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George Lukas
- Oral History
George Lukas recalled, in great detail, when he was aboard a navy ship at the end of World War II and sitting down to play a blue-painted Steinwa
Elizabeth Ludwig-Fennell
- Oral History
Elizabeth Ludwig-Fennell was always surrounded by music. As a child, she played piano.
William F. Ludwig II
- Oral History
William F.
Geoffrey Lorenz
- Oral History
Geoffrey Lorenz is a passionate music publisher who is rather proud of his family's history in the print business. And he should be!
Dennis Lord
- Oral History
Dennis Lord gained fame in the country music field as the co-writer of Travis Tritt’s breakthrough hit “I’m a Member of the Country Club (Country Music is what...
Trini Lopez
- Oral History
Trini Lopez became an early Latin-American pop singer with a string of recordings in the late 1950s and 60s including "If I Had a Hammer" and "Le
Don Lombardi
- Oral History
Don Lombardi is the founder of Drum Workshop, who formed the company at the age of 26 with the goal of providing teaching facilities for young drummers in...
William Locke
- Oral History
William Locke worked for the Canadian division of the C.F. Martin & Company going back to the early 1970s.
Michael Lloyd
- Oral History
Michael Lloyd is among the most prolific recording producers of the 1970s and 80s.
Arthur Linter
- Oral History
Arthur Linter had many stories to share, like the one about his real birthday.
Larry Linkin
- Oral History
Larry "Link" Linkin began his career in the industry as a salesman for the G. Leblanc Corporation and wound up the C.E.O.
John Limb
- Oral History
John Limb provided a detailed account of the Catholic music publishing business and its effect on the growth and development of Oregon Catholic P
Floyd Levin
- Oral History
Floyd Levin was a promoter of traditional jazz, an author, and music historian.
Dr. Alfio Leone
- Oral History
Dr. Alfio Leone was among the world’s best loved luthier of traditional Italian musical instruments.
John Ledwon
- Oral History
John Ledwon is a theater organist with a love for the instruments he plays.
Ernie Lansford
- Oral History
Ernie Lansford has served our industry well.
Morris Lang
- Oral History
Morris “Arnie” Lang played percussion for the New York Philharmonic for over 40 years and wrote the book on percussive technique -- literally.
Tony Lalonde
- Oral History
Tony Lalonde comes from a family of inventors. His father, who held several patents for musical accessories, enjoyed a long career as a retailer in Minnesota....
Frankie Laine
- Oral History
Frankie Laine earned over 20 gold records as one of America's leading crooners of the 1950s.
Stanley Lager
- Oral History
Stanley Lager formed Dale Electronics Corporation in New York City in 1956.
Helene La Faro
- Oral History
Helene La Faro has been asked countless times to recount the short but extremely influential musical career of her brother, jazz bassist Scott La
David Kutner
- Oral History
David Kutner was new to the music products industry when he was offered the job as President of Hammond Organs in the late 1960s. It was a time for change in...
Ray Kurzweil
- Oral History
Ray Kurzweil appeared on the popular 1950s and 1960s quiz show “I’ve Got a Secret” to reveal that he had made a computer that could make music. Since those...
Hap Kuffner
- Oral History
Hap Kuffner was eleven years old when he was given his first guitar during the folk music boom of the early 1960s.
Irv Kratka
- Oral History
Irv Kratka had the idea of creating recordings of music while leaving out an instrument, such as the piano.
Al Kowalenko
- Oral History
Al Kowalenko oversaw one of the largest growths in the music products industry during the 1980s and 1990s –the Canadian market.
Kay Koster
- Oral History
Kay Koster was a pioneering woman retail owner, who not only successfully ran a business on her own beginning in 1940, she also personally repair
Akira Komaki
- Oral History
Akira Komaki recalled the early days of his grandfather’s career as a Japanese retailer.
Barrie Kolstein
- Oral History
Barrie Kolstein has proudly followed in his father’s footsteps as a noted authority, builder and restorer of fretted musical instruments. His father was an...
Fritz Kollitz
- Oral History
Fritz Kollitz was an expert on woods used for musical instruments and gained an international reputation for his knowledge and service to violin