OH Completed List Page 1 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Yoshiharu Abe TEAC, Engineer and Innovator d 10/14/2006 Norbert Abel Abel Hammer Company, President 07/17/2015 David L. Abell David L. Abell Fine Pianos, Founder d 10/18/2005 Susan Aberbach Hill & Range Songs Inc., President 11/14/2012 Lester Abrams Songwriter 02/02/2015 Richard Abreau Music Village, Advocate 07/03/2013 Gus Acevedo International House of Music, Founder 01/20/2012 Ken Achard Peavey Corporation, Sales Director UK 07/11/2005 Antonio Acosta Luthier Strings, Founder 01/17/2007 Cliff Acred Amro Music, Band Instrument Repair 07/15/2013 Mike Adams Moog Music, President 01/13/2010 Arthur Adams Songwriter, Musician 09/25/2011 Edna Adams World Wide Music, Former Sales Executive 04/16/2010 Paul Adams Piano Technician 07/17/2015 Hawley Ades Shawnee Press, Music Arranger d 06/10/2007 Henry Adler Henry Adler Music, Founder d 10/19/2007 Dominique Agnew NAMM, Director Trade Show Sales 08/13/2009 Charles Ahlers Anaheim Visitor and Convention Bureau, 01/25/2013 President Don Airey Musician, Product Endorser 09/29/2014 Takehiko Akaboshi Japan Music Volunteer Assoc., Chairman d 10/14/2006 Bulent Akbay Istanbul Mehmet, Product Specialist 04/11/2013 Joy Akerman Museum of Making Music, Docent 11/30/2007 Toshio Akiyama Band Director 12/15/2011 Marty Albertson Guitar Center, Chairman 01/21/2012 John Aldridge Not So Modern Drummer, Founder 01/23/2005 Tommy Aldridge Musician, Product Endorser 01/19/2008 Philipp Alexander Musik Alexander, President 03/15/2008 Will Alexander Engineer, Synthesizers 01/22/2005 01/22/2015 Van Alexander Composer, Arranger, Bandleader d 10/18/2001 James Alexander Musician 07/15/2015 Pat Alger Songwriter 07/10/2015 Frank Alkyer Down Beat and Music Inc, Editor 03/31/2011 Davie Allan Musician, Guitarist, Early Rock 09/25/2011 Fred Allard Amp Sales, Inc, Founder 12/08/2010 John Allegrezza Allegrezza Piano, President 10/10/2012 Andy Allen Luthier 07/11/2017 Richard (RC) Allen Luthier, Friend of Paul A. Bigsby d 05/17/2003 02/15/2003 Spencer Aloisio Slingerland Drums, Past Vice President 12/15/2010 Marco Alpert Antares, VP Marketing 01/16/2011 AJ Altieri AJ's Pro Percussion 04/30/2011 Grace Altieri AJ's Pro Percussion, Co-Founder 04/30/2011 Lauren Amanfoh Royalton Music Center, President 06/23/2016 Stephen Ambrose Asius Technologies, Founder 06/24/2016 Mark Amentt Casio, Director of Sales 03/24/2013 Jim Anastasi King Band Instruments, Tester 10/04/2016 Jon Andersen Nick Rail Music Center, Sales Rep 04/10/2014 Craig Anderson Allied Supply, General Manager 04/15/2012 Charles Anderson Yamaha, Keyboard Encounters Director 11/07/2013 Kurt Anderson Woodbury Music Company, Managing Director 06/09/2007 Michael Anderson RYTMO Music Program, Founder 08/14/2014 OH Completed List Page 2 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Ian Anderson Musician, Flute, Jethro Tull Founding Member 08/16/2008 Whispering Anderson Songwriter, Country Singer 07/18/2009 Bill Jon Anderson Musician 01/19/2016 Eleanor Anderson Woodbury Music Company, President d 06/09/2007 Muriel Anderson Musician, Guitarist 07/16/2009 07/18/2014 07/23/2011 Scott Anderson Wurlitzer, Sales Rep (1954-1988) 08/09/2003 Craig Anderton Musician, Synthesizerist, Engineer, Composer 01/23/2005 Lee Anderton Andertons Music, President 04/12/2011 Hans-Jorg Andre Musikhaus Andre, President 03/14/2008 Jerry Andreas SKB, VP of Music 06/23/2016 Barry Andrews QSC, CEO 05/12/2015 John Andrews QSC, CFO 05/12/2015 Tim Angell Kaman Music, Financial Information Manager 03/24/2009 David Angress Guitar Center, Former Executive Vice President 09/24/2012 John Anning AIMM, Executive Director 01/26/2014 Ron Anthony Musician, Product Endorser 03/09/2011 Ray Anthony Musician, Trumpeter; Bandleader 12/08/2008 Rebecca Apodaca A&D Music, Founder 01/17/2012 Vinny Appice Musician, Drummer 01/21/2012 Shiro Arai Aria & Company, Inc., President 01/16/2006 Rod Argent Musician, Songwriter 04/12/2011 Drew Armentrout Roland Corp., Percussion Product Specialist 02/10/2011 Billy Arnold Musician, Author 05/09/2017 Kenny Aronoff Musician 01/22/2017 Ryan Arp Band Director 12/20/2012 Brooks Arthur Recording Engineer, Producer 06/20/2012 Mike Arthurhultz Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/13/2012 Vivian Artley-Nelson Relative, Sister of Artley Flute Founder d 09/21/2007 Adam Ash Sam Ash Music, Regional Manager 06/20/2017 Sammy Ash Sam Ash Music Stores, COO 01/18/2009 Derek Ash Sam Ash Music, Marketing Coordinator 06/20/2017 Paul Ash Sam Ash Music Store, President d 06/06/2007 Bernice Ash Sam Ash Music Store, Vice President 06/06/2007 Jerry Ash Sam Ash Music Stores, Chairman 01/20/2002 06/06/2007 06/20/2017 David Ash Sam Ash Music, CEO 06/20/2017 Ben Ash Sam Ash Music, Guitar Sales Associate 01/26/2013 Billy Ashbaugh Musician, Drummer, N'Sync 06/21/2002 Gary Asher Drumschool.com, Founder 03/26/2004 Peter Asher Musician, Record Producer 10/12/2016 Jack Ashford Musician, Funk Brother 07/15/2013 Charles Ashley Accent Printed Music, Past President 05/03/2014 Charlotte Atkinson Music Maker, Co-Founder 07/15/2010 Henry Austin 03/27/2014 Thomas Austin Sherman Clay, Past Vice President 01/24/2014 Byron L. Autrey Trumpet Designer, Musician 06/09/2005 George Avakian Record Producer 10/14/2009 Chip Averwater Amro Music Stores, President 07/21/2000 04/15/2010 OH Completed List Page 3 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Robert F. Averwater Amro Music Stores, Past President 06/24/2008 Charles Avsharian Shar Products, CEO 01/21/2012 Dennis Awe Product Specialist, Lowrey Organs 01/16/2009 Glenn Axelton Glenn's Music, Founder d 07/18/2011 Ray Ayotte Ayotte Drums, Founder 01/22/2007 George Azuma Nihon Electro Harmonix, CEO 01/22/2014 Dan Babbitt Piano Gallery, General Manager 05/02/2014 Hy Babit QRS, Piano Roll Arranger d 02/12/2014 Percy Bady Producer, Musician 01/17/2017 Sue Bagnall Conn-Selmer, Purchasing Manager 09/07/2011 John Bagnell Conn_Selmer, Factory Worker 10/13/2011 Rosemary Bailey Hammond Organ, Roland, Concert Artist 08/26/2005 Howard Bailey NAMM, Trade Show Account Executive d 07/18/2000 Colin Bailey Method Book Author, Musician 03/30/2016 Bob Bain Musician 03/30/2016 Gary Baker Songwriter 07/20/2017 Thomas Baker Menchey Music, Print Music Manager 05/06/2006 Rick Baldassin Baldassin Piano, Founder 07/17/2015 Joe Baldi EU Wurlitzer, Former Vice President 03/20/2012 Leonardo Baldocci EMD Music, Inc., President 01/20/2005 Sterling Ball Ernie Ball Music Man, President 11/02/2011 Michael Balter Michael Balter Mallets, Founder 11/11/2006 Rod Baltimore New York Woodwind and Brass Music Corp., 03/30/2006 President and Founder Dennis Bamber Woodwind & Beasswind, Founder 12/16/2010 A. V. (Bam) Bamford Music Promoter, Hank William's Manager d 03/05/2003 Donovan Bankhead Springfield Music, Vice President 04/28/2016 Mitchell Banks Don Banks Music, President 05/02/2011 Don Banks Don Banks Music, Founder d 05/02/2011 Bruce Bannister Samuel Music, President 11/13/2010 Gabby Barajas Merlin 5, Foreman 01/17/2012 Emile Baran DeKalb Music Supply, Founder d 01/20/2008 Bobby Bare Sr. Musician 07/14/2017 Kyle Barker Barker Music, Founder 07/14/2009 Larry Barnes Fender, District Sales Manager 03/22/2017 Chuck Barnhouse C. L. Barnhouse Publishing, President d 12/21/2006 HB Barnum Music Director 07/14/2016 Mary Ellin Barrett Relative, Daughter of Irving Berlin 05/11/2011 Janet Barrett Northwestern University, Professor of Music 12/15/2010 Maribeth Barrons Hal Leonard Publishing, Sr. District Sales 05/28/2014 Manager Andrew Barta Tech 21 USA, Inc., 01/14/2009 Dave Bartholomew Musician, Trumpeter; Songwriter (I'm Walking) 03/27/2003 Peter Bartkus True Tone Music, Founder, Luthier 09/08/2009 William Bartolini Bartolini Electronics, Partner and Co-Founder 01/20/2006 Patricia Bartolini Bartolini Electronics, Partner and Co-Founder 01/20/2006 Jane Smisor Bastien Composer, Piano Teacher 09/14/2006 Mike Bates Yamaha Corp. of America, Instiutional Solutions 01/20/2012 Angelo Battellini Martin Band Instrument Company, President 05/29/2014 Jennifer Batten Musician 01/24/2016 Mike Battle Echoplex Inventor d 07/19/2002 Dan Bauer Hal Leonard Publishing, CFO 05/28/2014 Winfried Baumbach European Music Industries Assoc., President 04/01/2004 OH Completed List Page 4 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date William Baumzweiger Shure Inc, Son of 01/20/2014 Scott Baxendale Mossman Guitars, Past Owner; Guitar Maker 06/13/2003 Marty Baxter Lowrey Organ, Artist 02/28/2015 Jeff (Skunk) Baxter Musician, Guitarist, Doobie Brother, Steely Dan 07/17/2001 10/18/2003 William Bay Mel Bay Music Publishing, President 11/10/2008 Gayle Beacock Beacock Music, Owner 06/18/2010 Russ Beacock Beacock Music, President 03/31/2011 Susan Beacock Beacock Music Company, Co-Founder 05/01/2009 Dale Beacock Beacock Music Company, Co-Founder d 06/21/2008 Robert Beals Evans Musical Products, Co-Founder d 01/14/2004 Larry Bearce Reston Music, Founder d 03/26/2009 Joe Beard Musician, Songwriter 09/11/2013 Sharman Beasley-Vesecky Whittke Music Company, Grandaughter of the 08/16/2012 founder John H. Beck Educator, Percussion 11/10/2004 Carma Lou Beck Carma Lou's House of Music, Founder 12/11/2013 Kevin Becka Blackbird Academy, Co-Founder 07/15/2017 Harvey Becker Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/07/2011 Keith Beckingham Hammond Organ Company, Former VP Export 10/05/2014 Sales Thomas L. Beckmen Beckmen Musical, Founder 09/26/2008 Tom Bedell Two Old Hippies, Founder 06/12/2012 Ruby Beeston Best In Music, Founder 05/01/2009 Mark Begelman Mars Music, Former President 04/04/2017 Harry Begian Band Director d 12/19/2006 Cris Behrens Summerhays Music, Manager 01/22/2016 Adrian Belew Musican, Product Endorser 01/24/2015 Archie Bell Musician 05/13/2017 Vinnie Bell Musician 06/17/2017 Richard A. Bell Roland US, Former Sales Manager d 01/14/2009 Bryan Bell Engineer, Synthesizer 01/21/2005 01/22/2015 01/26/2014 William Bell Vocalist, Songwriter 09/16/2016 Remo Belli Remo Inc., Founder and President d 07/18/2001 03/04/2005 08/03/2002 03/04/2005 01/15/2011 Louie Bellson Musician, Drummer, Designer d 01/19/2003 Jim Beloff Flea Market Music, Co-Founder 11/02/2007 Liz Beloff Flea Market Music, Co-Founder 11/02/2007 Pyotr Belov PRA Audio, VP Sales & Marketing 06/21/2016 John Beltrandi Kaman Music, Former Sales Manager d 03/24/2009 Mark Bement Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/12/2011 Ray Benedetto NEMC, Founder 01/19/2007 Robert Benedetto Luthier, Archtop Guitar 01/18/2004 John Benham John Benham & Associates, President 12/14/2011 Gerhilde Benker Hofner Guitars, President 03/17/2008 Christian Benker Hofner Guitars, Manager 03/17/2008 Max Bennett Musician, Bassist, Composer 11/29/2007 Gary Bennett Chesbro Music Co., Sales Manager 01/22/2012 OH Completed List Page 5 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Bobby Bennett Musician 02/15/2016 Richard S. Bennett Wurlitzer, Sales Rep (1966-1970) d 08/10/2003 Donn Bennett Donn Bennett Drum Studio, Founder 05/01/2015 George Benson Baldwin Piano Company, Sales Manager 04/21/2012 George Benson Musician, Songwriter 01/23/2015 Harry Benson William Lewis & Son, Former President d 06/07/2005 Ray Benson Musician, Songwriter 01/13/2011 Lenise Bent Reocrding Engineer, Producer, Teacher 09/02/2014 Dana Bentley Bentley's Drum Shop, Owner 02/24/2017 Leo Beranek Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Co-Founder d 10/16/2011 Andy Bereza TASCAM, Engineer 04/14/2011 Jason Berg DMI Guitar Labs, CEO 04/19/2016 Irwin Berg Humes and Berg, President 07/24/2005 Arne Berg TASCAM, Co-Founder 05/29/2013 Joe Bergamini Hudson Music Education, Drum Editor 01/19/2012 Lou Berger Player Piano Co., Founder/Owner 03/21/2005 06/15/2015 01/19/2007 Richard Berger Grover Musical Products, President 01/22/2005 Joe Berger Recording Engineer, Musician 01/20/2012 Chuck Berghofer musician 12/13/2015 Alan Bergman Songwriter 08/06/2013 Marilyn Bergman Songwriter, ASCAP Past President 08/06/2013 Gina Bergmann QSC, Senior Director, International Sales - Pro 11/25/2016 David Bergstrom Command, Artist Relations Manager 01/18/2017 Lee Berk Berklee School of Music, Past President 01/17/2004 Robert Berkman QRS, Past President 05/07/2013 Sam Berkow SIA Acoustics, Founder 09/15/2011 Arnold Berlin Chicago Musical Instruments, Past President 07/09/2002 Marsha Berman Music Librarian 02/23/2003 Obie Bermudez Musician 01/19/2016 Ted Berquist Bormann Marketing, Rep 02/15/2015 Bob Berryhill Musician, Songwriter 10/19/2011 Jackie Bertone Musician, Product Endorser 02/20/2015 John Bertrand Bertrand's Music, Founder 03/18/2010 Eric Bettelli Music Connection Magazine, Publisher and 03/28/2017 President Jacinta Beunkala Museum of Making Music, Volunteer 01/04/2017 William Bevan Shure, Vice President, Global Legal Services 07/25/2005 Charles Bickel Selmer Company, Past President d 07/12/2002 Roy Bickel Audio/Light Rigger 11/23/2013 Ron Bienstock Bienstock & Michael, Founder 07/13/2013 Miriam Bienstock Atlantic Records, Co-Founder d 11/14/2012 Caroline Bienstock Carlin America Inc., CEO 11/14/2012 Paul Bierley Music Historian, John Philip Sousa Biographer d 07/31/2007 Larry Biernacky Deerfield Music, Founder 07/22/2011 Cindy Bigeh Audix, CFO 08/13/2016 Fred Bigeh Audix, MFG Director 08/10/2016 Athan Billias Yamaha, Director of Marketing 03/01/2010 Zeb Billings Billings Publishing, Founder d 02/08/2004 Greg Billings Steinway Piano Gallery of Naples, Founder 07/22/2011 Frank Bilz Musicon Valley, Marketing Director 03/18/2008 Don Bindrim Tooters Music, Owner 07/14/2012 OH Completed List Page 6 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Terry Bingley Bingley Distributors, Founder d 01/18/2004 Steve Bird Steinway Piano Gallery Austin/San Antonio, 11/18/2015 Owner Sherry Bird Steinway Piano Gallery Austin/San Antonio, 11/19/2015 Owner Don Bird Fresno Piano & Organ, Founder 07/01/2016 Deena Bird Brook Hollow School of Music, Owner 11/18/2015 Lyle Bird Steinway Piano Gallery Austin/San Antonio, 10/20/2011 Piano Consultant 11/18/2015 Rob Birenbaum Drum Headquaters, Founder 11/07/2008 Robert Birmingham Steinway & Sons, Former Owner 02/11/2014 David Biro Birotron, Inventor 01/24/2013 Steve Bishir Producer 07/13/2017 Elvin Bishop Musician, Songwriter 09/06/2014 George Bishop Turner Music, President; MIAC, Past President d 08/26/2007 Terry Bissette Ludwig Drum Company, Director of Sales 07/13/2017 Richard Blackford Composer 09/29/2014 Brady Blade Musician, Drummer 11/11/2004 Hal Blaine Musician, Drummer, Clinician 08/24/2002 John Blair Musician, Music Historian 10/11/2016 Tony Blair Kay Musical Instruments, President 02/10/2010 Terence Blanchard Musician, Songwriter 03/20/2015 Herschel Blankenship Triad-Orbit, Managing Director 06/25/2016 Allen Blasco Blasco Music, Son of the Founders 07/15/2011 Ed Blasco Ed Blasco's Conn Organ Center, Founder 07/15/2011 Joseph Blumenthal Downtown Sound, Founder 01/17/2010 Ingbert Bluthner Bluthner Pianos, President 03/31/2004 Graham Blyth Sound Craft Electronics, Co-Founder 04/11/2011 Dick Boak C. F. Martin, Director of Artist Relations/Publicity 01/24/2005 10/11/2013 Michael Boddicker Lehmann Boddicker Group, President 08/07/2013 Crane Bodine Bodines Music, President d 06/28/2006 Niko Bolas Studio Engineer 01/24/2015 Bruce Bolen Fender, VP Nashville Operations 07/17/2009 Woody Bomar Green Hills Music Group, President 07/11/2013 Gerald Bongard Museum of Making Music, Docent 03/15/2012 Tony Bongiovi Recording Engineer 04/04/2017 Joseph Boonin Jerona Publishing, Founder 03/27/2007 Wally Boot Steinway & Sons, Tone Inspector 06/21/2017 John