David Lindley grew up close to the Folk Music Center in Claremont, California, where he was exposed to stringed instruments from around the world. He also worked for Berry Grassmuek Music in Pasadena, CA, which had a large selection of world music recordings that he would take into their listening booths and play during his free time. These early experiences helped shape the...
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Damien Curry had been working for Guitar Center as the Product Marketing Manager for a few years when he began a night ...
Floyd Toole recalls that when he was a child his father purchased a large amount of World War II surplus supplies,...
Ellen Harper Verdries grew up in a music store! Her parents, Dorothy and Charles Chase, formed their first store in...
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Recent Podcasts
The introduction of the synthesizer brought with it a many new types of sounds and a new way of thinking when it came...
Mike, Dan and Ashley are going behind the scenes this week to discuss the evolution of Front of House (FOH). Using...
This week on The Music History Podcast Mike, Ashley and Dan will be featuring two industry heroes of the pickup!...
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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 79 different countries, 49 U.S. states and were born between 1896 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 4,500 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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