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Robert Marsh
- Oral History
Robert Marsh came into the music retail business following a frustration of purchasing equipment as a DJ. He was inspired by the role the DJ brings to a party...
Trummy Young
- Oral History
This audio only interview was conducted for a radio program by Dan Del Fiorentino and donated to the NAMM Oral History program: Trummy Young was
Eddie Miller
- Oral History
This audio only interview was conducted for a radio program by Dan Del Fiorentino and donated to the NAMM Oral History program: Eddie Miller was
Frankie Carle
- Oral History
This audio only interview was conducted for a radio program by Dan Del Fiorentino and donated to the NAMM Oral History program: Frankie Carle fon
NAMM U Sessions at 2017 Summer NAMM
- NAMM U Post
NAMM U at 2017 Summer NAMM (held July 12–15, 2017) will feature more than 30 educational sessions to help music retailers grow their businesses. It starts with...
Cindalee Hall
- Oral History
Cindalee Hall first attended a NAMM Show in the late 1960s and recalls being the only women she saw that day on the trade show floor. Since that
Bob Harrison
- Oral History
Bob Harrison tells many stories of his father and aunt working in music retail when he was a child. His aunt, Mary L. Spence, owned a store with her name on it...
Jim Salzer
- Oral History
Jim Salzer opened his first store in 1966 with a focus on selling records. At the time Jim was a concert promoter in Southern California and real
Danny McKinney
- Oral History
Danny McKinney is a fourth generation musician who grew up with a passion for music and a fascination with audio. As a kid, he recalls seeing Sta
Tommy Roe
- Oral History
Tommy Roe wrote most of the hit songs for which he is best known, such as "Dizzy," "Sheila," "Everybody" and "Sweet Pea." Each were hit songs in
Ronny Cox
- Oral History
Ronny Cox is the actor who played the guitar in the famous Dueling Banjo scene during the 1972 movie Deliverance.
Marty Stuart
- Oral History
Marty Stuart grew up in the small town of Philadelphia, Mississippi surrounded by country music, which he taught himself to play on a family guit
Brendan Murphy
- Oral History
Brendan Murphy is the fourth generation of Murphys to hold an executive position with the M.
Stephen Webber
- Oral History
Stephen Webber is a professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and helped create the Music Production/Engineering program. After working
Chris Noyes
- Oral History
Chris Noyes began studying guitar at the age of 8, taking lessons at a Washington DC area music store. The bands he played in as a kid often incl
David Mash
- Oral History
David Mash studied guitar in much the same way his mother studied the piano. He was focused on the classical traditions and even took lessons fro
Neil Leonard
- Oral History
Neil Leonard began playing saxophone at a young age and it's no wonder, his father was a noted Jazz historian and author. After being greatly inf
Billy Arnold
- Oral History
Billy Arnold played drums behind several Motown recordings including those with saxophonist, Junior Walker. While he often played a Gretsch kit,
Don (DJ) Johnson
- Oral History
Don (DJ) Johnson joined the Ovation Guitar Company in 1968, just about the time Glen Campbell was introducing the unique round-back instrument on
How We Broke Sales Records on Black Friday
- NAMM U Post
While some independent retailers have given up on Black Friday, Plum Grove Music has turned the Thanksgiving weekend into a record-setting sales event. Here, ...
Peggy Falcetti
- Oral History
Peggy Falcetti and her husband, Sam, opened Falcetti Music in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1957. Since that time, Peggy and Sam have been very a
David Frederick
- Oral History
David Frederick was working for ARP Synthesizers in the early 1970s when he had an idea to create a special musical experience for the trade show
Hyman Peller
- Oral History
Hyman Peller, in 1975, left a corporate job in NJ and moved to upstate, NY.
ICONIC BUILDINGS AND LANDMARKS ACROSS THE U.S. TO SHINE ORANGE FOR MAKE MUSIC DAY
- Press Release
More than 25 iconic buildings and landmarks across the United States will turn orange in support of Make Music Day, the annual global celebration of music...
The Biggest Mistakes in Lesson Programs
- NAMM U Post
Sometimes, making just one big mistake can stall a lesson program. Here, lessons guru Pete Gamber lays out the biggest mistakes that impede a program’s success...
Joe Mullens
- Oral History
Joe Mullens has always had a strong passion for music, and made the decision one day to turn that passion into a career.
Larry Dalton
- Oral History
Larry Dalton started playing drums at a young age after seeing The Beatles on TV.
Rick Nelson
- Oral History
Rick Nelson got into the music industry by parking cars at the famous Greater Boston jazz club, Lennie’s-on-the-Turnpike.
Country Music Legend Charley Pride to Perform at Summer NAMM
- Press Release
The 2017 Summer NAMM Show is set to welcome a variety of music legends as it returns to Nashville’s Music City Center, July 13-15.
Don Puluse
- Oral History
Don Puluse played clarinet as a young student and went on to play in the Marine Band. He soon began to study recording engineering and joined AES