Booth Roland UK, President 02/04/2004 01/15/2011 Jon Bormann Bormann Marketin, President 01/21/2017 Jim Bornhorst PRG Lighting, Senior Scientist 07/10/2012 Ernie Borr Band Director d 07/21/2012 George Borun Luthier, Violin Maker 09/15/2004 Craig Bosco The Music Village, Manager 07/03/2013 Bob Boss Musician 08/17/2017 Carl A. Bosse Artley Flutes, Former President 05/04/2003 Steve Bosse Artley Flutes, Past President 04/16/2012 Bruce Botnick Recording Engineer, Producer 01/29/2017 Jim Botti Brighton Music Center, Co-Founder 09/12/2013 Patrick Bovenizer Peterson Sound, Vice President 01/20/2016 Kevin Bowe Songwriter 04/18/2004 OH Completed List Page 7 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Sylvester Bowen Freedom Guitars, Founder 06/11/2015 John S. Bowen Sequential Circuits, Product Designer 01/18/2007 Bugs Bower Nancy Music Publishing, Founder 06/02/2010 Q David Bowers Historian, Author 03/26/2009 Garrett Bowles Music Librarian, Composer 09/14/2006 Ed Boyer Yamaha, Sales Manager 05/25/2010 Theo Boylan Piano Distributors, Product Specialist 05/01/2011 John Boylan Record Producer, Recording Industry Historian 11/01/2003 Brad Boynton Rhythm Traders, Owner 08/08/2016 Richard Boynton CG Conn, Ops Manager 02/10/2014 Trond Braaten Editor 06/10/2014 Michael Bradford Musician 01/19/2016 Bryan Bradley Harman Industries, Senior Vice President & 03/03/2017 General Manager of Entertainment SBV Harold Bradley Musician's Union, President, Guitarist 07/19/2002 07/22/2001 Susan Brailove Oxford University Press, Former Director 09/14/2005 Fred Bramante Daddy's Junky Music, Founder 06/19/2008 Bill Brandom Yamaha, Piano and BBQ Consultant 12/10/2012 Geoff Brash Brash Music, Former Director d 11/29/2004 Kim Breedlove Breedlove Guitar, Luthier 01/20/2012 Larry Breedlove Taylor Guitars, Product Development 05/31/2012 Thom Bresh Relative, Son of Merle Travis, Musician 06/21/2016 Michael Brettler Shapiro, Bernstein & Company, Inc., President 06/13/2013 Richard Bridgeman Hammond Organ Company, Director Product d 06/28/2004 Management 01/07/2005 Ernie Briefel American Music & Sound, President d 04/23/2008 David Briggs Musician, Songwriter 07/13/2015 David Briggs Dawson Music, President 07/11/2005 William Brilhart Relative, Son of Arnold Brilhart 04/19/2005 Robert Brilhart Brilhart, Past President, Son of the Founder 03/09/2005 Chris Bristol Roland Corporation, Vice President 02/05/2002 02/10/2011 Richard Brittain Band Director d 05/07/2007 Jim Broadus Hewgley's Music Shop, Former Owner d 02/22/2012 Maury Brochstein Pro-Mark, President 11/10/2006 Herb Brochstein Pro-Mark, Founder d 11/09/2004 11/09/2006 George Brock Musician 04/27/2016 Thomas Broido Theeodore Presser Company, Past President 03/25/2013 Arnold Broido Theodore Presser, Past Chairman d 10/29/2004 Donald Broman Lyon & Healy (1937-1975), Baldwin d 12/14/2004 (1975-1984), Vice President Robert Bromberg Guild Guitar, Vice President 01/17/2009 Chris Brooks Row-Loff Productions, Co-Founder 11/11/2010 Evan Brooks Digidesign, Co-Founder 01/20/2007 Wally Brooks Brooks LTD, Founder 07/16/2011 Ray Brooks Musician, Guitarist, Blues 07/26/2013 Ham Brosious Audio-Technical, Founder d 10/17/2011 Sharon Brown Ted Brown Music, Retired Owner 05/02/2015 Jason Brown Band Director 12/20/2012 Tony E. Brown MCA Records, President 01/22/2016 T. Warren Brown Ted Brown Music Stores, Past President d 03/29/2003 OH Completed List Page 8 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Aaron Brown Songwriter, Music Publisher 07/17/2014 Gene Brown Ovation Guitars, Service Technician 03/24/2009 Lewis Brown CG Conn, Instrument Builder d 05/12/2010 Junior Brown Musician, Guitarist, Inventor, Git-Steel Guitar 07/20/2002 Pat Brown Director of Sales & Marketing for Pro Mark 06/22/2008 Marilyn Brown Music & Arts, Sales Person 05/03/2014 Misty Browning Blues Singer 06/12/2016 Dave Brubeck Musician, Pianist, Composer d 09/21/2006 Cassie Brueckner Pete's Music, General Manager 01/26/2013 Evelyn Brue-Roeder Evelyn Brue's Musicland 09/08/2009 Bill Bruford Tama Drum, Product Designer, Musician 10/16/2011 Karl Bruhn Arts Education Advocate d 06/03/2004 06/06/2008 03/04/2005 01/19/2007 Rusty Brutsche Showco, Founder 11/19/2015 Earl Bryant Music Manager 01/23/2014 Clora Bryant Musician, Trumpeter, Jazz 02/14/2003 03/08/2011 Fred Buch Buch Organ Company, Founder 03/23/2013 Don Buchla Buchla & Associates, Founder d 01/16/2011 Dave Buckeyne J. W. Pepper, V.P. Regional Marketing 02/16/2016 Roger Bucknall Fylde Guitars, Founder; Luthier 04/16/2011 Abbott Buegeleisen Buegelsisen & Jacobson, Past President d 04/29/2011 Peter Buetta Record Producer 01/19/2016 01/17/2017 Toni Buffa Lemur Music, President 08/04/2016 Robert Bull Steinway & Sons, Past President 02/09/2004 Russ Bullis JW Pepper at Paige's Music, Vice President 05/04/2013 Betsy Bullis JW Pepper at Paige's Music, Sales and Marketing 05/04/2013 Jack Bullock Composer 05/02/2011 Jeanne Bundy-Morrow Relative, Wife of Frank Bundy of Selmer d 11/03/2004 09/22/2005 Rollie Bunn Selmer, Marketing Manager 09/10/2009 Avery Burdette Yamaha, Product Manager 05/25/2010 Monica J. Burdex Music Librarian 08/28/2003 Wayne Burdick Bigsby Guitar, Musician, Endorsee 04/02/2009 Eric Burdon Musician, The Animals 01/30/2017 Sonny Burgess Musician, Guitarist, Rock and Roll Pioneer d 09/23/2006 Gary Burgett PianoDisc, President d 08/02/2010 Richard Burke Rickenbacker Guitars, Plant Manager 03/02/2005 03/15/2012 Solomon Burke Musician, King of Rock and Soul d 03/10/2006 Brad Burleson Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/12/2011 Edna Mae Burnam Willis Music Composer d 07/14/2003 Roy Burns Aquarian, President; Musician, Drummer 07/24/2004 Kenny Burrell Musician, Guitarist, Jazz Educator 02/13/2008 Harold Burt Burt Music, President d 04/29/2006 Glenn Burtch J. W. Pepper, President 02/16/2016 Dean Burtch J. W. Pepper Music Publishing, Past President d 05/06/2004 James Burton Musician, Guitarist, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer 04/04/2005 Gary Burton Musician, Vibraphonist 09/26/2008 Larry Burum Studio Musician 07/20/2017 OH Completed List Page 9 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Thomas Burzycki Selmer Company, Past President 02/23/2006 Carol Buschmann Vocalist, Member of the Chordettes 05/14/2010 Bruce Bush Hal Leonard, Sales/Marketing Manager 04/16/2010 Skip Buss Amro Music, Violin Department d 07/15/2013 John Buswell Drum World, Founder 09/12/2013 Stan Buswell Drum World, Founder 09/12/2013 Joseph Butkevicius KHS America, QC Supervisor 04/10/2015 Graham Butterworth Music Makers Publication, Technical Director 04/14/2011 Mark Cabaniss Shawnee Press, Past President 05/01/2009 DW Caffey Allegrezza Piano, Tuner d 10/10/2012 Paulo Caius Roland Portugal, President 04/03/2004 Joe Calato Regal Tips, Founder 11/12/2004 William Callaway Thearle Music, Former President d 08/31/2006 Brendan Callinan Roland Australia, Sales and Marketing Manager 08/24/2007 Paul Calvin Yamaha, Vice President Keybaord Division 03/01/2010 Joe Calzone Calzone Case Company, Founder 08/22/2011 Anthony Camarda Band Director 12/15/2010 Candido Camero Musician, Percussionist, Designed Instruments 02/26/2008 Joe Campana Campana Music, Founder d 02/12/2010 Alfredo Campanelli Import Music Argentina, President 01/21/2014 Chuck Campbell Musician 09/11/2013 David Campbell Pearl River-China, Consultant 01/13/2009 Robert Campbell CBS Musical Instruments, Past President d 03/20/2003 Paul Campion Harrods Department Store, Piano Department 09/30/2014 Director Donald B. Canedy Rogers Drums, Educational Director d 08/16/2008 01/15/2011 Ace Cannon Musician, Saxophone, Rock and Roll 10/09/2012 Mike Capalbo Downey Music, Former Manager 01/20/2017 Toby Capalbo La Habra Music, Founder d 02/10/2010 Perry Capalbo Downey Music, Former Manager 01/20/2017 Lou Capece Lou Capece Music, Founder 01/19/2012 Bernie Capicchiano Bernies Music Land, Director 01/25/2014 Frank Capp Musician 11/07/2016 Jimmy Capps Musician, Guitarist, Grand Ole Opry 07/22/2011 Sal Cardello Besson Product Manager 04/09/2006 Joe Cardinale Harris-Fandel, Sales Manager; Joe Cardinale 03/24/2009 Sales, Founder Joe Carducci Product Marketing Specialist 01/25/2015 Frankie Carle Musician d 09/15/1994 Robert Carlin Author, Producer 01/19/2017 Richard L. Carlson Wurlitzer, Sales Rep (1955-1988) 08/09/2003 Alex Carozza Alex Musical Instruments, President 09/14/2005 Jerry Carp Museum of Making Music, Docent 11/27/2007 John Carpanini Harman Industries, JBL Past President 01/19/2017 William Carpenter Hamilton Stands, President 07/14/2006 John Carruthers Luthier, Guitar Designer, Repairman, Educator 01/18/2003 06/15/2012 Susan Carson Fender Musical Instruments, Sales Representative 07/12/2017 Billy Carson Fender, Designed Stratocaster with Leo Fender d 07/21/2001 Chuggy Carter Musician 06/23/2016 Ron Carter Musician, Bassist, Jazz 06/10/2005 Harry Carter Sorden Music Company, President d 04/06/2009 OH Completed List Page 10 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Curt Carter Organ Exchange, Founder d 11/16/2004 Walter Carter Carter Vintage Guitars, Co-Founder 07/18/2003 07/05/2016 Christie Carter Carter Vintage Guitars, Co-Founder 06/22/2016 Jody Carver Fender Musical Instruments, Former Salesman 10/12/2013 Jeff Cary Fender, Senior Vice President of Specialy Brands 03/22/2017 Thomas Case Case Brothers, President 09/08/2005 Bob Casey Virgo Sound Inc., Founder 02/26/2008 Harry Casey Musician, Songwriter 04/04/2017 Donald Casey DePaul School of Music, Dean 12/14/2010 Del Casher Inventor, Wah-Wah Effects 05/17/2003 Buzz Cason Musician, Songwriter 07/12/2013 Emilio Castillo Musician, Saxophone, Tower of Power 09/23/2005 Cliff Castle Audix, VP of Sales 08/10/2016 Rob Castle KORG UK, Managing Director 07/02/2006 Louis Castro Musician 01/19/2017 Steve Castro Roadie! 06/21/2016 Joe Castronovo KORG USA, President 01/22/2012 Jim Catalano Ludwig Musser, Marketing Director 12/14/2010 Thomas Catalano Catalano Musical Products, Founder 06/06/2007 Fred Catero Recording Engineer 02/28/2017 Ben Cauley Musician d 07/15/2015 Bill Causey Band House, Owner 03/20/2015 Ed Caustin Relative, Nephew of George Beauchamp 05/21/2014 Robert Cavanagh EU Wurlitzer, Past President d 10/14/2011 John V. Cavanaugh Super-Sensitive Musical Strings, President 02/12/2004 Ellen J. Cavanaugh Super-Sensitive Musical Strings, Vice President 02/12/2004 Malcolm Cecil Synthesizer Designer 03/16/2016 Ernie Cefalu Artist/Graphic Designer 06/28/2017 Perry Celia QSC, Senior Director Sales, Domestic Pro 02/15/2017 Pete Ceo C. A. House Music, Owner 03/23/2012 Jeff Chafin Chafin Music Center, President 02/11/2014 Sue Chafin Chafin Music Center, Co-Owner 02/11/2014 Peter Chaikin Harman Industries, JBL Director of Recording 03/03/2017 Solutions Lester Chambers Musician 06/12/2016 Will Champlin Songwriter 01/19/2016 Leon "Ndugu" Chancler Musician 01/19/2008 Paul Chandler Chandler Industries, Founder 08/05/2010 James Chapin Musician, Drummer, Author d 01/18/2004 Ted Chapin Rodgers & Hammerstein Music, President 06/03/2010 Emmett Chapman Stick Enterprises, Founder 03/02/2011 Guy Charbonneau Le Mobile, Founder 10/12/2015 09/01/2016 Ruth Charles Charles Music Store, Co-Founder d 01/13/2011 Frank Charles Musician 04/03/2017 Wayne Charvel Charvel Guitars, Founder 01/18/2003 08/05/2010 Alvin Chea Take 6, Vocal Member 01/25/2013 Jimmy Cheatham Musician, Trombonist, Music Educator d 04/18/2002 Jeannie Cheatham Musician, Pianist, Blues Singer 04/18/2002 07/15/2010 San Pao Chen Taye Drums, General Manager 01/27/2013 OH Completed List Page 11 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Gary Chen Stein On Vine, Owner 06/18/2014 Joseph Chen Reliance International and Dixon Music, President 03/31/2004 Keith Chen Tom Lee Music, Product Manager 11/08/2011 Ed Cherney Edward A. Cherney Company, Founder 01/20/2012 Leon Chiappini Zildjian Inc., Head Cymbal Tester 11/09/2006 Tsutomu Chiba Barock Music Company, Founder 11/11/2011 Desmond Child Songwriter 06/15/2017 Kenneth Chilton Magnatone, Co-founder and National Sales Mgr d 08/28/2003 Kenji Chiwaki Buffet Crampon Japan, President 11/18/2014 John Chowning Inventor, FM Sound Synthesis; Composer 03/05/2001 Gene Chrisman Musician, Drummer 06/20/2008 Dick Christian Samick, Piano Salesman 06/18/2010 Terry Christian Engineer 07/14/2017 Robert Christie A&G Central Music, President 07/13/2017 Tribute to Chuck Levin A collection of interviews about Chuck d 03/27/2009 Brian Chung Kawai America Corp., Sr. Vice President 10/08/2009 Steve Churchyard Record Producer 11/21/2016 Suzanne Ciani Musician, Synthesizer 01/24/2015 Tish Ciravolo Daisy Rock Girl Guitars, Founder 07/16/2009 09/03/2014 01/20/2012 Michael Ciravolo Schecter Guitar Research, President 01/20/2012 Anthony J. Cirone Music Educator, Method Book Author, 08/07/2014 Percussionist Harvey Citron Luthier 01/19/2006 Lynn Clapp Lynn's Guitars, Founder 03/18/2013 Allan Clark Museum of Making Music, Docent 06/28/2012 Johnny Clark Slingerland Drums, Sales Rep 07/20/2011 Bruce Clark Mason & Hamlin, Piano technician 07/18/2015 Mike Clark Musician, Drummer, the Headhunters 11/10/2006 Roy Clark Musician, Country Music Hall of Famer 12/09/2010 Andy Clark C. L. Barnhouse, President 05/04/2007 Nat Clark York Band Instrument Company, Plant Manager 10/10/2012 Stanley Clarke Musician 09/16/2016 John Clauder Musician, Product Endorser 03/27/2014 Quinton Claunch Hi Records, Founder 07/14/2015 John Clayton Musician, Composer, Jazz Bassist 08/26/2009 Bob Clearmountain Recording Engineer 01/22/2016 Eddy Clearwater Musician, Songwriter 12/10/2013 Hans Clebsch Musician, Cleveland Orchestra 10/04/2016 Dwight Clements Hall Piano Company, General Manager 03/19/2015 Larry Clemon Producer, Arranger 09/02/2014 "Moogstar" Riccardo Clerici Ditto Pomarico SNC, Export Manager 04/11/2013 Giorgio Clerici Ditto Pomarico SNC, Export Manager 04/11/2013 Chris Climer World Wide Piano, President d 05/01/2014 George Clinton Musician, Father of Funk 05/24/2006 Diane S. Cobb CMPA Director, Executive Secretary 07/10/2015 Billy Cobham Musician, Drummer 01/21/2005 11/11/2006 Bobby Cochran Musician, Guitarist, Designer 07/19/2009 David Cockerell Cockerell Synthesizer, Inventor 05/15/2008 Leo Coco Music Advocate 01/24/2014 OH Completed List Page 12 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Jack Coffey Coffey Music, Founder; NAMM, Past President 01/17/2004 05/10/2017 James A. Coffin Educator, Percussion Industry Veteran d 01/19/2006 01/19/2007 Stu Cohen The Music Emporium, Owner 01/18/2017 Martin Cohen Latin Percussion, Founder and Photographer 01/22/2006 Ed Cohen BiroTron, VP 01/24/2013 Steven Cohen Jason's Music Center, President 01/18/2007 David Cole Band Director 12/20/2012 Jim, Jr. Coleman Coleman's Tools & Supplies, Owner 07/17/2015 Wallace Coleman Musician 10/03/2016 James W. Coleman Piano Tuner 12/07/2006 Buddy Collette Musician, Composer d 02/13/2008 Sue Collier-Lewis Museum of Making Music, Docent 02/02/2015 Bill Collings Collings Guitars, Founder d 11/06/2008 Susan Collins Hal Leonard Publishing, Office Manager 05/28/2014 M. Joy Collins Beautiful Sound, President 02/22/2006 Richard Collins Musician, Trumpeter, Music Researcher 08/28/2003 Michael Compernass Hoyer Guitars, President 04/09/2011 Jake Connolly Connolly Music Company, President 07/13/2017 John Connolly Connolly Music Company, Founder d 04/23/2010 Charles Connor Musician, Drummer, Little Richard 04/20/2005 Hayden Connor Carl Fischer, Past President 01/16/2003 04/26/2008 James Connors Lowrey Organ, President 12/11/2006 Evelyn Conrad Tone King, President 01/12/2011 Charles Conrad Conrad Music Service, President 