71.   And in jazz, a young black saxophonist is arguably more valuable to a record company than a white one of equal talent.

72.   And retailers are starting to feel threatened that record companies will use the Internet to bypass them and sell songs directly to consumers.

73.   And it will go a long way toward determining whether he is destined to be remembered for his music or for clashing with his record company.

74.   And some companies have asserted that their efforts to obtain licenses have been stone-walled by the record companies.

75.   And then after I stopped singing, the record companies kept changing hands and I more or less lost track of them.

76.   And record companies are finding this rebellion eminently marketable.

77.   And the two biggest record companies promise to unveil their Pressplay service by the time winter officially begins this month.

78.   Andrew Dice Clay as president of a Los Angeles-based record company.

79.   And unlike when the record companies convinced consumers that CDs were better than vinyl records, this time the consumers are driving the change, Keen said.

80.   Any pro basketball player scoring in double figures has sneaker companies and television networks and record companies all vying to make him a superstar.