Tommy Roe wrote most of the hit songs for which he is best known, such as "Dizzy," "Sheila," "Everybody" and "Sweet Pea." Each were hit songs in the 1960s and were part of the early days of his career, which included a tour with the Beatles in 1963. Tommy later formed a music publishing company and continued to write songs including "We Can Make Music" and "There's A Great Day...
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Brendan Murphy is the fourth generation of Murphys to hold an executive position with the M. Steinert & Sons...
Billy Arnold played drums behind several Motown recordings including those with saxophonist, Junior Walker. While he...
Cindalee Hall first attended a NAMM Show in the late 1960s and recalls being the only women she saw that day on the...
Full Interviews
This is the full length NAMM Oral History interview with Herbie Hancock, Bryan Bell, and Will Alexander, which was...
This is the full length NAMM Oral History interview with Jeff Hasselberger and Bill Kaman, which was captured on...
This is the full length NAMM Oral History interview with Eddie Kramer, which was captured on September 6, 2012. For his...
Vignettes
Out in the village of Bubenreuth, Germany lays the incredible history of a group of independent luthiers who in...
The harmonica is a free wind instrument used in several genres of music worldwide. The reeds are pre-tuned to...
Music Stores are the first glimpse into the music industry for many of us, and often ignite the passion to play. This...
About the Library & Resource Center
The NAMM Oral History program is unique, unlike any other collection in the world. The heart of the collection is the depth of its narrative that covers innovative creations, the evolution of musical instruments, the ever changing world of music retail, as well as our collective quest to improve music education around the globe. Oral History participants have come from 46 different countries, 49 U.S. states and were born between 1903 and 1988. This collection is our journal, our own way of chronicling ourselves and our community—the community we so eagerly embrace at the NAMM shows and so proudly celebrate throughout the year. This library of video interviews, now 3,000 strong and always growing, contains the story of our industry told by those who helped to shape it and have watched it expand and develop through the years.
We hope you find what you're looking for right here, but if you have any questions, please contact us at 760.438.8001 or via e-mail at dand@namm.org.