03/21/2015 Dick Contino Musician, Accordionist, Introduced the Cordovox d 09/19/2006 Joe Cook Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/15/2011 Rob Cook Rebeats Vintage Drum, Owner; Author 01/23/2005 Jack Cookerly Lowrey Organ, Engineer; Composer 04/13/2001 Michael Cooney Northeast Winds, Founder 03/25/2009 David Coontz Shubb Corp., Co-Founder 07/17/2014 Bill Cooper Cooper Associates, Founder, Sales Rep 06/01/2010 Clifford Cooper Orange Amps, Founder and President 07/12/2005 Gary Cooper Journalist 07/20/2008 David Cooper Cooper Music, Founder d 08/09/2003 William Cordier CG Conn, Past President 02/10/2014 Chick Corea Musician, Songwriter 08/21/2016 Ed Cornett Yamaha, Former Consultant 01/24/2013 Gene Cornish Musician 01/23/2016 Craig Cornwall Kendor Music Inc, President 05/01/2009 Dave "Baby" Cortez Musician, Organist 11/14/2012 Larry Coryell Musician, Guitarist d 09/13/2008 Robert C. Cosgrove Baldwin Pianos, Past Vice President d 09/30/2004 Jack Costanzo Musician, Percussionist, known as Mr. Bongo 11/01/2004 Andre Cotelle Arpeges, President 01/14/2011 Michael Cotten Musician 06/14/2017 James Cotton Musician, Product Endorser d 09/18/2011 Kevin Cottrill Band Director 12/20/2012 Tomcat Courtney Musician, Songwriter 03/14/2011 Del Courtney Musician, Bandleader d 02/23/2005 Rich Covas Modern Music, Former Owner 04/11/2017 OH Completed List Page 13 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Hal Cowan Jenkins Music Company, Past CEO 07/15/2011 Billy Cox Musician 07/15/2017 Ronny Cox Musician, Songwriter 05/21/2017 David Cox Tri-Technical Systems, Founder 04/28/2011 Roger Cox Fender, Product Development 11/16/2006 Margie Coyle Coyle Music Store, Co-Founder d 07/31/2007 Bobby Crafford Musician, Drummer 09/23/2006 Paul Craft Paul Craft Music and Drum City, Founder; d 07/17/2009 Songwriter Larry Cragg Vintage Instrument Rental, Founder 01/24/2016 Richard Crain Band Director, Music Educator, Author 07/22/2006 Edward Cramer Music Industry Attorney d 11/14/2001 Ed Cranley Willis Music Co., President d 07/22/2005 Kevin Cranley Willis Music, President 05/05/2012 John Craviotto Craviotto Drums, Founder d 11/12/2010 Robert Cray Musician 08/08/2014 John Creachbaum Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/08/2011 Brian Crewe Wersi Organ Company, Sales Manager 03/03/2007 John Crise Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/07/2011 Chris Crockarell Row-Loff Productions, Co-Founder 11/11/2010 Emily Crocker Hal Leonard Publishing, VP Choral Publications 05/28/2014 Jim Crockett Keyboard Magazine, Founder 09/24/2012 Roz Cron Musician, Saxophonist, Big Bands 10/03/2011 Dolores Crooks Standel Amps, Co-Founder d 07/03/2012 Steve Cropper Musician, Songwriter 07/08/2015 Madeleine Crouch Madeleine Crouch & Company, President 04/17/2010 Juan Croucier Musician, RATT 01/21/2017 William Crowden Drums Ltd., Past Owner (1963-1991) d 05/15/2002 01/16/2009 Brooke Crowden Relative, Granddaughter of William F. Ludwig 01/16/2009 Ludwig JD Crowe Musician 06/26/2016 Jim Cruickshank Fender, Past Vice President of Communications d 03/31/2003 Jeffery Crume Sr. Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/09/2011 Carol Cuellar Alfred Publishing, VP Business Affairs 09/03/2014 Peter M. Cumming Conn-Selmer, Quality Tech./Customer Service 10/04/2016 Karen Cuneo-Ramirez Music Exchange, Manager 07/11/2011 Sylvia Cunliffe City of Los Angeles, General Services 06/17/2014 Department, General Manager Tim Cunningham NAMM, Former Director 05/11/2010 Angela Currier Currier's Music World, Co-Owner 07/14/2017 Cathy Currier Currier's Music World, Manager 07/13/2017 Sonny Curtis Songwriter, Musician 06/25/2016 Lou Curtiss Folk Arts Rare Records, Founder 02/03/2011 Jimmy Cypher Musician, Guitarist 01/18/2009 Connie Czerwinski Cerwin Vega, Past President 06/16/2014 Peter D'Addario D'Addario, US Sales Manager 12/12/2013 James D'Addario D'Addario and Co., Vice Chairman 07/19/2003 09/15/2005 John D'Addario D'Addario and Co., Vice Chairman 07/19/2003 06/03/2010 Chuck Dadisman Yamaha Corp. of America, Former D. M. 04/02/2012 Francoise Dahod Museum of Making Music, Volunteer 12/30/2016 OH Completed List Page 14 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Tom Dale Mervyn Davis Guitar, Business Partner 04/01/2004 Dick Dale Musician, Guitarist, Known as King of the Surf 10/22/2003 Guitar Alan Dale Radio Broadcaster, Expert on the Big Band Era d 12/23/2008 Larry Dalton Artist Relations, Consultant 05/08/2017 Knud Damgaard Fender Scandinavia, Regional Sales Manager 07/04/2016 Paul Damiano Kaman Music, Senior Vice President Sales 11/06/2008 Tony D'Andrea D'Andrea, President 01/21/2012 Rosemary D'Andrea D'Andrea, Vice President 01/21/2012 Dean Daniels Video Director, Engineer 01/19/2017 Charlie Daniels Musician, Songwriter 06/23/2008 Jol Dantzig Hamer Guitar, Co-Founder, Technical Director 03/24/2009 Ken Dapron Yamaha, Director 12/09/2015 Jim Darby Capitol Musical Instruments, President 03/26/2003 Frank D'Arcangelo Ray Fransen's Drum Center, Manager 07/07/2017 Kenneth R. Dattmore Yamaha Corp, Marketing Manager 06/06/2016 Herbert David Herbert David Guitars, Founder 07/24/2005 Kal David Musician 10/24/2016 Kal David Musician 10/24/2016 Hal David Songwriter d 03/11/2009 Arnold Davidson D'Addario Canada, President 01/26/2013 Sidney L. Davis MMR, Publisher 07/24/2004 Doug Davis Griggs Music, Vice President 03/21/2015 Mervyn Davis Mervyn Davis Guitars, Founder, Luthier 04/01/2004 Spencer Davis Musician, Product Endorser 01/21/2012 Susan M. Davis Relative, Daughter of Ted McCarty 09/27/2003 Johnny Davis Barcus-Berry, Sales Manager d 12/08/2010 Fred Davis Graves Piano & Organ, Salesman 05/03/2013 Ivor Davis Author 04/08/2017 Carlton Davis Musician, Drummer 01/17/2017 Murray Davison Musician, Trumpeter; Museum Advocate d 11/01/2002 David Dawkes Dawkes Music, Co-Owner 01/23/2016 Jon Dawkes Dawkes Music, Co-Owner 01/23/2016 Rosanne Day Day Murray Music, Co-Owner 04/30/2009 Ellis Day Allegro Music, General Manager 02/12/2010 Valeria Day Musician 08/09/2016 Arlette Day Day Murray Music, Co-Founder d 05/02/2009 Klint Day Day Murray Music, President 04/30/2009 Skip Daynes Daynes Music Company, President 01/18/2002 01/15/2009 Paul de Benedictis dB Music, Founder, Composer 07/23/2009 06/25/2012 Edith De Forest Pratt-Read Piano Company, Historian d 03/24/2009 Peter De Luke Band Director, Musician 05/15/2012 Frank De Vito DanMar, Founder 03/29/2017 Tracy Dean Thunder Marketing, Founder 12/12/2013 Anita DeBlasio The Music Village, Sales 07/03/2013 John DeChristopher Zildjian, Former VP of Artist Relations 01/22/2013 John Decker Rain Song Guitar, President 01/16/2003 James Decker iVasi, Founder d 02/10/2010 Paul Decker Music Villa, President 07/14/2017 Fred Decker Music Villa, Past Owner 07/17/2012 Greg Deering Deering Banjos, Co-Founder 02/11/2005 OH Completed List Page 15 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Janet Deering Deering Banjos, Co-Founder 02/11/2005 Emerson Deford Emerson Flutes, Founder 09/10/2009 Joey DeFrancesco Musician, Organist, Jazz 01/22/2006 01/18/2003 Papa John DeFrancesco Hammond, Musician 03/21/2017 Buddy DeFranco Musician, Clarinetist; Products Endorser d 02/04/2004 Eddie DeGarmo Capitol CMG Publishing, President 07/11/2013 Jack DeJohnette Musician, Drummer 03/12/2009 Dan Del Fiorentino NAMM, Music Historian 12/24/2016 12/25/2016 12/26/2016 Manuel Delgado Delgado Guitars, Owner 07/18/2017 Judith Delgado Relative, Daughter of James Kleeman 01/22/2005 Milton DeLugg Songwriter d 04/28/2003 Bill Demkov Engineer, Bassist 06/21/2016 Dorothy Demmers Museum of Making Music, Volunteer 01/31/2011 William Demmers Museum of Making Music, Docent 01/31/2011 Martin Denny Musician, Pianist, Composer, Arranger d 02/19/2003 Sam Denov Musician, Wrote Method Book d 10/10/2011 Karl Denson Musician 03/07/2017 Khristian Dentley Take 6, Vocal Member 01/25/2013 Jim DePriest Band Director 12/15/2010 Glenn H. Derringer Hanser Holdings and B.C. Rich, President; 08/08/2003 Musician, Organist (Wurlitzer) 07/28/2007 Luella Derwin Relative, Wife of Bandleader Hal Derwin d 06/07/2001 Gary DeShazo Caldwell Music Company, Past President 07/22/2006 Mark Despotakis Progressive Music, Director of Market 07/10/2015 Development Jim Destafney Blues Angel Music, Founder 06/24/2016 Chip DeStefano Band Director 12/15/2010 Millie Detgen Guild Guitars, Sales Rep 08/31/2010 James Deurloo Heritage Guitars, Owner and Co-Founder 06/09/2005 01/21/2016 Herbert Deutsch Composer, Educator, Author, Co-Developer, 01/20/2005 Moog Synthesizer Frank DeVille Musician, Producer 01/23/2015 Sandy DeVito Musician 09/08/2015 Barry DeVorzon Songwriter 09/26/2016 Al Di Meola Musician, Songwriter 05/02/2015 Lennie Di Muzio Zildjian Inc. and Sabian, Artist Relations d 11/11/2004 01/19/2007 Bill (Buddha) Dickens Musician, Guitarist, Bassist 01/18/2002 07/18/2003 01/22/2017 Bo Diddley Musician, Guitarist, Rock and Roll Pioneer d 06/23/2005 Michael Diehl Freehold Music Center, Founder 01/15/2010 Emma Lou Diemer Composer, Electronic Music 09/27/2016 Bud DiFluri Yamaha, Artist Relations Manager 06/17/2017 DeAnn Diller Senseney Music, Department Manager 05/03/2014 Brenda Dillon Piano Manufacturer's Assoc., Project Director 08/24/2007 Donald W. Dillon Don Dillon Enterprises, Founder 01/21/2006 Jacquelyn Dillon-Krass Scherl & Roth, Director of Education 07/18/2011 Robert Dingley Print Music Source, Owner 05/01/2014 OH Completed List Page 16 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Lew DiTommaso Daddy's Junky Music, Past President 01/22/2014 Irmgard Dittmar Schreiber & Keilwerth, Management Assistant 03/16/2008 DJ Afrika Pioneering DJ 11/14/2012 Bambaataa DJ Cash Money Pioneering DJ 11/12/2012 DJ Dr. Duss Pioneering DJ 11/12/2012 DJ Grandmaster Pioneering DJ 11/12/2012 Caz DJ GrandMixer Pioneering DJ 10/10/2013 DXT DJ Grandwizzard Pioneering DJ 11/12/2012 Theodore DJ Hollywood Pionering DJ 06/19/2017 DJ Imperial Jaycee Pioneering DJ 06/19/2017 DJ Jazzy Jay Pioneering DJ 11/12/2012 DJ Jazzy Joyce Pioneering DJ 11/12/2012 DJ Johnny Juice Pioneering DJ 11/12/2012 DJ Mean Gene Pioneering DJ 06/19/2017 DJ Original Pioneering DJ 06/19/2017 Spindarella DJ Rockin' Rob Pioneering DJ 11/12/2012 DJ Scratch Pioneering DJ 06/19/2017 DJ Steve Dee Pioneering DJ 11/12/2012 DJ Tony G Pioneering DJ 08/06/2013 Judy Dodds NAMM, Director Member Services 06/22/2008 Philip Dodds ARP, Vice President and Product Designer d 04/25/2006 Peter Dods Easy Music Center, President 07/11/2013 Larry Dodson Vocalist 07/15/2015 Yoshihiro Doi Yamaha, Senior Executive Officer 01/14/2011 Michel Doidic Line 6, CTO 10/04/2011 Richard Dolan QRS, President 01/19/2007 William Dollarhide Dollarhide's Music, President 01/19/2012 Theo Dollmann Schott Music, Historian d 04/09/2011 Lee Donais Gordon Keller Music Company, Past President 03/24/2012 Jerry Donegan Zildjian Inc., Former Vice President of Sales 01/21/2012 Wes Dooley AEA, Founder and President 01/25/2014 Daniel Dorff Theodore Presser Company, VP Publishing 06/04/2010 Tom Dorn Baldwin Pianos, Sales Manager 01/22/2017 Sorriso dos Santos Orion Cymbals, Public Relations 04/12/2013 Thomas Dotzauer Dotzauer Father & Son, Luthier 04/05/2011 Michael Doucet Musician, Songwriter 04/21/2017 Michael Doughty Stentor Musik, President 07/11/2005 05/12/2008 Jack Douglas Engineer 01/21/2017 George Douglas St. John's Music, Past President d 02/26/2012 Fred Douglas Musician, Bassist 09/23/2006 Brian Douglas Cream City Music, Owner 05/27/2014 Jeffrey Douglas Guitar Tech, Musician 06/21/2016 Robert Dove Steinway & Sons-Far East, President 01/17/2009 Pat Downes Palm Tree Instruments, Founder 01/20/2007 Geoff Downes Musician 01/20/2016 Lamont Dozier Songwriter 06/20/2012 J. Patrick Draine Draine Piano Service, Founder 07/17/2015 OH Completed List Page 17 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Barry Draisen Draisen-Edward's Music, President 03/31/2011 Vernon Drane Amro Music, Technician d 06/24/2008 Michael Dresdner Luthier 01/18/2003 Mark Dronge DR Strings, President 01/23/2014 Marvin Drucker Musician's Union, Past Board Member, Pianist 03/05/2010 Ronnie Drumm Ronnie Drumm's House of Music, Founder 04/30/2011 Rick Drumm D'Addario, President 07/26/2007 Phil Dudderidge Focusrite Audio Engineering, Founder 01/24/2014 George Duke Musician, Songwriter d 07/20/2010 Bobby Dukoff Bobby Dukoff Mouthpieces, Founder d 03/25/2012 Jeanne Dukoff Bobby Dukoff Mouthpieces, Wife of Bobby d 03/25/2012 Earl Dummer Musician, Guitarist, Folk Music d 12/06/2007 Charles J. Dumont Charles Dumont & Son, Founder d 06/11/2007 Amani Duncan CF Martin Guitars, VP Marketing 10/11/2013 Seymour Duncan Seymour Duncan Corp., Founder 07/19/2002 01/20/2012 02/07/2005 Sharon Dunckle Mike's Music, Owner 06/23/2015 William Dunkley Dunkley Music, Co-Founder 11/03/2004 Dorothy Dunkley Dunkley Music, Co-Founder 11/03/2004 Mark Dunkley Dunkley Music, President 04/18/2015 Jim Dunlop Dunlop Manufacturing, Founder 01/16/2009 Larry Dunn Songwriter, Musician, Earth Wind & Fire 08/06/2013 Dave Dunwoodie Graph Tech Guitar Labs, Founder 01/24/2014 Howard Durbin Electro Voice, EVP 06/16/2012 John Durrill Musician, Songwriter 09/27/2016 Karl Dustman Dustman's Assoc. Founder 07/24/2005 Larry Dvoskin Songwriter, Producer 06/14/2017 Doyle Dykes Musician, Guitarist 01/20/2017 07/22/2005 Sheila E Musician 07/24/2014 Bryan Eager St. Blues Guitars, President 07/15/2013 Steven Eaklor Hammond Suzuki, Former Director 01/18/2003 01/21/2006 Leslie East ABRSM, Chief Executive 09/30/2014 Nathan East Musician 01/19/2016 Maxine Eastman-Jackson Guitar Player Magazine, Co-Founder 01/14/2010 Elliot Easton Musician 11/06/2016 John Eaton Composer d 01/23/2010 Jim Eaton St. Louis Music, Vice President 02/21/2012 Roger Eaton Yamaha, Chief Marketing Director 12/09/2015 John Eberle Americana Mastering, Founder 07/12/2015 Raughi Ebert Musician, Guitar Designer 07/23/2011 David F. Eccles Band Director 12/20/2012 Jeff Eckroth Eckroth Music, President 07/21/2012 Bill Eckroth Eckroth Music, Co-Founder 07/21/2012 Mary Ann Eckroth Eckroth Music, Co-Founder 07/21/2012 Clifton "Fou Eddie Musician, Drummer 07/26/2013 Fou" Val Eddy Musician, Vibraphonist, Composer d 02/18/2005 Duane Eddy Musician, Guitarist 07/19/2009 Ray Edenton Musician 07/19/2014 Ken Edgington Viscount Church Organs, Manager 01/15/2011 OH Completed List Page 18 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Ahmet Ediz Streeo, Founder 04/13/2013 John B. Edmondson Queenwood Music, Co-Founder, Composer, d 03/24/2012 Arranger John F. Edmunds Composer 04/30/2011 LaRoy Edwards Yamaha, Piano Service Manager, Piano Tuner 04/04/2007 Nokie Edwards Musician, Guitarist, Ventures 07/25/2004 Don Edwards Musician 09/24/2016 Walter Ehret Music Arranger d 06/09/2007 Sam Eisenman Museum of Making Music, Docent d 03/15/2012 Ida Eleck Royalton Music Center, Co-Founder 07/13/2012 10/03/2016 Richard Elkin Elkin Music, Owner 04/15/2011 Richard Ellis Ellis Music, Founder d 06/06/2010 David Ellis Ellis Music, President 06/06/2010 Gil Ellman Ellman Music, Founder d 05/07/2007 Joan Ellman Ellman Music, Co-Founder 05/07/2007 Martin Elneff i.K. Gottfried, Owner 07/05/2016 Keith Emerson Musician, Keyboardist d 08/29/2009 G. Frank Emerson Hailun Piano, Piano Designer 07/16/2011 Tommy Emmanuel Musician 07/11/2017 Scott Emmerman Hohner, Director of Sales and Marketing 01/27/2013 Linda Emmet Relative, Daughter of Irving Berlin 05/11/2011 Howard Emmons Drum Circuit, Owner 05/20/2014 Buddy Emmons Musician, Steel Guitarist; Nashville Legend d 07/20/2002 Adrian Emsley Orange Amps, Technical Director 10/03/2014 Mark Engebretson Product Engineer 11/23/2013 Benny