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Mac Johnson
- Oral History
Mac Johnson, as she is known throughout the music industry, was the devoted wife of Mississippi Music founder Jimmy Johnson.
James Johnson
- Oral History
James Johnson was first and foremost a band director -- a well respected one at that!
George Hines
- Oral History
George Hines began his music retail store, George’s Music, outside of Philadelphia, PA, in 1977.
Dr. Robert Freeland
- Oral History
Dr. Robert Freeland was among this country’s first to earn a PhD in music librarianship.
Roger Cox
- Oral History
Roger Cox began his career at Ampeg in Linden, NJ. At Ampeg he served as Vice President of Operations responsible for Quality, Manufacturing, Se
Jeannie Cheatham
- Oral History
Jeannie Cheatham played roots music before anyone was calling it that.
Michael Balter
- Oral History
Michael Balter discovered, as a percussionist for many stage and symphonic orchestras, that he could create his own sounds by adjusting or wrapping his mallets...
FORTUNE Announces Regional Qualifiers in Ninth Annual Battle of the Corporate Bands
- Press Release
FORTUNE announced today the 16 bands that will be advancing to the regional qualifying rounds of the “Ninth Annual FORTUNE Battle of the Corporate Bands”...
Heribert Glassl
- Oral History
Heribert Glassl had two musical loves, the tuba and the cello. While it may seem like a strange pairing, Mr. Glassl made it work.
Richard Janda
- Oral History
Richard Janda specialized in repairing stringed instruments. It was also something he enjoyed very much.
Jack Javens
- Oral History
Jack Javens loved the piano business and became one of the industry’s quintessential salesmen. He worked for the Aeolian Piano Company out of East Rochester...
NAMM to Host California Proposition 65 Product Liability Webinar
- Article
NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, announced that it will hold a Webinar on Friday, May 29 at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT)...
George Lewis
- Oral History
George Lewis was the founder of George L’s in Madison, Tennessee, one of the industry’s leading innovators of cable and electronic components. George played a...
Zhi Cheng Tong
- Oral History
Zhi Cheng Tong served as the Chairman for Pearl River Pianos in China and was one of its longest-term employees.
John Hornby Skewes
- Oral History
John Hornby Skewes is the founder and president of John Hornby Skewes Company Ltd, a noted music wholesaler located in England, which was established in the...
Ruth Sibley Bensinger
- Oral History
Ruth Sibley Bensinger wrote a song called “So Long Sweetheart” when she was a teenager. The song was about lovers split by war. Members of her
Robert Menchey
- Oral History
Mr. Menchey founded the Menchey Music Service in 1936 out of his mother’s sewing room in Hanover.
William McCormick
- Oral History
William McCormick may always be referred to as an industry outsider by some because he came to the music retail business with a Harvard MBA, fro
Dean Markley
- Oral History
Dean Markley thought there must be a better way of making a guitar string, so he found it and in the process changed the way accessory products were sold.
Richard Collins
- Oral History
Richard Collins had a colorful career as a jazz trumpeter in the evening while he studied for his masters degree by day. Two topics always fascinated Dick,...
Don Johnson
- Oral History
Don Johnson received his degree in journalism and later landed the editor’s job at a recording industry trade magazine. Years later the magazine was sold to...
Barbara Fitzgerald
- Oral History
Barbara Fitzgerald is a member of the NAMM family! For years Barbara has been the trade show event coordinator who quietly in the background ha
Frank Fendorf
- Oral History
Frank Fendorf served as a school band director for many years beginning with the high school band in Warrensburg, MO in 1947. He enjoyed the role of band
Norman Erickson
- Oral History
Norman Erickson was hired by the Lowrey Company in 1947. At that time, the company was still producing cement powder mixture.
Luella Derwin
- Oral History
Luella Derwin was one of the first women owners of a music store in America. In 1937, when her bandleader husband Hal Derwin went on the road,
Thomas Burzycki
- Oral History
Thomas Burzycki served as President of Selmer Band Instruments while at the same time being on the NAMM Board as one of the first four commercial
Ray Anthony
- Oral History
Ray Anthony has only endorsed two products during his long and successful career-- only two because he doesn't give use of his name lightly.
The NAMM Foundation Awards $848,807 to Support Innovative Music Learning Programs, Research Projects and Students
- Press Release
NAMM, the trade association of the international music products association, today announced the 31 recipients of the NAMM Foundation's 2009-2010 grants...
John Aldridge
- Oral History
John Aldridge has become one of the leading experts on the history of drums, percussion companies, and their products. As a publisher and editor, John...
Joy Akerman
- Oral History
Joy Akerman was one of the first volunteers in the NAMM Foundation’s Museum of Making Music docent programs back in 1999. Over the years, she b