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Norman Harris
- Oral History
Norman Harris loves guitars! His vast knowledge and collection has made him one of the industry’s leading experts on vintage guitars and basses.
Jack Hanser
- Oral History
Jack Hanser’s grandfather started a music retail store called Hanser Music.
Denisa Hanna
- Oral History
Denisa Hanna took guitar lessons with jazz great Johnny Smith before working with him at his musical instrument store in Colorado Springs, CO.
Dave Gupton
- Oral History
Dave Gupton has had a long career with a number of companies and a rather impressive list of innovators who helped pioneer our industry.
Gloria Guido
- Oral History
Gloria Guido studied classical music and opera before meeting her husband, jazz man Joe Guido.
John Gronemeyer
- Oral History
John Gronemeyer enjoyed his career in the school band instrument segment of the industry, which included sales positions at CG Conn, King, UMI an
Ron Griggs
- Oral History
Ron Griggs dreamed of being a band teacher as a child.
Buddy Greco
- Oral History
Buddy Greco was classically trained on the piano and found himself arranging for Benny Goodman as a teenager.
Neil Grant
- Oral History
Neil Grant worked with Alto Tatum long enough to understand some of the magic behind the man who defined music retail in Texas.
Janice Goodman
- Oral History
Janice Goodman has shared the history of the music products industry with music lovers of all ages as a docent for the NAMM Foundation’s Museum o
Robert Godin
- Oral History
Robert Godin grew up in love with woods and handcraftsmanship.
Richard Glazier
- Oral History
Richard Glazier has made a career out of his personal goal of keeping the American songbook alive.
Simon Gilson
- Oral History
Simon Gilson and Terry Hope represent more than the new era of powerhouse music retailers in the world, they represent a refreshingly new approac
Tom Getzen
- Oral History
Tom Getzen is president of the horn company his father established in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
NAMM Brings Canadian Tradition of 'Music Monday' to U.S. for Third Year
- Press Release
NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants, announced today that it will join the Coalition for Music Education in Canada in its sixth annual Music...
Midge Ure
- Oral History
Midge Ure was on stage for the two largest musical events in the World!
Emilio Castillo
- Oral History
Emilio Castillo plays second tenor sax, as well as providing background and lead vocals for the band he help establish in 1968 called Tower of Po
Bill Everitt
- Oral History
Billy Everitt grew up in the music industry beginning with weekend jobs at his father’s retail business in Dallas.
Catherine Poruba
- Oral History
Catherine Poruba and Barbara Gard are the only children of former NAMM CEO William Gard (1915-1987). Mr.
Marvin Lamb
- Oral History
Marvin Lamb was looking for a job in 1958 and found an opening at the Gibson
Guitar Company in Kalamazoo. “This was right at the time of the boom in the
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Gary Kahler
- Oral History
Gary Kahler had an idea to add improvements to the electric guitar when he started playing in the 1960s.
William Gerien
- Oral History
William Gerien is the industrial and mechanical engineer who invented the Kahler Tremolo Bridge System for the electric guitar.
Don Gayle
- Oral History
Don Gayle served as a technical writer for Shure for three decades, after a long and distinguished career as a professor of literature.
Barbara Gard
- Oral History
Barbara Gard and Catherine Poruba are the only children of former NAMM CEO William Gard (1915-1987). Mr.
Steven Fry
- Oral History
Steven Fry pioneered electronic cataloging as music librarian for UCLA.
John Fry
- Oral History
John Fry was the founder of Ardent Records and a noted recording engineer with a special talent for sound mixing and studio sound control.
Jerry Freed
- Oral History
Jerry Freed began working in the music industry along with Tommy Moore.
Gary Forkum
- Oral History
Gary Forkum had the idea of setting up a small percussion display in the back closet of Corner Music where he was working.
French Forbes II
- Oral History
French Forbes II is the grandson of the founder of the Forbes Piano and Organ Company. E. E.
Dave Fletcher
- Oral History
Dave Fletcher was born into a music family.