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Dick Schalk
- Oral History
Dick Schalk began working for the Rodgers Instrument Corp.
Valerie Day
- Oral History
Valerie Day became a pop star in the 1980s when she and her husband formed the band Nu Shooz.
Will Glover
- Oral History
Will Glover was among the first wave of surf rock guitarists when he formed a band with several friends from high school in 1961. The Pyramids,
Mark Slaughter
- Oral History
Mark Slaughter was a founding member of the hard rock band, Slaughter, which has sold more than five million records and placed four songs on the
Akil Thompson
- Oral History
Akil Thompson has been an active music maker since he was a kid playing guitar. Over his career he has toured with LeAnn Rimes and Kelly Clarkso
Keb' Mo'
- Oral History
Keb’ Mo’ is the Grammy-winning blues guitarist and songwriter who got his big break in the music business thanks to Taj Mahal (interview class of
Lij Shaw
- Oral History
Lij Shaw created the famed Backstage Studio at Bonnaroo, which has been the setting for countless hit recordings. The success of the studio has
Steve Castro
- Oral History
Steve Castro has toured backline for over 25 years and loves it. Steve is a roadie’s roadie who has witnessed firsthand many of
Chris Huston
- Oral History
Chris Huston produced and served as the recording engineer for The Who, Led Zeppelin, and Blood, Sweat and Tears, to name just three. Chris help
Pytor Belov
- Oral History
Pytor Belov is currently the VP of sales and marketing at PRA Audio, and also the President of the Belov Group, LLC.
Bill Demkov
- Oral History
Bill Demkov has been interested in engineering since his first recording session. As a musician, Bill grew up exposed to a number of musical sty
Dan Melson
- Oral History
Dan Melson was born into a show-business family.
Alan Sanderson
- Oral History
Alan Sanderson cut his teeth as a recording engineer while working for Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood, California. The opportunity gave Alan key
Jocko Marcellino
- Oral History
Jocko Marcellino and eleven college friends formed a doo wop group in the late 1960s called Sha Na Na. Their hope was to keep the doo wop sounds
George Kirkwood
- Oral History
George Kirkwood joined the Rodgers Instrument Corp.
Rodgers Jenkins
- Oral History
Rodgers Jenkins is the founder of the Rodgers Instrument Corp., based outside of Portland Oregon.
Randy Holden
- Oral History
Randy Holden was a teenager when he formed a rock and blues band in Pennsylvania called The Iridescents. The core of that band moved to Californ
Bob Spikard
- Oral History
Bob Spikard formed an instrumental rock band with his high school buddies and they called themselves the Chantay’s. The band’s greatest hit, co-
Mike Vernon
- Oral History
Mike Vernon formed an instrumental rock band inspired by George Tomsco called The 3 Balls of Fire (the name taken from the first song they learne
George Tomsco
- Oral History
George Tomsco formed the influential rock band The Fireballs with several of his high school friends. The band became known for its instrumental
David Woo
- Oral History
David Woo purchased La Jolla Music with a goal to focus on the lesson programs. His children took music lessons in the store and he wanted to ca
James Owen
- Oral History
James Owen has been teaching at La Jolla Music nearly since the beginning. The store was established in 1962 and James started working there jus
Janine Ryder
- Oral History
Janine Ryder and her husband, Bob, owned La Jolla Music on Girard Avenue for several years beginning in the 1990s. At the time, the store needed
Bob Ryder
- Oral History
Bob Ryder grew up surrounded by music and began playing saxophone at an early age. When he and his wife, Janine, had the opportunity to purchase
Walton Smith
- Oral History
Walton Smith has toured and recorded with the Christian artist Jeremy Camp since the early 2000s. While he grew up in the church, his musical st
Paul Raley
- Oral History
Paul Raley is the President of Paul Raley & Associates Inc., as well as PRA Audio Systems Inc.
David St. John
- Oral History
David St John began his career in music retail in 1967 and since that time he has devoted his career to bringing music and music lessons to the l
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Christie Carter
- Oral History
Christie Carter and her husband, Walter, are the proud owners of Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville, which has a family friendly feeling by desi