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Henry Stone wanted to record musical artists that were not able to sign deals with the large record labels of the late 1940s. As a result, Henry found a string of artists and provided the setting to be recorded. This list includes Ray Charles and James Brown. As his own company grew, both as a...
Jeff Lee is the president of Resurrection Drums in Hollywood, Florida, a mecca for percussionists for miles around. Jeff is one of the most passionate members of the music industry you will ever be lucky enough to meet! After years as a studio drummer, Jeff began teaching at Resurrection Drums...
Hy Babit can be viewed on the 1966 TV tour of the NAMM Show in Chicago, which highlighted several key exhibitors to the show that year. Hy provided a review of the art of piano roll arranging. At the time of the filming Hy was working for QRS. Fast forward to 2014, Hy was once again in front of...
Jeff Chafin worked side by side with his father, the founder of Chafin Musiccenter for many years. Jeff learned many key elements to the business that has served him well since taking over the company. Among the lessons he learned, nothing is more important than service! And service seems to be...
Robert Birmingham teamed with his brother to purchase Steinway & Sons from CBS Musical Instruments in the early 1980s. The Birmingham brothers were committed to restoring the high quality the piano maker had earned its reputation on, while focusing on serving its dealer base around the world. ...
Bill Wallin is the instrument repair technician at Chafin Musiccenter in Lake Worth, Florida. Bill began working for the company alongside the store's founder, Paul Chafin. While Paul's son was out tuning pianos, Bill learned the trade of band instrument repairs. The service element of the store...
Sue Chafin brings an honest smile and warm greeting to all those who walk into Chafin Musiccenter in Lake Worth, Florida. After marring Jeff, the son of the founder of the store, she worked in a doctors office for several years. When the opportunity came to join her husband and father-in-law in...
Chloe Chafin is an Australian Sheppard who helps run Chafin Music in Lake Worth, Florida! Her main job is to look good but she really does so much more. Chloe puts people at ease and helps make them feel at home whenever they visit the store, which some people do just to see Chloe. She was born...
Danny Marquez began playing drums in his father's church from the age of four! One day as a teenager he walked into Chafin Musiccenter in Lake Worth, Florida for a set of sticks. While holding the sticks he worked up the nerve to ask if there were any job openings in the store. He began working...
Richard Boynton has many fond memories of the music industry. His grandfather was once the owner of CG Conn Musical Instruments in Elkhart, Indiana. In fact, Mr. Greenleaf purchased the company from Col. Conn in 1915 and developed many of the practices that allowed the company to endure the Great...