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Breakfast of Champions, Mike Huckabee (NAMM Show 2011)
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Former Arkansas Governor and part-time bass guitar player Mike Huckabee sits down with NAMM CEO & President Joe Lamond to discuss his personal love of...
Breakfast of Champions, Sammy Ash (NAMM Show 2011)
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Sammy Ash shares stories about growing up in the family business, Sam Ash Music Stores, and working his way from the bottom up through the ranks to become COO...
Breakfast of Champions, Vic Firth and Bob Zildjian (NAMM Show 2011)
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NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond welcomes industry legends and old friends Vic Firth and Bob Zildjian to share stories about their early business beginnings...
Ohio Teen Band Peligro Wins SchoolJam USA Title, Named Best Teen Band by NAMM and Music Industry Leaders
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A crowd of hundreds gathered at the Downtown Disney District on Saturday to cheer on 10 teen bands from across the country as they battled for the national...
2011 NAMM Show Closing Release: Solid Gains in Attendance and Exhibiting Companies
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The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced the final registration and exhibitor numbers for the 2011 NAMM Show, the largest and longest...
NAMM Announces 5th Annual Wanna Play? Award Recipients
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The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) presented Wanna Play?
Day Four of the 2011 NAMM Show Features ‘Best In Show,’ Enthusiasm from Exhibitors
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The fourth day of the NAMM Show featured the much-anticipated annual “Best In Show” breakfast session, with Frank Alkyer, publisher of Music Inc.
Day Three of the 2011 NAMM Show Features More Advice and Tips for Retailers, Packed Show Floor
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The third day of the NAMM Show kicked off with more tips and advice to retailers on how to enhance their businesses at the morning Breakfast Session called “...
Eight New Board Members Elected at NAMM's Annual 2011 Meeting of Members
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ANAHEIM, Calif., Jan. 15, 2011--NAMM held its Annual Meeting of Members today during the 2011 NAMM Show.
Day Two of the 2011 NAMM Show Features Insight for Retailers, Strong Business on the Show Floor
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The second day of the NAMM Show drew a strong crowd to the morning Breakfast Session called “Lessons Learned: How Doing Business Now Has Changed for the...
'Best Communities for Music Education' Invites School Districts and Music Programs to Participate in 2011 Survey
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Amid a backdrop of arts education budget cuts, The NAMM Foundation today announced that it will continue its effort t
Day One of the 2011 NAMM Show Features Capacity-Crowd at Breakfast of Champions, Celebrity Appearances, Upbeat Attendees
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The first day of the NAMM Show drew a capacity-crowd to the Breakfast of Champions opening show session at the Anaheim Hilton in the early morning hours,...
2011 NAMM Show Opens in Anaheim
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The NAMM Show, the largest music products trade show in the world, opened today at the Anaheim Convention Center welcoming tens of thousands of musical...
NAMM To Host Live SupportMusic Coalition Simulcast at the 2011 NAMM Show In Support Of School Music Education Programs
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NAMM To Host ‘Doing Business In a New Key’ Recreational Music Making Meeting at the 2011 NAMM Show
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The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) announced today that it will host an open meeting during the 2011 NAMM Show for all NAMM Members and guests...
Disney Channel Star Bridgit Mendler and Disney XD star Adam Hicks to Emcee SchoolJam USA Finals at Downtown Disney District
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The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced that up-and-coming Disney stars Bridgit Mendler and Adam Hick
Neil Grover
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Neil Grover was playing percussion in the Boston Symphony Orchestra when he discovered a bright and unique triangle.
Ginny Mancini
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Ginny Mancini always loved singing!
Buzz Tarpley
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Buzz Tarpley grew up in the music business. His grandmother was selling pianos as early as 1917 in West Texas.
Bill Tarpley
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Bill Tarpley remembered the stories his father used to tell him about the early days of the family music retail store in west Texas.
David Tarpley
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David Tarpley remembered crawling around in the ceiling of his current church as a child, hauling the wires for the Allen Organ his father and un
Joe D. McBrayer
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Joe D McBrayer always took great pride in the craftsmanship he put into the servicing and restoration of pianos.
John Welch
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John Welch is the president of Sofia Violins, which is an American-made instrument company based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Steve Weiss
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Steve Weiss loved playing the drums as a small child, but never imagined in a million years that he would have a career in music, let alone a pio
Michael Udow
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Michael Udow served as principal percussionist with the Santa Fe Opera from 1968 until his retirement in 2009.
Bill White
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Bill White played drums since he was a child. So when his son approached him to make a snare drum for him after Bill’s retirement, he agreed.
Ron Vaughn
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Ron Vaughn began his career in the music industry as a drummer who was always looking for new gizmos that could produce the sound he sought.
Caito Marcondes
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Caito Marcondes has played the rhythm of Brazil his entire life.
Anne McGinty
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Anne McGinty was hired by the Armstrong Flute Company in the late 1970s to run their publishing division after the company aquired Hansen as thei
Dean Samuel
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Dean Samuel is the son of industry leader, Lowell Samuel, who not only formed the Samuel Music retail store in Effingham, IL but the pioneering m