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Vygintas Gasparavičius
- Oral History
Vygintas Gasparavičius has passionately worked in the field of arts management for more than twenty years.
Orinta Budnikaitė
- Oral History
Orinta Budnikaitė is a Lithuanian musicologist and current general manager of Natų knygynas, the only one sheet music store in Lithuania.
Ep. 29 - The Beatles: Road to America
- Blog Post
The NAMM Resource Center team along with special guest, Kate Mitchell, make their own Fab Four as they talk the Beatles.
Ep. 28 - Peter Yarrow
- Blog Post
Folk legend Peter Yarrow, most known for his work with Peter, Paul, and Mary discusses the role of music in the world and how it impacts and is influenced by...
Ep. 27 - John Philip Sousa
- Blog Post
March in to the next episode of The Music History Project as the NAMM Resource Center team reflects on the work of John Phillip Sousa.
Ep. 26 - Surf Music
- Blog Post
Hang ten with the NAMM Resource Center team as they examine the evolution of Surf Music featuring a swell lineup with Surf Music icons such as Will Glover,...
Ep. 25 - Industry Heroes: Audio Innovators
- Blog Post
Take a listen this week to the NAMM Oral History interviews with Dr. Leo Beranek and Dr.
Ep. 24 - Al Schmitt
- Blog Post
Al Schmitt reflects on his career as a recording engineer that covers more than 50 years of innovation in the pro audio world.
Ep. 23 - Irving Berlin
- Blog Post
Celebrate what would have been American composer and lyricist, Irving Berlin’s 130th birthday with Dan, Michael, and Elizabeth as they examine the work of one...
Ep. 22 - Industry Heroes: Luthiers
- Blog Post
Join The Music History Project team as they explore the careers and life work of iconic luthiers Scott Baxendale, Bob Benedetto, Roger Bucknall, Wayne Charvel...
Mark Maxwell
- Oral History
Mark Maxwell’s love for music retailing goes back as far as he can remember. His parents started Mom’s Music in "Kentuckiana" with stores in Jeff
Jeremy McQueary
- Oral History
Jeremy McQueary proudly carries on the tradition of Paige’s Music in Indianapolis, Indiana, not only in serving their customers but by serving th
Joe Chambers
- Oral History
Joe Chambers worked for music publishers in Nashville and became a successful songwriter.
Arne Berg
- Blog Post
Arne Berg came into my life thanks to Yoshi Abe, the engineer behind the TEAC reel to reel recorder. When Abe-San was interviewed, he informed me that fellow...
John Conlee
- Oral History
John Conlee was not even a teenager when he joined a barbershop quartet in Versailles, Kentucky where his father ran a tobacco farm. He was often
Paul Majeski
- Oral History
Paul Majeski grew up in the music industry and relates many of the milestones of his own life to what was going on in the music business at the s
Harry Bickel
- Oral History
Harry Bickel has been passionate about the folk songs and bluegrass music of Kentucky since he was a kid.
Harry Sparks
- Oral History
Harry Sparks is the founder of the Famous Old Time Music Company in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Jeff Radke
- Oral History
Jeff Radke followed in the footsteps of his father, who was a saxophonist in the big bands. Jeff played sax in school and studied music and busin
Johnny Grabowski
- Oral History
Johnny Grabowski was just four years old when he began playing his father’s piano by ear. He took lessons a few years later and in middle school
Bob Bailey
- Oral History
Bob Bailey has a big gig to oversee each year, the annual Sweetwater Sound Gearfest! This is no small task as anyone of his friends on the NAMM s
Nick Bowcott
- Oral History
Nick Bowcott is a founding member of the British heavy metal band, Grim Reaper. Nick put the band together in 1979 and by 1985 had gained commerc
Don Carr
- Oral History
Don Carr has fond memories of his father, an electronics enthusiast, recording him sing as a young kid.
Vern Crews
- Oral History
Vern Crews grew up surrounded by music. His uncle, Pee Wee Marquette, who was the master of ceremonies for the famed Birdland jazz club, gave you
Nick D'Virgilio
- Oral History
Nick D’Virgilio grew up in the Los Angeles area and was exposed to music at a very young age.
David Stewart
- Oral History
David Stewart remembers making a choice to go from playing music professionally to the technological side of touring and working as a sound engin
Tracy Leenman
- Oral History
Tracy Leenman remembers hearing her father play the saxophone and wanting to play the same instrument. She played several instruments throughout
David Kalt
- Oral History
David Kalt remembers, with a smile, the Fender Stratocaster he dreamed of as a kid.
C.J. Averwater
- Oral History
C.J. Averwater recalls the story of his great grandfather, M.J. Averwater, a music teacher who decided to open a small store in Memphis called Am