Englund Em Nordic AB, CEO 01/26/2013 Preston Epps Musician, Bongos 05/14/2013 Norman B. Erickson Lowrey Organ, Engineer (Began in 1947) 12/14/2004 Charles Erikson Duke of Pearl, Founder 01/18/2012 Roy E. Ernst Eastman School of Music, Professor Emeritus 01/21/2006 David Erny Prof Erny's Music, Sales/Store Manager 07/07/2017 Larry Erny Prof Erny's Music, Owner 07/07/2017 Peter Erskine Musician, Product Designer 10/12/2011 Ron Eschete Musician, Guitar Teacher 03/24/2011 Ted Eschliman Dietze Music, Director of Marketing 07/12/2013 Jody Espina JodyJazz Inc., President 03/20/2015 John Espy Band Director 12/14/2011 David Estey Estey Piano Company, Owner 10/15/2011 Rick Estrin Musician, Product Endorser 09/06/2014 Rodney Ethridge Baldwin Piano Company, Production Control 06/22/2010 Manager Don Eubanks Symmes Music, Former Owner 04/30/2005 Wally Evans Yanagisawa Wind Instrument; Products Manager 04/09/2011 William Everitt Brook Mays Music, President 07/17/2003 William C. Everitt Mr. E's Music, Founder 07/14/2006 Tabitha Fair Musician 01/18/2008 Barb Fairhurst Sequential Circuits, Past VP 07/26/2010 Peggy Falcetti Falcetti Music, Co-Founder 05/09/2017 Sam Falcetti Falcetti Music, CEO 01/19/2005 05/09/2017 Tony Falcetti Falcetti Music, President 07/13/2013 Michael Falkenstein Hammond Germany, Sales Manager 01/25/2014 OH Completed List Page 19 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Leslie Faltin Instrumental Music Center, CEO 01/24/2016 Michael Faltin Instrumental Music Center, Owner 01/24/2016 Dom Famularo Musician, Product Endorser 11/12/2011 Ernest Farmer Shawnee Press, Past Vice President d 03/22/2007 Rikki Farr Concert Producer, Product Engineer 09/23/2014 Barry Fasman Starring Clara Bow Inc., CEO 01/20/2017 Larry Fast Synergy Electronic Music, Inc, President 08/29/2009 Fat Dog Subway Guitars, Founder 04/16/2016 Wes Faulconer Explorers Percussion, Founder 11/12/2010 Michael Faulhaber Ward-Brodt Music Co., President 04/29/2005 Janet Faulhaber Ward-Brodt Music Co., Manager 04/29/2005 Sara Faust Faust Harrison Pianos, President 03/08/2016 Roy Fawcett Fawcett's Piano & Organ, Founder 01/16/2008 Michael Fazio Fazio's Frets & Friends, Founder 04/28/2016 Paolo Fazioli Fazioli Piano, Founder 01/20/2007 Douglas Fearn DW Fearn, President 01/22/2016 Charlie Feldman BMI, Vice President of Writer Relations 06/16/2017 Bobby Feldman Songwriter, Music Publisher 06/16/2010 Sandy Feldstein Composer, Educator, Author, Publisher d 03/29/2003 John N. Felice Hammond Organ Dealer; Music Retailer 02/09/2004 Jose Feliciano Musician, Songwriter 05/25/2015 Nancy Felixson McCabe's Guitar Shop, Retail Sales, Buyer 07/11/2014 Karen Feltz Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/08/2011 Phyllis Fender Relative, Wife of Leo Fender 09/20/2003 Frank Fendorf Winger-Jones Music Store, Owner d 12/21/2006 Maynard Ferguson Musician, Trumpeter, Jazz d 03/08/2006 Ren Ferguson Gibson Guitar, Master Luthier 07/21/2011 Kathy Fernandes J. W. Pepper, Chief Marketing Officer 02/16/2016 Elizabeth Fernando JB Music, Vice President 01/25/2014 Jesus (Jet) Fernando JB Music, President 01/25/2014 Antonio Ferranti Alfred Publishing, VP Sales 09/03/2014 Cheryl L. Filipek Band Director 12/20/2012 Lloyd Fillio Selmer, Brass Technician d 09/11/2009 Elliot Fine Method Book Author d 11/11/2011 Imero Fiorentino Lighting Designer d 06/03/2010 Dave Firestone Tectonic Audio Labs, Chief Marketing Officer 01/19/2016 Nick Firth BMG Music Publishing, Past Chairman 06/03/2010 Vic Firth Vic Firth Drum Sticks, Founder d 07/19/2003 11/11/2010 Herbert Fischbach JA Musik, Master Trumpet Maker, Designer d 05/04/2004 Brent Fischer Clavo Records, President, Composer, Arranger 06/22/2013 Tom Fischer Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/07/2011 Larry Fishman Fishman Transducers, Founder 07/20/2003 01/26/2014 Bonnie Fitch Bonnie's Music Shoppe, Founder 11/22/2013 Barbara Fitzgerald Anaheim Convention Center, Former Event 01/23/2006 Coordinator John Fitzgerald Remo Inc., Manager Recreational Music Activities 09/05/2014 Harry Fleishman Fleishman Instruments, Founder 01/25/2014 Sol Fleising S.F. Marketing Inc., President 08/27/2007 Robert E. Fleming Fleming Music, Founder, Repairman 06/15/2016 04/14/2012 OH Completed List Page 20 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Robert Fletcher Fletcher Music Centers, President 07/20/2001 01/23/2014 David M. Fletcher Fletcher Music Center, Director of Development 04/07/2006 Randy "Baja" Fletcher Live Event Production Manager 03/17/2013 Vic Flick Musician, Guitarist 01/24/2014 Ritchie Fliegler Fender Musical, Former Sr. VP Marketing 12/07/2010 Joan Flintoff LoPear Music Librarian, UCLA 12/28/2005 Adriana Flores Alamo Music, Vice President 01/19/2017 Jesse Flores Flores Music Store, Founder d 01/20/2007 Marcial Flores Remo, Inc, World Percussion Coordinator 12/11/2014 Alfredo Flores Jr. Alamo Music Center, President 01/17/2003 Alfredo Flores Sr. Alamo Music Center, Founder d 03/02/2009 Snooky Flowers Musician, Band Leader 06/12/2016 Richard Floyd Band Director 07/22/2006 John Foley Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/12/2011 DJ Fontana Musician, Drummer, Elvis Presley 07/22/2001 Shane Fontayne Musician 04/08/2017 French Forbes II E. E. Forbes & Son Pianos, Past President 03/26/2003 Frank Ford Gryphon String Company, Vice President 06/10/2016 Gary Forkum Fork's Drum Closet, Founder 11/08/2008 Claudio Formisano DismaMusica, President 04/13/2013 Dane Forrest 06/21/2016 Wolfgang Forster August Forster GmbH, Past President d 04/02/2004 Orrin Foslien Da Eastside Guitar Werks, Founder d 07/12/2015 Jerry Foster Songwriter 07/11/2015 Jim Foster Foster Family Music, Co-Founder 12/11/2013 Marilyn Foster Foster Family Music, Co-Founder 12/11/2013 Fred Foster Monument Records, Founder 02/23/2012 Christi Foster-Nunnally Foster Family Music, Owner 12/11/2013 P. Maurice Fox Fox's Music, Chairman d 09/08/2005 Clem G. Frak King Musical Instruments, Former Vice President d 02/10/2004 Peter Frampton Musician, Guitarist, Framtone, Founder 07/23/2004 Paul Francis Zildjian Inc., Quality Manager 11/09/2006 Gary Francisco Nick Rail Music, Director of Sales 01/19/2012 Ray Fransen Ray Fransen's Drum Center, Owner 07/07/2017 Andy Fraser Musician, Songwriter d 10/27/2014 Lori Frazer Yamaha, Consultant 09/06/2014 Dallas J. Frazier Songwriter 07/09/2015 David Frederick ARP Synthesizer, Former Vice President 05/09/2017 Micki Free Musician, Guitarist, Rock 01/14/2011 Lance Freed Rondor Music International, President 06/19/2012 Jerry Freed Freed Intl and Gator Cases, Founder d 07/20/2003 Paul Freehling Art's Music Shop, President 03/23/2007 Robert Freeland Music Librarian, Educator d 10/24/2002 Don Freeman Freeman Companies, President 11/14/2007 Terren Frenz University of Cincinnati, Director of Bands 12/15/2010 Larry Fresch Jr. Young Chang North America, National Sales 08/08/2003 Manager Larry Fresch Sr. Fresch Music, Founder d 01/21/2006 Gene Fresco Sales Rep and Industry Icon d 07/15/2006 Hubert Friar Gibson Guitars, Inspector 09/30/2012 Glenn Fricker Hybrid Studios, Co-Owner 01/17/2017 OH Completed List Page 21 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Alan Friedman Friedman, Kannenberg & Co., CPA 01/18/2012 07/18/2014 Mark Frink Live Sound Engineer 01/23/2016 Donnie Fritts Musician, Songwriter 07/13/2015 Elaine Frizzell Mosrite Guitar, Product Development 07/22/2011 Dave Froker Focusrite Audio Engineering, Managing Director 01/26/2014 Richard Fruhauf Fruhauf Uniforms, Vice President 07/18/2011 Kenny Fruhauf Fruhauf Uniforms, President 07/18/2011 John Fry Ardent Records, Founder; Recording Engineer d 07/15/2000 Steven Fry Music Librarian, Educator n/a 06/26/2003 Randy Fuchs Artist Relations Inc, Owner 01/22/2015 Ken Fuente Gator Cases, VP of Sales 07/13/2012 Tadamichi Fukuda Global Corp., Chairman d 11/11/2011 Hitoshi Fukutome Yamaha Corp American, President 11/07/2013 Wilbur D. Fuller Gibson Guitar, Engineer (1954-1980) d 06/09/2005 William Fuller Wurlitzer, Sales Rep (1953-1988) d 08/09/2003 Walter Fuller Musician, Trumpeter, Early Jazz d 12/11/2001 12/12/2002 George Fullerton G&L Guitars, Co-Founder d 10/11/2003 C. Darby Fulton Hammond Organ Dealer; Music Retailer 02/08/2004 Steve Fulton Austin Vintage Guitar, Owner 07/19/2017 Jim Funada NAMM, Consultant 12/01/2010 Bob Furst Piano Bluebook, Founder d 01/18/2008 George Gaber Music Educator, PAS Hall of Fame d 07/30/2007 Col. Arnold Gabriel Band Director, United States Air Force 12/20/2006 Steve Gadd Musician 12/03/2015 James E. Gadson musician 12/14/2015 David Gage David Gage String Instruments, President 01/25/2013 Judy Gage David Gage String Instruments, Vice President 01/25/2013 Grady Gaines Musician 11/16/2015 John P. Galante Story & Clark, Accountant d 08/10/2003 Mateo Galanti GEM, President and Founder 03/30/2006 Richard Galassini Cunningham Piano Company, Owner 01/20/2017 Mitch Gallagher Sweetwater Sound, Editorial Director 01/14/2010 Robert Gallien Gallien Technology, Inc., Founder 01/20/2007 Genett Gamber Alta Loma Music, Co-Founder, Music Teacher 09/04/2014 Pete Gamber Alta Loma Music, Founder 06/22/2007 09/04/2014 Jim Gamble Jim Gamble & Associates, Founder 09/18/2015 Kenneth Gamble Gamble-Huff Music, Co-Founder, Songwriter 10/14/2013 Maureen Gamlin Gamlin Music Center, Co-Founder 04/11/2011 Horace Gamlin Gamlin Music Center, Co-Founder d 04/11/2011 Philip Gamlin Gamlin Music Center, President 04/11/2011 Bob Gand Village Music Store, Founder d 12/10/2013 Joan Gand Gand Music, Secretary-Treasurer 10/24/2016 Gary Gand Gand Music & Sound, President 01/17/2007 Mark Gander Harman Industries, JLB Director of Technology 03/02/2017 David Gantz Steve's Music, Manager 01/21/2015 Trish Gapik Museum of Making Music, Volunteer 12/18/2016 Gene Garb NEMC, Vice President 01/19/2007 Edward Garbett Yamaha, Former Product Developer d 03/30/2003 Marty Garcia Future Sonics, Founder 10/18/2007 Lynda Garcia Roland, Educational Director 03/27/2014 OH Completed List Page 22 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Enrique Garcia Remo Inc, Paint Booth Supervisor 12/11/2014 Barbara Gard Relative, daughter of William Gard 10/16/2008 Dave Garibaldi Musician, Method Book Author 01/24/2013 Gerard Garnier ALGAM, Founder 01/23/2014 Jim Garrett Harman Industries, JBL Director of Marketing and 03/02/2017 Product Management Larry Garris Corner Music, Founder 06/20/2008 Mike Garson Musician, Composer 10/03/2011 Tom Gauger Tom Gauger Mallets, Founder 05/08/2017 Rachelle Gayer Carl Fischer, Sales Manager 04/29/2016 Crystal Gayle Musician 07/13/2017 Don Gayle Shure, Sr. Technical Writer 07/25/2005 Vic Geiger Steinway, Senior District Manager 03/20/2017 Richard Gellis Union Grove Music, Founder 04/19/2016 Paul Gentile Artist 04/23/2010 Zafar Geoffrey MH Geoffrey & Company, President 04/11/2013 Ed Gerhard Musician 01/13/2017 William Gerien Merlin 5, Founder 10/25/2003 01/17/2012 Wilhelm Gertz W. Gertz Piano, Owner d 09/13/2005 Don Getzen DEG Music, Founder 05/13/2010 Thomas Getzen Getzen Company, President 01/16/2009 Robert Giacoletti Giacoletti Music, Owner 07/19/2017 Eleanor Giacoletti Giacoletti Music, Owner 07/19/2017 Giorgio Giannini Giannini Guitars, President 01/24/2015 Terry Gibbs Musician, Vibraphonist 02/09/2005 Jimmy Gibbs Hammond Organ Wholesaler d 05/17/2008 Elmer Gibson Association Marketing, Vice President 06/07/2007 Roger Giffin Giffin Guitars, Owner 08/08/2016 Mark D. Gifford Conn-Selmer, Product Engineer 10/04/2016 Craig Gigax Meridian Music, President 10/03/2006 Pirmin Giger Relish Guitars, Managing Partner 01/19/2016 Rocco Rocky Giglio C. G. Conn and J. J. Babbitt Company Inc., 07/11/2002 Product Development Manager Peter Giles Giles Communications, Founder 01/19/2007 Vince Gill Musician, Songwriter 06/25/2016 Robert Gillespie Ohio State University, Professor of Music 10/05/2016 Garth Gilman Yamaha, V.P. Band & Orchestra Division 12/09/2015 Jimmy Gilmer Musician 07/14/2017 Simon Gilson Professional Music Technology (PMT), 07/10/2005 Co-Founder Ernesto Gittli Gittli Music, Founder d 07/14/2006 Steno Giulini European Piano Industry Leader d 07/22/2013 Kurt Glaesel Glaesel String Instrument Services 04/04/2006 James Glanville CG Conn, Vice President d 04/21/2010 Joe Glaser Glaser Instruments, Founder 07/23/2011 Don Glasgow Grotrian, Sales Director 07/17/2015 Daniel Glass Musician, Drummer, Drum Historian 10/25/2010 Heribert Glassl Musik Glassl, Founder d 04/02/2004 Richard Glazier Musician, Pianist 01/20/2008 Roger Glenn Musician, Product Endoreser 04/05/2014 Sarah Glew Manor Music Inc., President 01/27/2013 Kenneth Glore Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/07/2011 OH Completed List Page 23 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date William Glover Musician, Songwritet 08/25/2016 Donna Jean Godchaux Musician 07/20/2017 Robert Godin Godlin Guitars, Founder 01/14/2009 Mark Goff Paige's Music, President 08/19/2011 David Goggin Mr. Bonzai, Author, Historian 10/04/2011 David Gold Gold Star Recording Studio, Co-Founder n/a 02/28/2015 03/28/2017 Jon Gold GJ2 Guitars, CEO 08/23/2012 Henry Goldansky Harman Industries, JB Senior Director of 03/03/2017 Engineering James Goldberg Goldberg & Associates, Founder 01/16/2010 Stuart Goldberg Marina Music, Founder 08/08/2012 Norman Goldberg MMB Music, Founder d 11/09/2008 Marty Golden JAM Industries, Founder 06/19/2010 Nancy Golden Band Director 12/15/2010 Greg Golden Bizzare guitar, President 11/26/2015 Ralph Goldheim Focusrite Novation, Director of US sales 07/06/2012 Ian Goldrich Manny's Music, Past Owner 06/15/2017 Judd Goldrich Manny's Music, Past Owner 06/21/2017 Henry Goldrich Manny's Music NY, Past President 04/28/2003 Hugh Goldsmith Piano Salesman d 08/27/2007 Larry Goldstein Cort Musical Instruments, Vice-President 01/21/2006 Joseph Gomes BX Furtado & Sons, Partner 01/26/2014 Roy Good Giaboletti's Music, Manager 01/06/2017 John Good Drum Workshop, Senior Executive Vice President 06/30/2015 Mark Gooday Ashdown Engineering, Founder 07/12/2017 Janice Goodman Museum of Making Music, Docent 11/29/2007 Jerry Gorby Gorby Music, President; AMC, Past President 07/21/2003 Charles Gorby Gorby Music, Founder d 07/21/2003 Bobby Gordon Musician, Clarinetist d 02/08/2008 DeAnne Gordy Gemeinhardt, Factory Worker 06/29/2011 Harold Gore Pender Music, Founder and Music Publisher d 05/05/2006 Betty Gore Pender's Music Company, Vice President 04/28/2005 Richard Gore Pender's Music, President 05/05/2012 Larry Gosch Encore Music, President/CEO 06/14/2016 Peter Gotcher Dolby Labs, Chairman 01/20/2012 C. K. Gottschalk Gottschalk Music Center, Owner 04/28/2011 Charlie Gracie Musician, Rockabilly 10/13/2013 Calvin Grafton Grafton Music, Past President d 03/24/2013 Larry Graham Musician, Songwriter 09/22/2014 Erik Gramkow Electronic Instruments Roland, Scandinavia, 07/04/2016 President Billy Grammer Grammer Guitars, Founder; Musician d 11/13/2010 Mel Graner Graner School Music Service, Founder 03/22/2007 Neil Grant Tatum Music Stores, President 02/12/2004 Vince Grantano Winter Piano, Salesman d 01/18/2007 Janet Gratsch Willis Music, Sheet Music Department Manager d 04/19/2012 Gunter Graulich Carus Music Publishing Germany, Founder 04/04/2004 Paul Graves Graves Piano & Organ, Founder 05/03/2013 Jimmy Gravity J. Gravity Strings, Owner 04/30/2016 Gene M. Gray Wurlitzer, Sales Rep (1965-1988) 08/09/2003 Robert R. Gray Piano Salesman known as "The Music Man" 01/17/2006 William Gray BGE Financial, CEO 01/12/2011 OH Completed List Page 24 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Buddy Greco Musician, Composer, Singer, Pianist d 10/04/2007 Carlo Greco Guild