In Memoriam

Remembering oral history interviewees who passed away in 2012.

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Rose Wernes Drake

Rose Wernes Drake traveled with her husband, Ivor, when he became the second salesperson hired for the Winter Piano Company following World War II....
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Tom Ostrander

Tom Ostrander was the founder of Colonial Music in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Now a string of stores, the retail company began with the simple idea of...
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Bernard Kalban

Bernie Kalban was one of the great veterans of the music publishing industry. Having worked in the era right after Tin Pan Alley, in the Brill...
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NAMM In Memoriam Industry Tribute 2012

A tribute to our members who passed away in 2011.
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