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Al Sanderson
- Oral History
Dr. Albert Sanderson revolutionized the process of piano tuning by inventing the electronic tuner.
Bonnie G. Rowe
- Oral History
Bonnie G. Rowe did not seem to mind much when people thought he was a woman because his given name was Bonnie.
Manuel Rodriguez Sr.
- Oral History
Manuel Rodriguez Sr. was very proud of his ancestry as a classical guitar luthier in the deep tradition of his native Spain.
Jean Francois Rico
- Oral History
Jean Francois Rico had an early interest in news photography, but following his grandmother’s passing, Jean began working at the company his gran
Don Ravitch
- Oral History
Don Ravitch pioneered many elements of keyboard retailing as president of Sherman Clay.
Mario Procida
- Oral History
Mario Procida formed a music distribution company in El Salvador in 1958 that soon expanded into several surrounding countries as well. His strong...
Houston Person
- Oral History
Houston Person, after a 3-year old musical partnership with the great vocalist Etta Jones, is only now receiving the recognition he deserves as one of today’s...
Peter Perez
- Oral History
Peter Perez represents a lot of musical history.
Rudy Pensa
- Oral History
Rudy Pensa formed Rudy’s Music on 48th Street in New York City. It is a favorite for musicians and tourists alike.
Sir John Pearse
- Oral History
Sir John Pearse was proud of the role he played in encouraging countless people to play the guitar.
Earl Palmer
- Oral History
Earl Palmer may be the most recorded jazz and rock drummer in history!
George Osztreicher
- Oral History
George Osztreicher pioneered importing and exporting guitar and violin strings in the United Kingdom back in the 1960s.
New Research Reveals How Playing Music Results in Breakthroughs for Inner City Youth
- Press Release
There is new hope for rehabilitating the often angry, detached, frustrated inner city youth in secure residential treatment centers across the country,...
Andrew Barta
- Oral History
Andrew Barta was born in Hungary and came to the United States with a dream of working in the music industry.
Bert Neidhart
- Oral History
Bert Neidhardt was one of the leading experts on musical instrument importing and exporting.
Josephine Nadolny
- Oral History
Josephine Nadolny only had one job, working for Selmer Band Instruments. When she retired in 2000 she had worked there for 58 years!
Don Murphy
- Oral History
Don Murphy joined the NAMM Foundation’s Museum of Making Music volunteer team as a retiree in 2003 and soon became one of the museum’s most reque
Harold Moseley
- Oral History
Harold Moseley was hired by Charles Hansen in the 1960s at the height of the legendary music publisher’s innovative career.
James M.E. Mixter
- Oral History
James M. E. Mixter may very well have been the only person in the industry to have worked for Baldwin Pianos before, during, and after World War II. As a...
Mudge Miller
- Oral History
Mudge Miller was a veteran of the Chicago Musical Instrument Company and had expressed great satisfaction in working under Mr. M.H.
John Massa
- Oral History
John Massa was the vice president of customer service at the Selmer Company and was known for building a strong dealer base, many of which became his personal...
Hugh Martin
- Oral History
Hugh Martin was a great American songwriter who teamed with Ralph Blane at the end of the golden age of Tin Pan Alley to give us such classics as
Chris F. Martin
- Oral History
Chris Martin is the proud descendent of the instrument craftsmen in Germany who founded the C.F. Martin & Company in 1833.
Annette Luyben
- Oral History
Annette Luyben feels as her parents had, that their music store is an extension of their home and their customers are an extension of their famil
Ernest Farmer
- Oral History
Ernie Farmer had a long and successful career at Shawnee Press in Pennsylvania before he and his wife, music editor Marjorie, formed Wide World Music together...
Robert Zadel
- Oral History
Robert Zadel spent nearly 50 years in the organ business working with two of the biggest names in the industry.
Hajime Yamaguchi
- Oral History
Hajime Yamaguchi was born on September 26, 1944 in Tokyo, Japan. At the age of 18 he traveled the country as a professional drummer and a year later landed a...
Bill Wellborn
- Oral History
Bill Wellborn was honored with the National Piano Traveler’s Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 for his dedication to the industry.
Virginia Waring
- Oral History
Virginia Waring began her musical career as a concert pianist.
Jim Van Hook
- Oral History
Jim Van Hook has played an enormous role in the growth of the church music publishing industry. As founder of Brentwood Music and later as president of Word,...