Guitar, Luthier, Designer d 09/14/2005 Al Green The Music Man, Manager 06/23/2015 Hershel Green Piano Salesman, Piano Tuner 01/18/2005 04/01/2016 Ann Patrick Green Patrick Music School, Founder 04/01/2016 Frank Green Working Musician, Founder d 09/24/2009 Jim Green JJ Babbitt, Vice President of Manufacturing 01/22/2017 Jeff Greenberg The Village Recorder, Owner 07/11/2014 Michael Greene Greene Music, President 08/02/2012 Fred Greene CF Martin Guitars, VP Manufacturing, GM of 10/11/2013 Guitars Bob Greene Musician, Pianist d 02/08/2008 Dinah Gretsch Gretsch Company, Executive Vice President 07/22/2002 01/26/2014 01/23/2006 Fred Gretsch Gretsch Company, President 07/22/2002 01/23/2006 Christan Griego Allied, Director of Development 01/18/2017 Greg Grieme Dansr, CFO 03/27/2017 Ralph Grierson Composer, Musician 01/17/2010 Don Griffin West L. A. Music, President 04/20/2007 Gil Griffith Wave Distributing, President 06/23/2016 Ron Griggs U. S. Band & Orchestra, Sales and Marketing 08/26/2005 Arthur Griggs Griggs Music, Former President d 02/22/2006 Beverly Grigsby Composer 08/31/2010 Gary R. Grimes Wurlitzer, Wrote Training Program; Educator 02/05/2004 Steve Grindrod Steve Grindrod Amplification Company Ltd, 01/24/2016 Founder Whitney Grisaffi Ted Brown Music, President 03/31/2011 Jerry Grochowski Hal Leonard, Former VP Operations 03/27/2015 Murray Grodner Lemur Music, Founder 04/03/2017 John Gronemeyer Jupiter, Senior Vice President of Sales 03/23/2007 Fabrizio Grossi Producer, Mixer, Musician 01/17/2017 Jerry Grote Schmitt Music Company, Senior Sales Manager d 01/18/2013 Nancy Groth-Kersten Groth Music, Owner 01/19/2012 Neil Grover Grover Pro Percussion, Founder 11/12/2010 Gordon Grubbs Band Director, Cellist 09/06/2014 Veronika Gruber Advanced Music, President 03/31/2006 George Gruhn Gruhn Music Store, Founder 07/17/2000 01/20/2008 05/14/2007 Bernie Grundman Bernie Grundman Mastering, Founder 10/04/2011 Franco Guccini MARCA Reeds, President 03/14/2008 Joe Guercio Arranger, Musical Director d 06/16/2010 Gloria Guido Guido's Music, Co-Founder 06/21/2008 Dennis Guillaume Kimball Piano Company, Sales Manager 12/16/2010 Michael Guillot Mississippi Music, Purchasing Director 07/11/2015 Guitar Shorty Musician 01/23/2016 Ray Guntren Ray's Midbell Music, President 07/22/2011 Dave Gupton Fender, Vice President Sales 01/11/2008 Michael Gurian Luthier, Arch-Top Guitars 01/19/2005 Jim Gurley Ovation Guitars, PR Manager d 07/13/2012 OH Completed List Page 25 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Arthur Gurwitz Southern Music Company, President 07/15/2006 DeDe Guth Gemeinhardt Company, Customer Service 05/12/2010 Joe Guth Eastman Strings, Sales Manager d 03/22/2007 05/12/2010 Jon Haber Alto Music, President 01/18/2012 Robert Hackett Ampeg, Product Engineer 04/19/2012 Frank Hackinson FJH Music Publishers, Founder 02/19/2016 Gail Hackinson FJH Music Publishers, Co-Owner 02/19/2016 Wolfgang Haffner Musician 01/19/2008 Sarah Hagan Zildjian, Director of Artist Relations Worldwide 01/18/2017 Paul Hagen Active Music Distribution, Co-Founder 05/16/2008 Al Hager Groth Music, Manager 01/19/2012 Tom Haggerty Haggerty Music 07/19/2012 Takashi Hagiwara Yamaha, Former Percussion Manager 01/19/2007 Robert Hale Museum of Making Music, Docent 03/02/2007 01/01/2017 Charles Hale Hale's Piano, Past President d 03/28/2003 Rick Hall Fame Studio, President 07/13/2015 David Hall Pro-Active Websites, Vice President 07/18/2014 Tom T. Hall Songwriter 06/23/2008 Dan Hall Hall Piano Company, Founder 03/19/2015 Cindalee Hall Rickenbacker, Preisdent 05/31/2017 Jim Hall Hall Crystal Flutes, Founder and President 07/12/2017 John C. Hall Rickenbacker Guitars, CEO 09/06/2003 Jim Hamblen Piano Gallery, Salesman 05/02/2014 Paul Hamer Hamer Guitars, Founder 04/11/2017 Meredith Hamlin Kyser Music Products, General Manager 07/13/2012 Stu Hamm Musician 01/24/2014 Reiner Hammerl Hammerl GmbH, President 04/06/2011 Jon Hammond Jon Hammond International, Inc, Founder 01/13/2011 Michael Hampton Musician 01/19/2016 John Hampton Ardent Studios, Engineer d 07/15/2000 Ed Hamrick Atlanta Pro Percussion, Founder 07/20/2011 Herbie Hancock Musician, Songwriter, Early Synthesizer Pioneer 01/21/2006 01/22/2015 Denisa Hanna Bow maker 08/28/2006 Jake Hanna Musician, Drummer, Jazz d 02/24/2006 Gerold Hannabach Luthier d 04/06/2011 Gary Hanser Hanser Holdings, CEO 07/13/2012 Jack Hanser Hanser Musical Group, President 08/01/2007 George Hanson M. Steinert & Sons, Service Manager d 04/24/2008 Motohichi Harada Japan Marching Band Association, Founder 11/19/2014 Glen D. Hardin Musician, Arranger 07/19/2014 Newell Hardy GW Distribution, District Sales Manager 01/21/2017 Lee Hargrove Roland, Business Development Manager 07/12/2013 Brian Hargrove Musician, Producer 01/21/2017 Buddy Jr. Harman Musician, Son of Buddy Harman 07/17/2009 Buddy Harman Musician, Drummer, Nashville Legend d 07/19/2002 07/17/2003 Sidney Harman Harman Industries, Founder d 09/30/2008 Murrey Harman Musician, Son of Buddy Harman 07/17/2009 Ed Harris GIA Publishing, Founder 05/10/2010 Bill Harris Bill Harris Music, Founder d 04/29/2009 OH Completed List Page 26 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Michael Harris Harris-Teller Inc., President 01/13/2010 Emmylou Harris Musician, Songwriter 06/25/2016 Norman Harris Norman's Rare Guitars, Founder 01/20/2002 03/09/2011 Donald Harrison Musician 07/05/2017 Bob Harrison Flagstaff Music Center, Past Owner 05/30/2017 Jerry Harrison Musician, Songwriter 09/16/2016 Louise Harrison Relative; Sister of George Harrison 09/26/2014 Richard Harrison Rockers Music Store, Owner; HiWatt 04/12/2011 Amplification, Owner Les Harrison Hollywood Sound Systems, President 06/16/2014 Hal Harrower Harrower Guitar, Founder, Luthier 05/07/2009 Deb Hart Conn-Selmer, Office Worker 09/08/2011 Mickey Hart Musician, Drummer 08/04/2010 Robert Hartford ARP, Manager 04/25/2006 William Harvey Buddy Rogers Music, Vice President 06/16/2006 Ian Harvey Australian Music Association, Executive Officer 08/24/2007 Phillip Hash Band Director 12/16/2010 Ziggy Haspod Sunn Amp, Global Manager 01/19/2016 Jeff Hasselberger Hasselberger Associates, Founder 07/14/2006 01/20/2017 George Hauer Madison Music Center, Founder 10/17/2011 Neil Hauser Allen & Heath, Past President d 04/14/2011 Judy Hauth Museum of Making Music, Docent 11/29/2007 Barbara Havens Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/13/2011 Marshall Hawkins Oxon Hill Piano Works, Founder, Owner 04/25/2006 Willie Hayes Musician 12/10/2013 Morris Hayes ACDA, Past President; Museum Docent d 05/06/2004 Gladys Hayes Museum of Making Music, Volunteer 03/15/2012 Roy Haynes Musician, Drummer, Jazz Legend 11/08/2008 Peter R. Hayward Australis Music Group, Director d 08/25/2004 Robert Hazard Hazard Music, Founder 06/24/2008 Roy Head Musician 06/29/2017 Billy Ray Hearn Capitol Christian Music Group, Chairman d 07/13/2013 James Hearn Piano Craft, Vice President 04/27/2016 Art Hedley Uncle Ike's Music & Sound, Captain 07/18/2014 Kevin Hedley Uncle Ike's Music & Sound, President 07/18/2014 William Heese Carl Fischer, Vice President of Special Projects 09/12/2003 02/28/2008 Jeffery Heid Band Director 12/14/2011 Todd Heid Heid Music, President 07/13/2017 Paul Heid Heid Music, President 04/20/2007 DeDe Heid Heid Music, Executive Vice President 07/13/2017 Peter Heid Heid Music, Founder d 05/04/2007 Bob Heil Heil Sound, Founder 01/19/2007 Harro Heinz Renkus-Heinz, Founder 09/09/2011 Klaus Heinz Adam Audio, CEO 05/31/2013 Bob Heller Aeolian Piano Company, Past President 06/25/2008 Robert E. Heller Yamaha, National Sales Director 03/01/2010 Henry Heller Winter and Aeolian Pianos, Past President d 03/25/2004 David D. Helms Munci Music, President 10/06/2016 Carl Henderson Henderson Music, Founder d 08/01/2007 Edward Hendricks Hendricks Music, President d 04/26/2011 OH Completed List Page 27 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Mary Henkin C. G. Conn, Past Co-Owner d 09/29/2012 Danny Henkin C. G. Conn, King, Armstrong, Past Owner d 11/09/2001 09/29/2012 07/01/2005 James Hennessey Music People, Inc., President 01/12/2011 Ray Hennig Heart of Texas Music Store, Founder 07/13/2006 Leo Henrichs Musician, Guitar Designer 07/23/2011 Bob Henrit Musician, Product Endorser 09/30/2014 Mike Henry Percussion Center, President & CEO 07/10/2017 Donna Henson Museum of Making Music, Docent 02/29/2016 Dan Herbert Willis Music, Vice President 04/19/2012 Ted Herbert Ted Herbert's Music Mart, Founder; Bandleader d 09/30/2004 Max Herman Herman Music, Founder and Publisher d 05/23/2006 Joerg Hermsen Schmitt Music Center, Vice President 07/09/2015 Nicolas Hernandez Bobby Dukoff Mouthpieces, President 03/25/2012 Brad Hershberger Hershberger Music, President 01/21/2006 Floyd S. Hershberger Hershberger Music Company, Co-Founder d 01/21/2006 Joyce Hershberger Hershberger Music Company, Co-Founder 01/21/2006 Jerry Hershman J&D Music Services, Past President d 07/19/2001 Rick Hesch Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/07/2011 Hoot Hester Musician, Violinist; Nashville Studio Musician d 07/21/2002 Michael Heuser Roland Switzerland, President d 04/08/2011 Pat Hiatt NAPBIRT Past President d 10/16/2008 Manfred Hibbing Sennheiser, Engineer 07/14/2005 Bill Higgins Bill's Music House, Inc., Founder 03/26/2009 John Higgins Hal Leonard Publishing, Managing 05/28/2014 Producer/Editor Nancy Higgins Bill's Music House Inc., Vice President 03/26/2009 Colin Hilborne Prentice Practice Pads, Founder 07/23/2011 04/22/2014 Andy Hildebrand Antares Audio Technologies, Founder 01/18/2012 Jack W. Hill Museum of Making Music, Docent 01/09/2017 Robert Hill Organ Exchange, Past President 11/18/2004 Russell H. Hill Coyle Music Center, Past President 10/05/2016 Martha Hilley Wurlitzer, Group Piano Educator 11/07/2008 George Hines George's Music, President 06/12/2007 Timothy Hinkley Musician, Producer 06/21/2016 Sam Hinton Music Historian d 06/30/2003 Katsuhiko Hirano Yamaha, Synthesizer Engineer 01/20/2005 Harry Hirsch Media Sound Studio, Founder, Studio Designer 03/18/2016 Peter Hix Hix Brothers Music, Owner 01/23/2015 Akio Hiyoshi Yamaha, former SVP Digital Group 11/16/2014 Daniel Ho Dnaiel Ho Creations, Founder, Owner 01/22/2017 Kent Hocker Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/12/2011 Donald Hodges Music Educator 03/21/2013 Charles Hodges Sr. Studio Musician 09/16/2016 Gary Hoey Musician, Guitarist 08/16/2010 Holly Hofmann Musician, Flute 09/21/2010 Donald Hogue C. G. Conn, Product Development 07/22/2005 Don Holcombe Holmcobe, Co-founder 10/18/2010 11/17/2015 George Holden Smith-Holden Music, President and Co-Founder 03/20/2003 Randy Holden Musician 08/13/2016 OH Completed List Page 28 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Mitch Holder Musician 05/26/2016 Allan Holdsworth Musician, Guitar Designer, Composer d 06/02/2011 John Dee Holeman Musician, Product Endorser 03/22/2013 WS Holland Musician, Drummer 07/14/2013 Eddie Holland Songwriter, Motown 05/12/2004 Brian Holland Songwriter, Motown 05/12/2004 Lorin Hollander Musician, Pianist, Music Educator 04/16/2004 Bill Hollingshead Concert Promoter 08/06/2014 Marion Holloway Holloway Music, President 03/21/2013 Red Holloway Musician, Saxophonists d 02/24/2006 Herb Holt Music Marketing (1968-2003), Founder 02/11/2015 Glenn Holtz Glen Edwards Inc., Founder 03/29/2003 Carol Holtz Martin Band Instrument Company 12/13/2013 Wayland Holyfield Songwriter, Publisher 07/12/2013 Barbara Honig Museum of Making Music, Volunteer 01/06/2017 David Hood Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Co-Founder 07/13/2015 Mary Lou Hoogenboom Gibson Guitar Company, Factory Worker 09/30/2012 (1951-1985) Richard Hoover Santa Cruz Guitar, Founder 07/29/2007 09/22/2016 Cynthia Hoover Smithsonian Institution, Curator of Musical 04/23/2010 Instruments Terry Hope Professional Music Technology (PMT), 07/10/2005 Co-Founder Gail Hopkins Kolehma Alfred Publishing, Sr. Sales Rep Northeast 02/14/2014 Toru Hora Buffet Crampon Japan, Former Chairman 11/18/2014 David Horine Horine Piano, Founder 04/13/2012 Jim Horn Musician 07/13/2017 Gregory Hornberger B & J, Retired President; MIAC Past President 08/27/2007 Barry Horowitz Sam Ash Music, Senior Vice President 06/20/2017 Yoshitada Hoshino Hoshino Gakki Co., Director 01/14/2010 David Hosler Taylor Guitars, Luthier 05/31/2012 Paul Hostetter Luthier 09/22/2016 Werner Hotan Sacher Music, Owner 01/12/2011 Jack Hotop KORG, Synthesizer Engineer 01/21/2005 George Hotton Theodore Presser Co., Sales Manager 02/28/2008 Dennis Houlihan Roland Corporation US, Past President 06/04/2008 02/10/2011 Michael Houser Cascio Interstate Music, CEO 07/17/2014 Scott Houston Music Advocate 01/20/2012 Jerry Hovey Schmitt Music, Retired Vice President, M.I. 01/18/2013 Division Jason How Rotosound, Chairman 05/12/2008 Martyn How Rotosound, Director 05/12/2008 Glenn Howard Winter Piano, Sales Manager d 12/07/2006 Dennis Howren Howren Music & Sound, President 03/21/2013 Greg Howren Howren Music & Sound, Past President 03/21/2013 Christian Hoyer Framus Museum, Director 03/18/2008 Walter Hoyer Hoyer Guitar, Past President 04/06/2011 Dee Hoyt Chicago Musical Instruments, Salesman d 07/13/2012 Alex Hsieh P. Maurat, CEO 01/26/2014 Wu H. Hsieh KHS Musical Instruments, Founder and President 04/23/2004 Frank Huang Huang International, President 07/22/2005 OH Completed List Page 29 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Cham-Ber Huang Musician, Harmonicaist; Designer d 09/15/2005 Gov. Mike Huckabee Musician, Politician 01/24/2014 Garth Hudson Musician 06/18/2017 David Huff Huff Recording Studio, Engineer, Founder 06/21/2016 Leon Huff Gamble-Huff Music, Co-Founder, Songwriter 10/14/2013 Frank Huffman Wurlitzer (1971-88) and Baldwin, Sales Rep d 01/18/2004 Jim Hughart Musician, Bassist, Arranger 11/27/2009 Bill Hughes Ampeg, Product Engineer 01/22/2014 Alun Hughes Hughes Partnership Ltd, Director 09/30/2014 Joe Hume Hume Music, Founder d 03/22/2007 Gareth Hunt Soundcontrol, Managing Director 07/02/2006 Gary Stewart Hurst Pedal Effects Designer; Tone Bender Inventor 04/09/2011 Donald Hustad Hope Publishing Company, Former Editor d 09/28/2012 Christopher Huston Engineer 06/21/2016 Lucien Hut Pianos International, Founder 07/15/2012 Walter Hutcherson Walter's Musical Exchange, Founder 11/19/2015 Dale Hyatt Fender and G&L Guitars, Sales Manager d 03/20/2007 Jack Hyde Jack's House of Music, Founder d 07/24/2002 Dick Hyman Musician, Organist, Pianist, Composer 02/26/2006 Rob Ickes Musician 06/22/2016 Masahiro Iijima Zoom Sound Labs, Founder 01/25/2014 Haruhiko Ikebe Ikebe Musical Instrument Store, President d 01/16/2010 Gary Ingle Music Teachers National Assoc., CEO 01/16/2009 Ken Ingram Selmer, Former Vice President d 07/20/2011 Takeshi Inomata Drum School, Founder, Musician 11/20/2014 Louis Ip Tom Lee Music, Manager 11/08/2011 Gabe Ireland Jupiter Band Instruments, Past President 01/13/2009 Bud Isaacs Sho-Bud, Co-Founder, Musician d 04/20/2010 Stuart Isacoff Composer, Author 04/22/2010 Kiyokazu Ishibashi Ishibashi Music Corp., President 01/15/2011 Kazuo Ishibashi Roland, Past Division Director 07/08/2010 Ernie Isley Musician 01/24/2014 David Israelite National Music Publishers Association, President 06/22/2013 Kenji Ito Ito Gakki Corp., President 11/13/2011 Shuji Ito Yamaha, Past President 11/06/2009 Bryan Itzkowitz Band Director 12/15/2011 Ben Jack Ben Jack Music Store, Founder d 07/16/2006 Jerry Jackman Jackman Music Corp, Founder 04/17/2010 Grover Jackson Jackson Guitar, Founder 10/11/2008 Wanda Jackson Musician, Guitarist, Queen of Rockabilly 