Bob Snyder enjoyed his 40 plus years in the music industry, driven by his passion for music. His father was a professor of music and instruments of all kinds seemed to be everywhere in his home growing up. His sales career started at a Hammond Organ dealership where he would perform on the organ to attract customers to the store. In 1981 he was offered a job at CBS Musical...
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Jerry Greenberg began his long and successful musical career in 1957 when his band Jerry Green and the Passengers began...
Michael Marquart established Windmark Recording Studio in Santa Monica, California in 1983. The studio was the location...
Don Cromwell realized music was his passion when was playing in bands with his friends at a young age. His sophomore...
Recent Podcasts
Recent Podcasts
This week Dan, Mike and Ashley are putting on their boogie shoes and discussing some of the great songwriters of the...
The Music History Project will highlight our captivating interview with Sam Hinton this week. Join Mike, Ashley and Dan...
Join Ashley, Mike and Dan this week as we honor International Women’s Day by highlighting the innovative career of the...
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William Gard (1915-1987) served as the NAMM Executive President for over 35 years, beginning right after World War II...
Women’s role in the music industry has progressively grown and developed over the years. When the NAMM Oral History...
Bluegrass Music blends Irish Folk Music with Appalachia Mountain Music, resulting in a unique American roots style...
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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