Story from Billboard via Yahoo.

The death of high fidelity
Story from Rolling Stone.

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