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Mel Wisniewski
- Oral History
Mel Wisniewski gave music lessons in a small music store in upstate Wisconsin and soon discovered he was interested in the idea of owning his own
Vanetta Wilson
- Oral History
Vanetta Wilson was the fourth generation owner of her family’s music business.
Agness Tsao
- Oral History
Agness Tsao earned her college degree in banking and always had a love of music, singing in choirs from a young age.
Donn Trenner
- Oral History
Donn Trenner was one of the most successful pianists in the big band and Bebop jazz eras.
Csaba Toth
- Oral History
Csaba Toth was working in the hotel management business when, by pure chance, he had the opportunity to work in the music products industry.
Peter Tork
- Oral History
Peter Tork was an original member of the Monkees and enjoyed great success on TV and the top of the pop charts during the mid and late 1960s.
Mark Terry
- Oral History
Mark Terry always dreamed of being a recording engineer, even as a kid when he first discovered his love of music and technology.
Bryce Taylor
- Oral History
Bryce Taylor was one of the best known and respected bandmasters in the state of Texas.
Richard Taninbaum
- Oral History
Richard Taninbaum grew up in a musical family.
William Stonier
- Oral History
William Stonier always stressed the importance of personal relationships when conducting business in the music industry because the passion for music was a
Patrick Stansfield
- Oral History
Patrick Stansfield was the legendary stage manager who, along with Bill Graham of FM Productions, launched the modern music concert format by cre
Dewitt "Scotty" Scott
- Oral History
DeWitt Scott knew about as much as a person can know about steel guitars!
Stanley Schireson
- Oral History
Stanley Schireson’s father opened up a small music store in 1902 that would eventually branch out into manufacturing and distrib
Leo Scala
- Oral History
Leo Scala was born in Belgrade Serbia and moved to Moscow to attend college.
Luis Ruvina
- Oral History
Luis Ruvina grew up in the music industry! His family established the Daniel Ruvina Music Company back in 1917.
Elliott Rubinson
- Oral History
Elliott Rubinson fell in love with the bass at the age of 12 and played it every waking moment as he grew up in Queens, New York, in the rock era
Floyd Rose
- Oral History
Floyd Rose began his career as a machinist working on jewel inlays, all the while playing guitar on the side in local bands and in clubs.
Jimmie Rodgers
- Oral History
Jimmie Rodgers was a popular singer and songwriter who topped the charts in the 1950s and 60s with recordings such as "Kisses Sweeter than Wine,"
Johnny Rivers
- Oral History
Johnny Rivers had a series of top hits as a pop singer beginning in the 1960s with records such as "Seventh Son," "Poor Side of Town" and "Secret
Bernard Purdie
- Oral History
Bernard Purdie became a studio drummer in the early 1960s.
John Pisano
- Oral History
John Pisano is the jazz guitarist heard on thousands of recordings, covering artists from Frank Sinatra and Natalie Cole to Chico Hamilton and Di
Charles Phillips
- Oral History
Charles Phillips played trombone in his high-school band and continued through college.
Michael Pettersen
- Oral History
Michael Pettersen is the unofficial historian of Shure.
Erik Norlander
- Oral History
Erik Norlander is the perfect musician to have come into his own as a performer as the synthesizer and other electronic musical instruments were being...
NAMM to Produce Lacey Act Web Cast
- Press Release
To help Members better understand and comply with the upcoming April 1, 2010 deadline of the Lacey Act, NAMM will host an informative, free Webinar on March 15...
Terry Lewis
- Oral History
Terry Lewis has fulfilled many roles within the music products industry including Executive Vice President of Yamaha Corporation of America.
Hans Kuhner
- Oral History
Hans Kuhner has followed long traditions in print music by engraving musical notes on lead plates to reproduce songs – hearkening to the days and
Dave Koz
- Oral History
Dave Koz is best known as the smooth jazz saxophonist who recorded hit albums beginning in the 1990s.
Gene Garb
- Oral History
Gene Garb is the Vice President of NEMC, joining the company only a few years after it was established in the 1950s.
James Decker
- Oral History
James Decker had been an active music maker ever since performing with his mother on radio broadcasts while he was a child.