Jim Foldvary was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and was exposed to music at young age since his father was a violinist. Jim took up the guitar with some of his friends and remembers playing shows and school dances when he was younger. His first job was on the floor of the Stock Exchange at 17 years old, which was followed by an addressograph job, and then ended up working...
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Gail Muldrow is a vocalist and guitarist who grew up completely surrounded by music. Living in the Oakland area, she...
George Hergen grew up during the folk boom in New York of the mid 1960s and fell in love with the luthiers of guitars...
Leo Lyons became a professional musician early on in his life while playing with bands in London, England. He...
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Recent Podcasts
This week Ashley, Mike and Dan will continue to do the two-step to some iconic country music. We will be highlighting...
The Music History Project has gone country! Join us as we discuss some of the genres most iconic recordings and those...
This week Ashley, Dan, and Mike are highlighting the inspiring career of Musician, Songwriter, and Music Advocate...
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This video vignette was created to serve as a tribute to Jazz guitarist Joe Beck (1945-2008). Joe was helpful in the...
For many musicians, obtaining an instrument for the very first time is a special experience unlike any other. ...
Boots Randolph was a legendary saxophonist who redefined what the instrument's role was in both rock and roll and...
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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