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Rick Turner
- Oral History
Rick Turner was well known for his innovative handcrafted guitars and for pioneering the resurgence of American luthiers in the 1960s and 70s.
Helen Tozzi
- Oral History
Helen Tozzi was hired to set up the accounting for a new music store that was opening in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Eddie Tishkoff
- Oral History
Eddie Tishkoff and his brother Jerry owned the famous Hollywood Piano Company and Hollywood Piano Rental Company located in Southern California,
Jerry Tishkoff
- Oral History
Jerry Tishkoff and his brother Eddie owned the famous Hollywood Piano Company and Hollywood Piano Rental Company located in Southern California.
Larry Thomas
- Oral History
Larry Thomas is the current CEO of Fender Musical Instrument Company. He also served as CEO of Guitar Center during the company’s early growth period. He...
Clark Terry
- Oral History
Clark Terry enjoyed a long and celebrated career as a trumpeter playing with nearly ever iconic jazz musician of the twentieth century.
David Teeple
- Oral History
David Teeple’s first job in the music industry was working for the large Grinnell Brothers chain in the 1960s, based in Michigan
Bob Taylor
- Oral History
Bob Taylor enrolled in wood shop while a student in high school and made a guitar for his final grade.
Wolfe Taninbaum
- Oral History
Wolfe Taninbaum was a leader in the development of synthetic reeds, although he is best known for his mouthpiece designs.
Don Talbot
- Oral History
Don Talbot recalls working with his father at Coast Wholesalers when he was school age, sweeping up and working in the warehouse.
Colleen Summerhays
- Oral History
Colleen Summerhays recalled the day in 1940 when she walked into a local music store to inquire about a clerical position.
Briant Summerhays
- Oral History
Briant Summerhays has been a part of the music industry his entire life.
John Styll
- Oral History
John Styll formed the Contemporary Christian Music magazine in 1978 as the leading voice in the new era of church music was being established. After selling...
George Sturm
- Oral History
George Sturm was asked by the Music Library Association (MLA) to author an essay regarding the music publishing industry in America for the assoc
James Strouse
- Oral History
Jim Strouse is the president of Stranton’s Sheet Music in Columbus, Ohio, and a founding member of the Retail Print Music Dealers Association (RP
Ned Steinberger
- Oral History
Ned Steinberger is known around the world for his innovative instrument designs.
Anna Sipavich
- Oral History
Anna Sipavich was a real life Rosie the Riveter with ties to the music products industry.
Lowell Simpson
- Oral History
Lowell Simpson spent his entire life in music.
Lieselotte Sievers
- Oral History
Lieselotte Sievers is the granddaughter of Mr. Breitkopf of the famous Breitkopf & Hartel music publishing company in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Fredy Shen
- Oral History
Fredy Shen worked closely with Remo Belli becoming a Vice President in the Remo Corporation. Mr.
Hugo Schreiber
- Oral History
Hugo Schreiber along with his brother and father formed the W. Schreiber Music Company in Germany in 1946.
Joachim Schneider
- Oral History
Joachim Schneider proudly continues in the family tradition of hand crafted instrument making.
Rudy Schlacher
- Oral History
Rudy Schlacher has become of the great businessmen of the music products industry, which is incredible considering his humble beginnings.
Vern Schafer
- Oral History
Vern Schafer joined the family business of moving pianos as a teenager, but had the dream of running his own piano store.
John Santuccio
- Oral History
John Santuccio was a noted orchestra manager, and also spent time as President of the music publishing company, G. Schirmer.
Jim Rupp
- Oral History
Jim Rupp has had a passion for drumming as far back as he can remember.
Dave Rossum
- Oral History
Dave Rossum and Scott Wedge attended college together and soon developed a few clever ways of combining their engineering training with their pas
Bud Ross
- Oral History
Bud Ross made his first amplifier for his own band in 1958 to save a little money.
Liane Rockley
- Oral History
Liane Rockley gained a degree in flute performance in New York before moving to Denver, where she taught music at a local music store.
Jimmy Rivers
- Oral History
Jimmy Rivers was known in the world of Western Swing as an innovative guitarist who played a double neck and brought to life a hard driving style