10/14/2006 Chubby Jackson Musician, Bassist; Inventor, 5-String Bass d 09/08/2000 08/01/2000 04/01/2002 09/03/2000 Wayne Jackson Musician, Memphis Horns Co-Founder d 06/17/2010 George Jacob American Drum, Founder 12/14/2010 Dorothy Jacobi Band Director 12/16/2010 Denzil Jacobs Kemble Pianos, former Managing Director d 06/30/2006 Siggi Jaeger Luthier 04/19/2016 Markus Jahnel Adam Hall, COO 04/19/2016 David Jahnke Hal Leonard Publishing, VP National Sales 05/28/2014 Tony James Musician, Actor 06/23/2016 Dennis James Piano Warehouse, Founder 03/01/2007 OH Completed List Page 30 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Paul Jameson Custom Products, Founder d 07/10/2012 Richard Janda Richard's Music, Founder 11/05/2008 Carl Janelli Musician, Woodwind Player 02/03/2006 Roland Janes Engineer, Musician, Producer d 07/15/2013 Peter Janis Radial, President 01/21/2015 Charlotte Jansky Allegro Music, Founder 02/12/2010 Kevin Jarvis Gelb Music, President 07/05/2013 Chris Jasper Musician, Songwriter 06/14/2013 Jack A. Javens Piano Salesman d 01/15/2004 Stanley Jay Mandolin Brothers, Ltd., Founder d 07/18/2003 02/26/2008 Rick Jefferies Amro Music, Vice President 07/15/2015 Brian Jemelian Yamaha, Senior VP Finance d 11/07/2013 J. W. Jenkins Jenkins Music, Past President 07/15/2011 Ella Jenkins Musician, Songwriter 02/09/2015 Rodgers Jenkins Rodgers Instrument Corp., Founder 08/09/2016 Marie Jensen Jensen Music, Co-founder d 05/01/2006 Al Jensen Jensen Music, Founder 05/01/2006 Art Jenson Jenson Music Publishing, Founder d 11/19/2008 Ray Jent Jent Music, Past President d 03/29/2003 02/12/2004 Mickey Jent Jent Music, Past CFO d 03/29/2003 David J. Jewell Yamaha, Marketing Communication 12/09/2015 Dr. Mable John Songwriter, Singer, Music Educator 03/13/2003 04/19/2004 Lazy Lester Johnson Musician, Harmonicaist 09/25/2006 Donald (DJ) Johnson Coast Wholesale, Salesman 08/03/2010 Theodore Johnson Johnston Clarinets, Founder 10/03/2016 Robert S. Johnson William Lewis & Son, Sales Manager 03/11/2005 Dex Johnson Mississippi Music, Vice President 07/21/2011 Syl Johnson Musician, Songwriter 12/10/2013 Rosi Johnson Mississippi Music, President 07/21/2011 Ray Johnson Musician, Pianist for Early Rock and Roll d 10/19/2005 Don (DJ) Johnson Luthier 05/09/2017 Merle Johnson E. K. Blessing Co., Inc., Past President 07/13/2002 Todd Johnson Groth Music, Manager 01/19/2012 Don Johnson MMR, Editor d 07/28/2007 James Johnson Mississippi Music, Past President d 05/05/2003 06/14/2007 Mac Johnson Mississippi Music, Cofounder d 06/14/2007 Jimmy Johnson Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Co-Founder 07/13/2015 Bruce Johnson Retail Data Services, Co-Founder d 04/26/2011 Ralph Johnson Musician, Product Endorsee 09/02/2014 Jimmy Johnson Musician 04/11/2017 Budd Johnson TASCAM, Vice President, Fostex, President d 10/18/2005 Paul Johnson Musician, Guitarist, Expert on Rock Instrumentals 06/06/2004 08/14/2004 Walt Johnston WorldMax USA, President d 05/14/2007 Bruce Johnston Vocalist, Songwriter 09/26/2016 Richard Johnston Gryphon String Company, President 06/10/2016 Don Johnston Fender, Past Sales Manager 04/16/2012 Pete Johnston NAMM, Supervising Producer 10/26/2016 Leita Jolly Song Plugger (1917) d 02/05/2003 OH Completed List Page 31 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Gene Joly Guitar Center, EVP of Stores 06/15/2012 Rob Joly Jim's Music Center, President 03/30/2017 Leslie Ann Jones Recording Engineer 01/20/2012 Greg Jones Harman Industries, Vice President of Sales-Live 03/03/2017 Entertainment Sue Jones Museum of Making Music, Volunteer 03/15/2012 Glendower Jones Classical Vocal Reprints, founder 04/29/2016 Ann Jones QRS, CFO 01/19/2007 Jonah Jones Musician, Trumpeter, Jazz d 05/27/1996 Quincy Jones Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Producer, 11/17/2014 Musician, Music Advocate Jane Jones Samick, Piano Service Manager 07/18/2015 Marvin Jones Polyphony, Founding Editor 03/16/2005 William (Bill) Jones Bill Jones Music, President 04/29/2016 Phil Jones Phil Jones Basses, Founder 01/22/2014 Booker T. Jones Musician, Songwriter 09/09/2013 Tim Jones N-Tune Music, President 03/21/2015 Robert J. Jones Samick Music Corp., President 08/27/2004 06/19/2010 Harold Jones Musician, Drummer 07/30/2010 Casey Jones Musician, Singer d 12/10/2013 Wendal Jones Jones Double Reed Products, Founder d 01/17/2010 Carol Jones-Zadel Conn Organ, Product Artist 03/13/2007 Keith Jorgensen Keith Jorgensen Piano and Organ, Founder 11/20/2012 Philip Jost Plus 3 Marketing, Founder 12/12/2013 Maricela Juarez Seymour Ducan, Custom Shop Manager 01/24/2016 Laurence Juber Musician, Guitarist, Educator 06/14/2003 03/25/2017 Steve Judge Griggs Music, President 12/11/2013 Leif Juhl Juhl Advertising Agency; Founder d 05/04/2003 08/27/2003 Julie Jurgenson JJs Horn Clinic 04/10/2015 Brian Justice Cross & Tisher, Past President 05/12/2008 Henry Juszkiewicz Gibson Guitar Corporation, Chairman and CEO 07/20/2002 01/24/2013 Ledward Kaapana Musician 07/12/2014 Bunny Kacher Museum of Making Music Docent, Radio Actress 03/20/2009 Ruth Kadison Museum of Making Music, Docent 08/22/2013 Brock Kaericher REMO, President 01/21/2012 John Kagerer The Horn Doctor, Founder 06/23/2015 Gez Kahan MI Magazine, Publisher and Editor 04/04/2004 Gary Kahler Kahler Corp, Founder 10/25/2003 05/02/2008 Donald Kahn Songwriter; Relative, Son of Gus Kahn d 10/18/2001 Albert Kahn Electro-Voice, Founder; Inventor d 07/14/2002 Kurt Kaiser Word Music, VP, Songwriter 05/03/2014 Ikutaro Kakehashi Roland Corporation, Founder d 01/23/2001 11/17/2014 01/23/2005 Bernard Kalban Edward B. Marks Music, Past Director d 09/11/2003 Howard Kalisky Efkay Music, President 07/15/2017 Fred Kalisky Efkay Music, Founder and President d 08/26/2007 OH Completed List Page 32 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date C. William Kaman Kaman Music Corp., President 06/09/2007 01/20/2017 Hideo Kamimoto Luthier, Author 07/03/2013 Bob Kane Selmer, VP Sales 10/20/2011 Jack Kanstul Kanstul Musical Instruments, Sales Manager 10/27/2015 Ziggy Kanstul Kanstul Musical Instrument, Founder d 03/02/2005 10/27/2015 Ken Kantor ZT Amplifiers, President 01/27/2013 Jim Kaplan Brighton Music Center, Co-Founder 09/12/2013 Debra Karlowitch CF Martin Guitar Company, VP Human 10/11/2013 Resources Renee Karnes Banjo Inlay Artist 06/23/2007 Rose Karr Cunningham Piano Company, Owner 03/24/2013 Mitsuo Kasahara Yamaha Corp. America, first President 11/15/2014 Kazuo Kashio Casio Musical Instruments, President 05/12/2004 Helga Kasimoff Kasimoff-Bluthner Piano, Co-Founder 08/25/2009 Hirokazu Kato Yamaha, SVP of R&D 11/15/2014 Tsutomu Katoh KORG, Founder d 01/18/2003 10/16/2006 Jorma Kaukonen Musician, Jefferson Airplane 02/02/2014 Hirotaka Kawai Kawai, President 11/16/2011 Sanjiro Kawamorita Kawai, Past Managering Director 11/16/2014 Alan Kay Viewpoints Research Institute, President 06/18/2014 Michael Kay Ted Brown Music, Pro Audio Manager 05/02/2015 John Kay Musician 09/27/2016 Carol Kaye Musician, Bassist 02/05/2002 10/15/2007 John C. Keal John Keal Music, Founder d 04/08/2006 Tom (TK) Keckler Saint Blues Guitar Workshop, Consultant 01/17/2009 Sam Keeney Sam Keeney Organ and Piano Center, Founder d 03/27/2009 Brian Kehew Moog Music, Instrument Designer 01/23/2010 Gerhard Keilwerth Julius Keilwerth Musical Instruments, President d 03/16/2008 Lauren Keiser Carl Fischer, CEO/President 02/29/2008 Joe S. Keith Music Mart, co-owner 04/30/2005 Catfish Keith Musician 09/24/2016 Claudia Keith Music Mart, co-owner 04/30/2005 Richard Keldsen Saga Musical Instruments, Founder 06/22/2012 Gordon Keller Gordon Keller Music, Founder d 03/26/2009 Mark S. Kelly Band Director, Midwest Clinic Board member 12/21/2006 Patrick Kelly Sound Control, Founder 07/10/2005 Andrew R. Kemble Kemble Piano-Yamaha Music, Managing Director 07/10/2005 Sabine Kemna Furore Verlad, Sales Manager 06/27/2016 Christoph Kemper Access Music Electronics, CEO 04/08/2011 Ernie Kenaga Selmer, Product Development d 09/11/2009 Kern Kennedy Musician, Pianist for Early Rock and Roll 09/23/2006 William Kent Kent Drum Company, Co-Founder d 09/11/2013 Russell Kephart Kephart's Music Center, Co-Founder d 09/07/2009 Wendy Kephart Kephart's Music Center, President 07/13/2012 Lynne Kephart Kephart's Music Center, Co-Founder 09/07/2009 Rusty Kephart Kephart's Music Center, President 07/13/2012 Darrell Kersten Groth Music, Stock Room Manager 01/19/2012 Chuck Kessler Kessler & Sons Music, Founder 12/29/2014 David Kessler Kessler & Sons Music, Sales Manager 12/29/2014 OH Completed List Page 33 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Jerry Keyawa Professional Drum Shop, VP 06/18/2014 Stan Keyawa Professional Drum Shop, VP 06/18/2014 Thanh Kha Remo Inc., QC Inspector 12/11/2014 Joey Kibble Take 6, Vocal Member 01/25/2013 Mark Kibble Take 6, Vocal Member 01/25/2013 Ede Kidder Kidder Music, Co-Founder 03/22/2012 James Kidder Kidder Music, Founder 03/22/2007 03/22/2012 Lowell Kiesel Carvin Guitars, Founder d 06/24/2003 Carson Kiesel Carvin Guitars, President 06/24/2003 Eileen Kilday GRK Manufacturing, Secretary 01/17/2007 Gary Kilday GRK Manufacturing, Founder 01/17/2007 Frank Kilgard Kilgard Instrument Repair, Founder 04/15/2012 Won Jung Kim Shimro Musical Instruments, President 01/22/2012 Yoshinori Kimbara Yamaha, Former Executive d 11/12/2011 Paul Kimbarow Musician 07/01/2016 Steven Kinchen Hall Piano Company, President 03/19/2015 Little Freddie King Musician, Songwriter 03/19/2015 Bob King Coast Wholesale, Sales and Marketing 01/25/2013 B. B. King Musician, Guitarist, Blues Legend d 08/03/2005 Kerry King Musician, Guitarist 01/26/2013 John King Zildjian Inc., Product Communications Manager 11/09/2006 Richard King Musician, Cleveland Orchestra 10/04/2016 Gershon Kingsley Composer, Conductor 09/14/2005 David Kirby Adam Hall, Executive Chairman 04/19/2016 Bill Kirchen Musician, Guitarist, Tele 10/19/2011 Lorna Kirchner Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/09/2011 Donald Kirkendall Electro-Voice, Advertising Executive d 07/14/2002 George T. Kirkwood Rodgers Instrument Corp., Engineer 08/10/2016 Michael Kirman Steve's Music Store, Vice President 01/21/2015 Mildred Kirschner NAMM, Office Manager (1946-1951) d 02/06/2004 Charles Kitch Sound Productions, Inc., CEO 05/01/2014 Stan Kitchen Studio Music Company, President, Co-Founder 07/02/2006 Neil A. Kjos Jr. Neil Kjos Music Publishing, Past President d 08/25/2003 James Kleeman Karnes Music, Past President d 07/19/2000 George Klein Elvis Presley's Advisor 07/15/2000 Steve Klein Klein Acoustic Guitars, Founder; Luthier 03/30/2007 William AM Klein Hybrid Studios, Co-Founder 01/17/2017 Penny Kline Kline Music, Manager 11/25/2013 Betty Kline Kline Music, Founder 11/29/2013 Francois Kloc Buffet Group USA, President and CEO 01/23/2015 Richard Knaub Rico Reeds, Past President, AMC Past President d 03/24/2007 Alberto Kniepkamp Lowrey Organ, Engineer 01/18/2005 Bob Knight CG Conn, Manager 08/09/2014 Herman Knoll Hal Leonard, Senior Vice President 03/23/2007 12/15/2010 Arthur Knopp Musikhaus Arthur Knopp, Founder 03/13/2008 Craig Knudsen Yamaha, Marketing Consultant 05/07/2010 Keisuke Kobabyashi Audio-Technica, Director, Chief Marketing 01/22/2015 Officer Yoshiaki Kobayashi Yamaha Corp. of America, Import Manager d 08/05/2013 Daniel Kobida Ancott, Founder; Wurlitzer, Marketing Manager 08/10/2003 01/21/2006 OH Completed List Page 34 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Martin Kobza Petrof Pianos, Product Manager 12/10/2012 Greg Koch Musician, Method Book Author 01/24/2014 Ago (Alan) Koerv Wurlitzer, CFO (1960-1981) 02/16/2005 Robert Koester Delmark Records, Founder 04/10/2017 Bob Kohl Long & McQuade, Print Purchasing Manager 05/04/2013 Stan Kolb Taylor Music, President 07/20/2012 Donald Koller Musicians Choice, owner 04/27/2016 Fritz Kollitz Fritz Kollitz Fine Tonewood, Founder d 03/14/2008 Barrie Kolstein Samuel Kolstein & Sons Violin Makers, President 02/28/2008 Akira Komaki Komaki Music, President 01/20/2006 Irena Komatar Lastra, General Manager 01/13/2011 Dirk Kommer European Music Company, Managing Director 04/07/2011 Don Kong The Music Village, Manager 07/03/2013 Martin Konig Konig & Meyer GmbH, Co-Founder 04/02/2004 Kool DJ Red Alert Pioneering DJ 06/19/2017 George Koregelos Koregelos Flutes, Founder d 07/22/2009 Angela Koregelos HW Products, President 01/18/2017 Botso Korisheli Music Educator, Composer d 05/21/2014 Eugene Kornblum St. Louis Music, President 03/29/2003 Ted Kornblum Magnatone, President & CEO 01/25/2015 Gunter Korner JA Musik, Assistant Manager 03/18/2008 Artie Kornfeld Woodstock, Co-Creator 07/13/2017 Mike Korpak Gibson Guitar Company, Manager of Parts 09/30/2012 Department Kay Koster Koster's Music, Founder d 12/20/2006 Jerry Kovarsky KORG USA, Product Manager 01/21/2005 Gayle Kowalchyk Alfred Publishing, Senior Keyboard Editor 09/03/2014 Tom Kowalczyk Kurzweil, Artist Relations 03/01/2007 Peter Kowalczyk Jim Gamble & Associates, Engineer 09/18/2015 Al Kowalenko MIAC, Executive Director 01/21/2007 Dave Koz Musician, Saxophonist, Smooth Jazz 01/22/2005 John Kozar Piano Productions Press 06/04/2010 Roger Kraft Kraft Music, Founder 02/18/2016 William Kraft Composer 11/10/2006 Peter Kragh-Jacobsen Percussion Center Copenhagen, Owner 07/05/2016 Eddie Kramer Sales Representiative 07/30/2010 Billy Kramer Musician 01/21/2017 Joan Kramer NAMM, Secretary (1947-1949) 11/15/2002 02/06/2003 Eddie Kramer Recording Engineer 09/06/2012 Gary Kramer Kramer Guitars, CEO 09/10/2009 Thilo M. Kramny PPV Medien GmbH, CEO 08/27/2004 Robert Kranendonk Shawnee Press, Sales Manager 05/01/2011 Irv Kratka Music Minus One, President and CEO 09/13/2005 Bernie Krause Musician, Synthesizerist 08/04/2010 Ted Kraut Canoga Music School, Owner 05/26/2016 Alberto Kreimerman Hermes Music, Founder 01/15/2010 Gladys Krenek Composer, Wife of Ernst Krenek d 03/25/2010 Kathi Kretzer Kretzer Piano, Founder 03/24/2012 Albrecht Kretzschmann JA Musik, Past Vice President of Sales 05/04/2004 03/18/2008 Dale Krevens Tech 21, Vice President 01/25/2015 Robby Krieger Musician, Songwriters, The Doors 01/25/2014 OH Completed List Page 35 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date John Krivit Audio Engineering Society, President 01/22/2016 Dale Kroke B & J Music, Sr. VP, General Manager 01/21/2014 Michael Kropp Kropp Sales, Inc., Founder d 01/14/2009 Walther Kruger Author, Scientist 03/18/2008 Jens Kruger Musician, Banjoist, Designer 08/24/2011 Ted Krumweide Story & Clark and Lowrey, Former Sales Rep d 08/10/2003 Art Kubera Kubera Music, Founder d 04/30/2013 Michael Kubera Kubera Music, Past President 04/30/2013 Silvan Küeng Relish Guitars, Co-Founder 01/19/2016 Harold (Hap) Kuffner Kuffner International Inc., President 07/29/2007 Duane Kuhn Rodgers Instrument Corp., President 01/24/2013 Hans Kuhner Music Engraver 04/02/2007 Dieter Kuhnl Kuhnl & Hoyer, President 03/17/2008 Rick Kukulies NuVo Technologies, Co-founder 08/01/2007 Bakithi Kumalo Musician, Bassist, Paul Simon 01/25/2013 Russ Kunkel Musician 01/19/2008 Stephen Doc Kupka Musician, Saxophonist, Tower of Power 09/23/2005 Sergey Kupriyanov Sigma Guitars, Founder 01/22/2015 Yutaka Kurihara Toyo Case Company, Founder 11/18/2014 Tsunesaburo Kurosawa T. Kurosawa & Company, Chairman n/a 01/13/2011 Uli Kurtinat Ulis Musik, Founder 04/08/2011 Ray Kurzweil Kurzweil Sound, Founder 01/20/2007 David Kutner Hammond Organ Company, Past President d 06/05/2002 John Kuziel Gibson Guitar Company, Factory Worker 09/30/2012 (1961-1985) Milton Kyser Kyser Music Products, Founder d 07/13/2012 Helene La Faro Relative, Sister of Scott