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Bobby Shew
- Oral History
Bobby Shew’s cool jazz trumpet style helped revolutionize jazz in the 1960s through a series of successful recordings and world tours.
Gilberto Serna
- Oral History
Gilberto Serna is the keeper of the Deagan flame!
Ekhard Seidl
- Oral History
Ekhard Seidl’s steady hand and concentration, so evident when watching him, can be traced back to his grandfather and the tradition of violin mak
Sandy Schroeder
- Oral History
Sandy Schroeder speaks with fond memories of his years in the music industry, most notably his current career at Shure, “Most folks don’t know th
Nikolaus Schimmel
- Oral History
Nikolaus Schimmel served as president for his family’s piano company for several decades.
Hannes Schimmel-Vogel
- Oral History
Hannes Schimmel-Vogel is the president of the German based Schimmel Piano Company.
Elianne Schiedmayer
- Oral History
Elianne Schiedmayer proudly serves as the CEO of the Schiedmayer company.
Robert Saied
- Oral History
Robert Saied took great inspiration from his father, James.
Ron Sadler
- Oral History
Ron Sadler’s great grandfather settled in Aurora, Illinois, outside of Chicago, to establish Sadler Piano.
Marcus Ryle
- Oral History
Marcus Ryle began his career in the industry as an engineer for Oberheim while he was still a teenager.
Harry Rosenbloom
- Oral History
Harry Rosenbloom was the founder of Medley Music and one of the true pioneers of import relations with the Japanese beginning in the late 1950s.
Mike Rosen
- Oral History
Mike Rosen is a professor of percussion at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio.
Lloyd Robbins
- Oral History
Lloyd Robbins became executive vice-president of the Rodgers Instruments Corporation in 1997.
George Quinlan Jr.
- Oral History
George Quinlan Jr.
Joyce Porras
- Oral History
Joyce Porras was hired to work at Reynald’s Music Store for two weeks in 1946, to help with the Christmas holiday rush.
William Petersen
- Oral History
William Petersen served as president of Selmer Corporation from 1975-1990 during a time of great growth.
Allan Pearlman
- Oral History
Allan Pearlman grew up in Queens New York and taught at a local high school after college before working in the music industry.
Roger Palmateer
- Oral History
Roger Palmateer met his soon-to-be wife just years after she purchased the Fullerton Music Center in Southern California.
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