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In Memoriam

Remembering oral history interviewees who passed away in 2012.

Bobby Dukoff

Bobby Dukoff was a big band saxophone player during the swing era when he looked for ways of improving his own sound.  While working for the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Bobby began playing his own mouthpiece, which...

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Ed Cramer

Ed Cramer was the long time music attorney who played a vital role in ensuring the performance and composing rights of musicians and songwriters. His list of clients reads like a who’s who of American Popular Music and his...

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Lester Wagner

Lester Wagner began in the woodworking and sanding department of the C. F. Martin Guitar Company before World War II. He moved from the North Street Plant in 1964 to the bigger manufacturing plant in the current...

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Warren Price

Warren Price’s father started a small Canadian music retail store when Warren was just 17 years old. Soon after Warren purchased his first drum kit and discovered he wanted to join his father in the music...

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George Shorney

George Shorney’s grandfather formed a small music publishing company in 1892 with the goal of serving the church by printing hymnals. The company, Hope Publishing, has done just that and over the years established...

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Jim Marshall

Jim Marshall was in a full body cast as a 12-year-old boy due to polio. He managed to overcome the incredible odds to not only walk again, but also became a trained tap dancer. He has since founded a charity to help...

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Earl Scruggs

Earl Scruggs was the father of bluegrass and country banjo playing. His style and techniques have been both influential and inspiring for generation of banjo players around the world. His easy-going personality...

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George Douglas

George Douglas's grandfather opened a small music shop in Canada, which his father managed following his military service during World War II. The small store chugged along over the years and served as a training...

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James “Red” Holloway

James “Red” Holloway was an accomplished jazz saxophone player who began his love affair with music while a student of Captain Walter Dyette at DuSable High School in Chicago back in 1942. In his interviewed...

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Gerhard Keilwerth

Gerhard Keilwerth grew up loving the saxophone and dreaming of building his own line, which of course he did do to international success. The Keilwerth name has been synonymous with innovations in brass instruments for over 40...

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