LaFaro 01/18/2007 Sid La Grandeur La Grandeur Music, Founder d 07/10/2011 Doug Lee La Londe Sherman Clay, National Sales/Marketing Manager 10/09/2015 Barbara La Mair Relative, Niece of Louis La Mair 03/26/2004 Art Laboe Original Sound, Founder; Radio Broadcaster 01/07/2014 John LaBouve Goodell Music, President 05/04/2007 Denis Labreque DeLab Consulting 09/24/2016 Tom Lacy Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/07/2011 Mike Ladd Mike Ladd Music, Founder 06/18/2010 Doug Lady Hal Leonard Publishing, Senior Vice President 05/28/2014 Stanley Lager Dale Pro Audio, Founder d 06/13/2007 Tom Lagomarsino PianoDisc, Executive Vice President 08/02/2010 Michael Laiacona Whirlwind, Founder 05/01/2013 Frankie Laine Singer, American Popular Music d 11/12/2000 Tony Lalonde Player's Products, Founder 01/21/2007 Sandy LaMantia Shure, President 07/25/2005 Kevin Lamb Studio Musician 07/20/2017 Peggy Lamb Heirloom Music, Founder 07/18/2009 Marvin Lamb Heritage Guitars, Owner and Co-Founder 06/09/2005 Joe Lamond NAMM, President/CEO 05/31/2006 06/02/2006 06/02/2011 E. L. Lancaster Alfred Publishing, Senior VP 09/03/2014 Lyndon Laney Laney Amplification, Founder 01/16/2010 Lisa Lang Band Director 12/15/2010 Mike Lang Musician, Pianist 06/19/2012 Morris Lang Lang Percussion, Founder 06/07/2007 OH Completed List Page 36 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Cliff Lange Museum of Making Music, Docent 06/28/2013 Donald Langlie Popplers Music, President 04/29/2016 Marty Lanham Luthier 07/17/2017 Ernie Lansford Loud Technologies, Director of Sales 01/22/2006 Lenny Lanteigne Steve's Music, Drum Director 01/21/2015 Pete LaPlaca Kramer Guitars and LA Sax, Founder 07/20/2003 Ron Larcombe Audione, President 01/12/2011 Roy Larrick Founder, Larrick Piano & Organ 07/03/2015 Jean Larrivee Larrivee Guitars, Owner 07/28/2007 Bill Larsm Eckroth Music, Band Director 07/21/2012 Bertil Larson Wurlitzer, Accountant (1954-1987) d 12/12/2004 John Larson John Larson Sales, Owner 01/22/2012 Larry Larson Larry Larson Music, Founder and President d 01/20/2006 Tim Laskey Wyman Piano Company, General Manager 08/08/2014 Grit Laskin Luthier 06/23/2007 Katinka Lathrop Buck's Music, Co-Founder d 07/14/2009 Robert Laube Kimball Piano and Organ, Former Vice President d 04/05/2006 Paul Laubin A. Laubin Inc., President 10/11/2013 Sheryl Laukat Cannonball Musical Instruments, Co-Founder 04/30/2009 Tevis Laukat Cannonball Musical Instruments, Co-Founder 04/30/2009 Josef Lausmann Lausmann Musical, President d 03/17/2008 Tim Lautzenheiser Music Educator 07/22/2006 Charles F. Jr. Lawing Strings & Things, Co-Founder 06/24/2008 Terry D. Lawless Midi, Sounder, Musician 01/17/2017 Bill Lawrence Bill Lawrence Guitars, Founder d 02/24/2005 Denny Lawson Denny's Instrument Service, Founder 04/14/2012 Charles Lawson Lawson Piano & Organ Company, Founder 03/19/2013 Arnie Lazarus FRAP, Founder, Inventor 07/07/2013 04/05/2014 Harvey Leach Luthier 06/23/2007 Yoko Leader All Right Music, Partner 01/24/2015 Philip Leader All Right Music, Partner 01/24/2015 Larry Leberte Nuncie's Music, Past President 03/26/2003 Larry LeBlanc Billboard Magazine, Canadian Bureau Chief 06/15/2017 Bo Lebo New Education Options, Director 01/26/2013 Francois LeDuc Editions Alphones Leduc, President d 03/22/2007 John Ledwon Musician, Organist 11/09/2005 Jeff Lee Resurrection Drums, President 02/12/2014 John K.C. Lee Tom Lee Music, CEO, Vice-Chairman 01/17/2006 Thomas Lee Tom Lee Music, Founder 11/08/2011 Dickey Lee Songwriter 07/10/2015 Frank Lee Tom Lee Music, President 11/08/2011 Betty Lee Tom Lee Music, Founder 11/15/2011 Henry Lee Tom Lee Music Canada, President 04/23/2004 Kenny Lee Tom Lee Music, General Retail Manager 11/08/2011 Albert Lee Musician, Product Endorser 07/11/2014 David Leed Leed Representation, Co-Founder 05/19/2008 Louise Leed Leed Representation, Co-Founder 05/19/2008 Jim Lehmann Guitar Resurrection, Founder 10/19/2011 Jerry Leiber Songwriter, Half of Leiber & Stoller d 12/04/2007 Paul Leithold Leithold Music, President 09/08/2009 Teresa Leithold Leithold Music, Co-Owner 09/08/2009 Roger Leithold Leithold Muisc, Co-Owner d 09/08/2009 OH Completed List Page 37 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Abbie Leithold-Gerzema Leithold Music, Vice President 09/08/2009 Jack LeMaire Musician, Guitarist d 01/20/2002 George Lemus M Haus Lemus, President 01/18/2009 Neil Leonard Berklee College of Music, Professor 05/10/2017 Stanley Leonard Musician, Timpanist Emeritus 11/12/2010 James Leonard Playground Music Center, Owner d 04/07/2006 Tony Leonard Playground Music Center, President 03/30/2011 Alfio Leone Musikalia, Doctor in Economics d 03/31/2006 Karl Leong KHS, CEO 01/27/2013 Jay Leonhart Musician, Songwriter 05/04/2013 Lance LeRoy Lancer Agency, Founder; Lester Flatt's Manager d 07/23/2004 Don Leslie Leslie Speaker, Inventor d 05/13/2001 01/21/2004 06/28/2004 Frank Lestina Band Director 12/14/2011 Gary Leunberger L. Leunberger & Company, Founder 02/28/2017 Dan Levenson Musician, Banjoist 03/11/2011 Floyd Levin Music Historian, Writer, Jazz Expert d 03/21/2002 Tony Levin 01/25/2015 Alan Levin Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center, 03/02/2010 President Lowell Levinger Musician, Songwriter 02/05/2017 Harvey Levy Levy's Leathers Limited, Vice President 07/24/2005 Jack K. Lewis Conn Organ Company, Past President d 05/01/2011 Kimberly Lewis George L's Music, CEO 07/28/2007 Don Lewis Musician, Synthesizerist, Engineer, Inventor, LEO 12/27/2002 01/20/2004 George L. Lewis George L's Musical Products, Founder d 07/26/2004 Ramsey Lewis Musician 04/11/2017 Terry Lewis Yamaha US, Past President 09/21/2001 Melvyn Libman Libman Music, Founder 11/29/2013 Becky Lightfoot Pender's Music Company, Sales Manager 04/16/2010 Neil Lilien Meisel Music Inc, President 07/27/2007 Les Lillo Lillo's Music, Owner 01/26/2013 Victor Jr. Lillo Lillo's Music, Salesman 01/26/2013 Victor Sr. Lillo Lillo's Music, Founder 01/26/2013 John Limb Oregon Catholic Press, President, Publisher 04/26/2006 Jeff Lindahl Consolidated Music of Barrington, Owner 09/09/2009 Stan Lindenbaum North American Music, Sales Manager 01/13/2010 Sally Lindner Lindner Music 07/19/2012 Rod Lindner Lindner Music 07/19/2012 Joe Lindner Lindner Music 07/19/2012 A. Russell Lindquist Lindquist Music, Founder 07/27/2007 Larry Linkin NAMM, Past President/CEO 04/02/2001 01/21/2015 06/13/2003 06/15/2002 06/17/2004 05/03/2001 Roger Linn Linn Drum Machine, Inventor 01/20/2005 Sherry Linnerooth Eckroth Music, Former Store Manager 07/17/2012 Arthur W. Linter Winter Piano, Vice President of Finance d 06/30/2004 Jack Linton JM Linton Woodwinds, President d 09/10/2009 OH Completed List Page 38 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Dr. Ruth Lion Relative, Wife of Alfred Lion, Founder of Blue d 10/20/2003 Note Records Michael Lipe Lipe Guitars, Founder 01/24/2016 Susan Lipp Full Compass, Chairman 01/15/2010 Jonathan Lipp Full Compass, Founder and CEO 01/15/2010 Dick Lippin Lippin Group, President 01/23/2016 Evelyn Lipson Museum of Making Music, Docent 11/28/2007 Kurt Listug Taylor Guitar, Co-Founder 07/21/2011 05/06/2014 Prenta Ljucovic Steinway & Sons, Case Making 06/21/2017 Michael Lloyd Record Producer 01/21/2006 Jim Lo Duca Lo Duco Brothers, President 01/15/2010 Richard B. Loberg Schmitt Music, Sales Manager 04/15/2004 Kline Locher National Piano Traveler's Association, Past 01/15/2004 President Jimmy Lockard Hot Licks Guitar Shop, Pro Audio Manager 10/16/2013 "Cricket" William Locke C. F. Martin, Sales Manager; MIAC Past d 08/26/2007 President R. Thomas Lockie Rico Reeds, Past President 08/28/2003 Don Loeffler Square Drum, Inventor d 02/03/2010 John Logan Logan Media Services, President 07/14/2017 Jaee Logan Producer 01/20/2017 Kenny Loggins Musician, Songwriter 10/09/2012 Alfred Loib Bauer & Hieber, Manager 04/07/2011 Don Lombardi Drum Workshop, Founder 11/09/2006 Jim Long Electro-Voice, Engineer 05/13/2010 Jack E. Long Long and McQuade, Ltd., Co-Founder 01/16/2004 Muriel Long Sales Associate 01/24/2015 Trini Lopez Musician, Designed a Gibson Guitar model 08/11/2006 Manny Lopez Musician, King of the Cha Cha Cha 02/15/2011 Dennis Lord SESAC, President 04/26/2006 Linda Lorence Critelli Music Services & Consulting, Owner 06/15/2017 Reiff Lorenz Lorenz Music Publishing, CEO 04/30/2016 Ron Lorenz usbargainsound.com, President 12/12/2013 Geoffrey Lorenz Lorenz Corp., President 04/30/2005 04/30/2016 Ron Losby Steinway & Sons, CEO 01/20/2017 John D. Loudermilk Songwriter d 07/16/2014 Joe Lovano Musician, Product Endorser 10/15/2014 Chris Lovell Strings & Things, Co-Founder 06/22/2008 Tony Lovello Musician product endorser d 06/26/2016 Mundell Lowe Musician, Guitarist 04/08/2002 David Lowell Gemeinhardt, Factory Worker 06/16/2011 Robert Lozier Freeman, Vice President 01/18/2007 Dave Luce Moog Music, Past President d 04/30/2013 William F. Ludwig II Ludwig Drum Company, Past President and CEO d 07/09/2002 William F. Ludwig III Ludwig, Drum Company, Sales and Marketing 01/16/2009 01/22/2017 Elizabeth Ludwig-Fennell Ludwig Publishing, President d 07/19/2005 Mary Luehrsen NAMM, Director of Public Affairs, Government 02/02/2011 Relations George Lukas Lukas Music, Founder; NAMM, Past President d 02/08/2004 OH Completed List Page 39 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Steve Lukather Songwriter 05/12/2015 Robert Luly Inventor and Designer, Amplifier d 01/18/2003 Frank Jr. Luppino Marketing Insights, Founder d 12/14/2004 Tim Luranc Taylor Guitars, Repairman 05/31/2012 George Luther Rhythm City, Founder 06/20/2008 Niclas Luthman Luthman/ 4 Sound, Founder 02/04/2015 Kurt Lutz Luthier d 04/04/2011 Annette Luyben Luyben Music, President 10/17/2008 George Lynch Musician, Guitarist, Rock 01/26/2013 Robert Lynch Music Industry Marketing, Founder 05/02/2013 Steve Lynn Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/07/2011 Beth Lyons Band Director 12/15/2010 Emilio Lyons Repairman 05/08/2017 Joey Lyons Mayfair Music, Sales Rep 01/14/2009 05/04/2013 Anthony Macari Macari's Musical Instruments Ltd, Director 09/29/2014 Scott MacDonald L. A. Scots Pipe Band, President 01/21/2016 Michael MacDonald Harman Industries, JBL Vice President 01/15/2009 Mari Mach Gemeinhardt Company, Customer Service 03/13/2012 Greg Mackie Mackie Designs, Founder 01/23/2015 Taylor Mackinnon PTG, Past President 07/16/2011 Alan Macpherson Yamaha, General Manager 12/09/2015 Glenn MacRae Yorkville Sound, Vice President 02/26/2012 Steve Madaio Musician 10/24/2016 Diane Magagna Taylor Guitars, Director Internationals Sales 05/06/2014 David Magagna PRS Guitar, Director of International Sales 01/26/2014 Bill Magee Musician, Guitarist 04/01/2005 Skip Maggiora Skip's Music, Founder and President 07/27/2007 Bob Magnusson Musician 12/12/2014 Taj Mahal Musician, Songwriter 06/12/2016 Kevin Maher Music Inc., President 01/25/2014 John Maher Ace Products, Marketing Director 06/18/2010 01/24/2013 John Mahlmann MENC, Director 01/15/2010 Daniel Mahoney Musicorp, President 03/22/2007 Brian Majeski Music Trades Magazine, Editor 03/15/2016 Vivian Majeski Music Trades Magazine, Matriarch (Retired VP) 03/15/2016 John Majeski Jr. Music Trades Magazine, Past Editor d 01/13/2003 Charles Mallett Jim Gamble & Associates, Audio Engineer 09/18/2015 Yngwie Malmsteen Musician, Guitarist, NAMM Show Regular 01/18/2008 Bob Malone Yamaha, Director of Atelier Los Angeles 03/01/2010 11/07/2013 Jacob Malta Malmark Inc., Founder d 06/11/2007 Felice Mancini Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, Executive 11/17/2010 Director Ginny Mancini Society of Singers, Co-Founder 11/17/2010 Johnny Mandel Composer 08/26/2009 Scott Mandeville Tim's Music, President 08/02/2010 Al Maniscalco Buffet Group, Director Sales & Marketing 03/21/2015 Larry Manley NAMM, CFO 04/15/2015 Carl Mann Musician, Pianist, Early Rock 07/14/2013 Rose Mann-Cherney Record Plant, Past President 05/13/2015 Yasuharu Mano Tombo Musical Instruments Co., President 10/14/2006 OH Completed List Page 40 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date George Mantoan MMS Inc., President 07/14/2017 Ron Manus Alfred Publishing, CEO 09/03/2014 Iris Manus Alfred Publishing Co., Inc., Vice President and 04/25/2003 Executive Producer 09/03/2014 Morton Manus Alfred Publishing Co., Inc., President d 04/25/2003 09/03/2014 Ray Manzarek Musician, Keyboardist, The Doors d 12/08/2008 Amy Mao Diplomatte International Musical Instrument 01/16/2010 Company, Director Naomi Marblestone Museum of Making Music, Docent 11/28/2007 Steve Marcantonio Audio Engineer 07/18/2017 Jocko Marcellino Musician, Songwriter 08/02/2016 Caito Marcondes Musician, Percussionist 11/12/2010 Keith Mardak Hal Leonard Music Publishers, President 03/29/2003 01/14/2009 Bob Margouleff Recording Engineer Daniel Mari Mari Strings, President 09/12/2003 01/24/2015 Reese Marin Bellevue American Music, President 05/01/2015 Al Marinaro Marinaro Music, President 01/11/2011 Vincent Marinelli Expert Woodwind Services, Inc., Founder 10/14/2013 Joe Marinic Shadow Electronics, Founder 01/13/2011 Dean Markley Dean Markley Strings, Founder 01/20/2007 Steve Markowitz Allen Organs, President 09/11/2005 Martha Markowitz Allen Organs, Wife of the founder d 09/11/2005 Julian Markson Marrson Music, President 07/02/2006 Grace Marquette Loser's Music, Owner 04/30/2009 Ronald Marquez Aquarian, President and Co-Founder 07/29/2007 Danny Marquez Chafin Music Center, Sales Manager 02/11/2014 Martin Marris Note Craft, CEO 04/28/2016 Soledad Marron Remo Inc., QC Inspector 12/11/2014 Ellis Marsalis Ellis Marsalis Music Center, Founder; Musician 03/21/2015 Branford Marsalis Musician 03/21/2015 Gil Marschner G. Leblanc, Accountant d 03/13/2003 Edward Marsh Museum of Making Music, Docent 03/07/2011 Robert Marsh I DJ Now, President 06/23/2017 Brian Marsh I DJ Now, Vice President 06/23/2017 David Marshall Sound Technology, Managing Director 10/02/2014 Wolf Marshall Musician, Method Book Author 06/28/2013 Jim Marshall Marshall Amplifiers, Chairman and Founder d 07/21/2002 Dan Marshall Marshall Music, President 01/18/2012 Norman Marshank Marshank Sales, Past President 03/09/2011 Gary Marshank Marshank Sales, President 03/09/2011 Neville Marten Future Publishing, Director 10/01/2014 Bobby Martin Record Producer, Arranger d 03/07/2011 Jimmy Martin Musician, Guitarist, Bluesgrass Legend; Guitarist d 07/22/2004 for Bill Monroe Hugh Martin Songwriter d 02/03/2005 Jack Martin Wurlitzer, Piano Sales Manager (1959-63) 01/15/2004 Mike Martin Casio, General Manager of Marketing 07/14/2017 Chris F. Martin C. F. Martin, President 01/20/2007 Annekathrin Mascus Breitkopf & Hartel, Head of Sales 05/03/2014 OH Completed List Page 41 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date David Mash Berklee College of Music, Retired Senior VP and 05/10/2017 Professor Dave Mason Musician, Guitarist, Songwriter 02/23/2007 John Massa Selmer Company, Past Customer Service Manager d 02/23/2006 George Massenburg Massenburg Design Works, Founder 01/17/2009 Jerry Masters Recording Engineer, Studio Musician 07/20/2017 Bill Mathews NAPBIRT, Executive Director 04/15/2012 Max Mathews Bell Labs, Computer Designer and Innovator d 03/29/2007 Kazuo Matsushita Audio-tecnica, President 11/20/2014 Rente Matthei Furore Verlag, Publisher 06/27/2016 Mike Matthews Electro-Harmonix and New Sensor Corporation 01/22/2006 Founder Earl Matzkin Geneva International, Founder 06/05/2013 Patricia Maultra Hal Leonard Publishing 06/30/2014 Billy May Composer, Arranger, Bandleader d 04/04/2002 Scott May Hammond Organ Company, Artist 01/25/2015 John Mayall Musician 07/03/2015 