Ricky Peterson is a lifelong Minnesotan musician whose family is deeply rooted in a characteristically “Minneapolis” sound. Ricky is best known for his 20 year association with saxophone legend David Sanborn, and for having produced, written and played keyboards for Prince. Peterson has also enjoyed live/studio associations with George Benson, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, Billy...
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Victor Quarterman began taking drum lessons as a kid at Leonard’s School of Music, which was established by the father...
Bruce Bartlett is the founder of Bartlett Audio and has designed an impressive list of microphones over his long career...
Marjorie Jones and her husband opened the Bill Jones Music store in Knoxville, Tennessee back in 1973. She joined Bill...
Recent Podcasts
Recent Podcasts
Multi Grammy and Emmy winning Composer, Mike Post, is the topic of this week’s episode of The Music History Project....
In honor of The 2020 NAMM Show, this week’s episode of The Music History Project is a bit different than usual. In this...
In part two of The Music History Project’s series on banjos, we listen to a bit of the history of banjo players. Join...
Vignettes
Accordions make a sound when the bellows are expanded or compressed with air, while pressing keys causing the pallets...
Band Instrument Repair Technicians are always working behind the scenes to save the day when instruments come in...
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 Collection is unique, unlike any other collection in the world. The heart of the Collection is the depth of its narratives that cover 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 72 different countries, 49 U.S. states and were born between 1903 and 1997. 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 over 3,500 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.
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