Alois Mayer Haagston Brass Instruments, Founder 04/01/2004 Andres Mayo Audio Engineer 01/21/2016 Bill Mays Musician, Pianist, Arranger, Pioneering 06/08/2005 Synthesizer Performer Jimmy Mays Bill's Music House Inc., Manager 03/26/2009 Frank Mazurco Steinway & Sons, Past Executive Vice President 08/25/2004 Rob Mazzella GMS, Vice President 01/20/2012 David McAllister Rhythm Tech, Director of Sales and Marketing 01/12/2010 Joe D McBrayer McBrayer Piano Company, Owner 11/09/2010 John McBride Blackbird Studios, Founder 07/18/2017 Christian McBride Musician, Music Educator 07/18/2015 Vincent McBryde Selmer Company, Executive Vice President 01/19/2008 Les McCann Musician 11/06/2015 Bryan McCann Instrumental Music Center, President 04/10/2014 John McCarthy Rock House Method, President 07/19/2014 Ted McCarty Gibson Guitar Corporation, Past President d 03/26/2000 Lloyd McCausland Remo Inc., Vice President 01/19/2003 01/19/2007 Randy McCormick Musician 07/13/2015 William McCormick Jordan Kitts, President d 06/19/2004 Charlie McCoy Musician, Harmonicaist 06/19/2008 John McCrea McCrea Music, Founder d 03/14/2011 Aidan McCullough Keynote Music Sales Ltd., Director 01/17/2009 Dave McCumiskey Music Sales, Sales Manager 01/15/2009 Paul McDermott Hot Licks Guitar Shop, Founder 10/16/2013 John W. McDermott Gulbransen Piano, Piano Sales Manager d 01/16/2004 James McDonald NAMM, Trade Show Floor Manager 07/20/2003 Boom-Boom Ellen McDonald Hartland Music, President 06/18/2010 Kay McDowell Ludwig Aeolian Retailer, Vice President; May d 01/19/2002 Hold Record for Most Shows Attended Sheilah McDowell Piano Craft, Class leader & sales 04/27/2016 Robert McDowell Ludwig Aeolian Music Retailer, President; d 01/19/2002 NAMM, Past President; Museum, Past President 01/19/2007 Jim McDowell Ludwig Aeolian Music, Former Vice President 11/09/2008 Linda McDowell Relative, Daughter of Robert and Kay McDowell 11/09/2008 OH Completed List Page 42 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date John McEuen Musician, Guitarist, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 03/06/2004 James McEvoy McEvoy Music, Founder d 11/30/2007 J. Scott McFadyen McFadyen Music, Past President d 03/22/2013 Bill McFadyen McFadyen Music, Past VP 03/22/2013 Malcolm McFadyen McFadyen Music, Past Store Owner 03/22/2013 Paul McGill Luthier 07/19/2014 Anne McGinty Queenwood Music, Co-Founder; Composer 12/07/2010 Bob McGrath Sesame Street, Actor, singer and educator 12/19/2006 Paul McGuire Electro-Voice, Past President 05/13/2010 Danny McKinney Requisite Audio/Standal, Owner 05/24/2017 Phil McKinney McKinney Music, President 05/01/2006 Ben McKlveen PTG, Golden Hammer Winner d 07/16/2011 Claude McKnight III Take 6, Vocal Member 01/25/2013 John McLaren B.B.E Sound Inc., President 04/25/2003 09/20/2003 Don McLean Musician, Songwriter 11/05/2016 John McMurray McMurray Music, Past President 02/21/2012 Harmon McMurtry Wurlitzer, Sales Rep (1965-1979) d 08/06/2003 William McNamara Thearle Music, Manager d 05/28/2002 Big Jay McNeely Musician, Songwriter 05/23/2013 Owen McPeek Rush's Music Store, Co-owner d 04/30/2005 Charles McPherson Musician, Saxophonist 10/01/2008 Jesse McReynolds Musician, Mandolin, Bluegrass 07/21/2011 Jay McShann Musician, Pianist, Big Band Leader d 10/11/2005 Larry N. McWilliams Educator, Trumpet/Jazz Studies, Ball State 10/06/2016 University Barbara Meeks President 05/04/2013 Gerhard Meinl B&S GmbH, President 04/06/2004 Lothar Meisel Violin Maker d 06/30/2006 Paul Meisenzahl Fender, Senior Vice President of Acoustic Brands 03/22/2017 Ruth Ann Melk Fred Melk Music, Co-founder 05/03/2007 Fred Melk Fred Melk Music, President 05/05/2007 Mo Meloy-Palmateer Mo's Fullerton Music, Founder d 08/19/2009 Daniel Melson Rock and Roll Plus, Founder 07/08/2016 Robert Menchey Menchey Music, Founder d 09/11/2005 Joel Menchey Menchey Music, President 03/31/2011 Bill Mendello Fender Musical Instruments, Past President 12/06/2010 Howie Mendelson Sam Ash Music, Executive Vice President of 06/20/2017 Stores Fernando Mendez Remo Inc., Lead Drumhead 12/11/2014 Mary Jo Menella Music Asset Management, Inc., CEO 06/16/2017 K. Ethel Merker holton Company, Product Design Consultant d 07/10/2002 Jim Merod Bluport Recording, Founder 08/16/2017 Alan Merrian Merrian Music, President 07/09/2015 Buddy Merrill Musician, Songwriter 02/15/2011 Tom Merritt The Music Center, General Manager 05/29/2014 Larry Messerly Piano Technician 07/17/2015 William Metcalfe Schuttler Music, President 07/18/2003 Rudi Metzler Rock Shop, Founder 03/16/2008 Tom Meyer Meyer Music, Marketing 01/21/2017 Gotthold Meyer Musik Meyer GmbH, President 02/14/2002 Ted Meyer Meyer Music, Co-Founder 01/16/2010 Betty Meyer Meyer Music, Co-Founder 01/16/2010 OH Completed List Page 43 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date John Meyer Meyer Sound Labs, Founder 04/02/2012 Donna Meyer Renner, Office Manager 03/20/2017 Mike Meyer Meyer Music, Manager 01/21/2017 Lloyd Meyer Renner US, Past President 03/30/2003 03/20/2017 Chris Meyer Sequential Circuits, Engineer 01/20/2005 Bernard Michaelson Hessy's Music, Manager 04/16/2011 Sara Michaelson Hessy's Music, Daughter of Founder 04/16/2011 Jerry Michelsen American Music Exchange Music Store, Teacher 01/10/2017 Ron Middlebrook Centerstream Publishing, Founder 06/20/2008 Don Middleton Don's Music Land, Founder 01/15/2010 Bruce Mihalek Pianocenter of the Rockies, Owner 01/22/2017 Dominic Milano Keyboard Magazine, Past Editor; DV Group, 01/21/2005 Publisher and Editor 01/17/2009 Jason Miles Composer 01/23/2016 Butch Miles Musician 05/28/2017 Larry Miletich Music One Workshop, Co-Owner 07/16/2012 George Miletich Music One Workshop, Co-Owner 07/16/2012 Jeff Millar-Sax IMS Technologies, President 07/13/2013 07/17/2014 Matt Milldenbrandy Milano Music, Office Manager 10/20/2016 Robina Miller Museum of Making Music, Decent d 06/13/2008 Dale Miller DJ Miller Music, Founder 07/23/2011 Tom Miller Piano Gallery, President 03/20/2017 W. (Mudge) Miller Trumpet Designer 01/19/2006 M. Cam Miller Journalist and Music Educator 02/26/2006 Eddie Miller Musician d 07/27/1984 Dave Miller Buddy Rogers Music, President 07/14/2012 Russ Miller Musician 01/17/2008 Sandra Miller Amro Music, Steinway Specialist 07/15/2015 Stanley Miller Audio Engineer 11/23/2013 Brad Milliken Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/12/2011 Jackie Mills Musician, Drummer, Publisher d 12/10/2009 Glenda Mims Baldwin Piano Company, Purchasing Manager 06/23/2010 Myung-Sool Min Cosmos Corporation, President 01/17/2007 Yoichi Minagawa Moridaira Musical Instrument Company, 01/14/2011 Chairman Don Minaglia Neil A. Kjos Pulishing, Music Editor 03/17/2010 Jim Minch Milano Music, Manager 10/20/2016 Bruce Mitchell Hammond Keyboards Canada Limited, President 08/27/2007 Danlee Mitchell Musician, Percussionist, Music Educator 03/15/2010 Lawrence Mitchell Engineer, Producer 06/24/2016 Don Mitchell Independent Musical Instrument Road Salesman 07/20/2002 Kevin Mitchell Writer 01/19/2017 Lou Mitchell Musician, Trumpeter; Movie Studio d 11/14/2002 James M. E. Mixter Baldwin Pianos, Past President d 10/01/2004 Hiroshi Miyaji Miyaji Music, President 11/20/2014 Masashi Miyazawa Miyazawa Flute Company, Founder 01/14/2010 Vic Mizzy Songwriter d 03/11/2009 Keb' Mo' Musician, Songwriter 06/21/2016 Gottfried Mockel Breitkopf & Hartel, Vice President d 03/14/2008 Ron Modell Band Director, Author 12/21/2006 Ivan Mogull Orchard Music, Founder d 11/14/2012 OH Completed List Page 44 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Mike Mohr Steinway & Sons, Director of Manufacturing 06/21/2017 Franz Mohr Steinway & Sons, Chief Concert Technician 08/19/2005 Paul Monachino Mason & Hamlin, Factory Worker d 05/01/2013 Enrico Monaci ORLA, General Manager 01/25/2015 Judy Monk Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/07/2011 Charlie Monk Mayor of Music Row 07/10/2015 Gene Monnig Cadenza Music, Director 03/21/2015 Jonathan Montel Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/09/2011 John Monteleone Luthier 06/23/2017 Antonio Monzino Antonio Monzino & Figli, President 01/16/2003 04/03/2004 James Moody Musician, Saxophonist d 04/08/2002 Doug Moody Record Producer 05/02/2008 04/01/2015 Larry Moody Gemeinhardt Flutes, Product Development d 09/10/2009 Dr. Robert Moog Moog Synthesizer, Inventor d 02/25/2002 01/21/2005 Michelle Moog-Koussa Bob Moog Foundation, Executive Director 08/28/2009 Phil Moon Lynx Studio Technology, VP Sales & Marketing 01/24/2016 Scotty Moore Musician, Guitarist, Elvis Presley d 07/18/2002 Diane Moore Keyboard Cache, Founder 04/30/2005 Bob Moore Musician, Bassist 06/19/2008 Clyde Moore Crown Electric, Past President 04/16/2012 Maudie Moore Moore Inlay, Founder 04/17/2012 Tommy Moore Kasuga International, Founder 03/20/2007 R. Duncan Moore Musician, Product Endorser 02/02/2015 Deacon John Moore Musician, Songwriter 03/19/2015 Mike Moran Record Engineer 10/08/2013 Linda Moran Songwriters Hall of Fame, President/CEO 06/12/2013 Airto Moreira Musician, Percussionist 11/11/2006 Marty Morell Musician, Drummer, Bill Evans 11/10/2006 Joe Morello Musician, Drummer d 06/08/2007 Stan Morgan St. Louis Music, President 02/21/2012 Fred Morgan Fred's Repair Shop d 07/11/2011 Tommy Morgan Musician, Arranger 01/30/2017 John P. Morgan Gem Stone, Sales Rep. 12/21/2006 David (Bud) Morgan Morgan Music, Founder; Music Retailer d 01/18/2003 01/17/2004 Jay Morgenstern Warner/ Chappell Music Inc., Past VP d 11/15/2005 Crystal Morris Gator Cases, CEO 07/12/2017 Shelly Morris Morris Music 07/18/2012 Gary Morris Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/12/2011 Mo Morrison Concert Producer d 11/23/2013 Robert B. Morrison Music for All, Founder 07/27/2007 Gary Morse Musician, Studio Musician, Pedal Steel Guitar 06/21/2016 Peggy Morse Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/07/2011 Steve Morse Musician, Product Endorser 01/24/2015 Gavin Mortimer Headline Music Ltd., Director 07/10/2005 Larry Morton Hal Leonard Inc., President 07/12/2012 Harold Moseley Big 3, Salesman d 12/07/2006 Andy Moseley Mosrite Guitar Company, Co-Founder d 02/23/2012 Franz Moser Moser Klangwerksatt, Founder 04/12/2013 Sam Mosley Musician 07/14/2015 OH Completed List Page 45 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Wayne Moss Cinderella Sound Studio, Owner 07/17/2017 Larry Moudy Fender, Senior Vice President 03/22/2017 Jonathan Mover Drumhead Magazine, Editor-in-Chief 01/23/2016 Lee Moyer Marty's Music, President 03/23/2013 Jeff Mozingo Mozingo Music, President 12/12/2013 Don Mozingo Mozingo Music, Founder 12/12/2013 Horst Mucha Hohner, Past President 07/24/2004 Bernhard Mueller Schott's Music, International Sales Manager 04/16/2010 Jerry Muenchow Samick, Sales Manager d 08/31/2010 Michael Mullens NAMM, Intern 10/30/2016 Joseph Mullens Performance Music Center, Founder 05/08/2017 Clinton Muntean Mainline Marketing, President 07/15/2017 Hai Muradian Kaman Music, District Sales Manager 01/16/2011 Greg Murdaugh Piano Craft, President 04/27/2016 Makoto Muroi Mijayi Musical Instrument Company 01/20/2017 Brenden Murphy M. Steinert & Sons, Vice President 05/10/2017 Jerome F. Murphy M. Steinerts & Son, Vice President 01/21/2007 Donald Murphy Museum of Making Music, Docent d 03/02/2007 Paul Murphy M. Steinert & Sons, President; NAMM, Past 07/21/2001 President 01/15/2011 05/10/2017 Edward P. Murphy Harmony Media, LLC. 04/06/2006 Roger Murrah Songwriter 07/17/2009 Paul Musilli Buffalo Drum Outlet, Founder 04/30/2013 John Musselman American Way Marketing, LLC, President 07/27/2007 Charlie Musselwhite Musician, Songwriter 11/04/2010 Gary Myers Sherman Clay, Salesman; Musician 11/02/2011 Jerry Myers Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/13/2011 Richard Myrland Wurlitzer, Manager (1953-81), Designer, 1050 d 08/07/2003 Juke Box Josephine Nadolny Selmer Company, Past Customer Service Manager d 02/23/2006 John Nady Nady Systems, Founder 01/15/2010 Chieko Nakamura Ginza Jujiya, President 11/14/2011 Takuya Nakata Yamaha Corp. of America, President 11/06/2009 Toyoshi Namikawa Teine Corp., President 11/12/2011 Toyomasa Namikawa Teine Corp., Chairman d 11/12/2011 Dick Nash Musician 03/30/2016 Graham Nash Musician 04/08/2017 01/21/2016 Steven Nathan Musician, Studio Musician 06/25/2016 Randy Navarre Northeastern Music Publications, Founder 05/01/2009 Hans-Jurgen Nebel American Federation of Violin & Bowmakers, 11/15/2012 Founding Member Marcia Neel Music Education Consultants, Inc, President 12/16/2010 Mike Neely Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/12/2011 Bert Neidhardt German American Trading, President 01/21/2007 George Nellas Piano Planet, President 01/20/2017 Sandy Nelson Musician, Drummer, Early Rock 11/18/2012 Paul Nelson Producer, Musician 01/17/2017 Frank K. Nelson Yamaha, Consultant, Arranger d 01/27/2004 Rick Nelson Nelson International Associates, Founder 05/08/2017 Scott Nelson Baldwin Piano, Director of Operations 06/22/2016 OH Completed List Page 46 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Frantisek Nemecek Association of the Musical Instrument Makers of d 04/07/2011 the Czech Republic, Managing Director Ira Nepus Musician, Method Book Author 01/23/2015 Sammy Nestico Composer, Arranger 04/04/2002 04/17/2004 Robert Neu Baldwin Piano Company, Finance Manager 04/21/2012 Ethan Neuburg Alfred Publishing, Arranger/Editor 02/13/2014 Rupert Neve Rupert Neve Designs, Founder 11/06/2008 Michael Newman Gravity Strings, Tech & Internet Sales 04/30/2016 Floyd Newman Musician 07/15/2015 Crazy Pete Newport Breedlove Guitar Company, Past President 01/16/2010 Herbert Newton Newton's Piano, Founder d 09/08/2005 Qian Ni Eastman Music Company, President 01/23/2013 Les Nicholas Estey Organ Company, Engineer (1955-1960) 10/15/2011 Rick Nielsen Musician 04/09/2017 Prescott Niles Musician, Bassist 01/18/2007 Money Mark Nishita Musician, Keyboardist, Composer 08/29/2009 Larry Nitka Sam Ash Music, Manager Special Projects 06/20/2017 John Nitzinger Songwriter, Musician 05/02/2014 Nick Nixon Musician 06/25/2016 Hideo Nonaka Nonaka Boeki Company, Chairman 10/17/2006 Thomas Nordegg Guitar Technician 01/17/2017 Erik Norlander Musician, Keyboardist 08/29/2009 Jim Norris Norris Whitney Communications, President 06/22/2008 Chris Noyes Berklee College of Music, Associate Professor 05/08/2017 Michael Nugent Norlin Industries Corp., Past President 06/07/2007 Brian Nunney Roland UK, Past President 03/22/2012 Jimmy Nutt Nutt House Studios, President 07/14/2015 Jozef Nuyens Castle Studios, Founder 06/22/2016 Flip Oakes Musician, Trumpeter; Horn Designer and 12/06/2004 Manufacturer 02/17/2005 Tom Oberheim Oberhiem Electronics, Founder 01/23/2005 01/22/2012 Kenny O'Brien Music & Arts Center, President 03/31/2011 Lee O'Connor Musician, Trombonist, Big Bands d 08/24/2000 Ken Oda Fender Asia, Former Director 11/16/2014 Richard O'Donnell Yamaha, Former Vice President d 04/22/2010 Yukio Ohashi Prima Gakki, Chairman 10/13/2006 Hiroaki Oh-oka Japan Traditional Music Instrument Co., President 11/23/2014 Hiroo Okabe Yamaha, Vice President 11/06/2009 Ryoji Okamoto Kiwaya Musical Instrument, Chairman 10/15/2006 Ryo Okamoto 01/23/2015 Milton Okun Cherry Lane Music Publishers, Founder d 09/22/2006 Spooner Oldham Songwriter, Studio Musician 07/20/2017 Bob Olhsson Motown Records, Recording Engineer 07/18/2014 Grassella Oliphant Musician, Drummer 06/10/2007 Jess Oliver Ampeg, Engineer, designed Baby Bass d 01/22/2005 Hector Olivera Musician, Product Endorser 01/22/2012 Pauline Oliveros Composer, Electronic Muisc d 03/16/2016 Charlie Ollmann Music Connection Inc., Founder 01/18/2013 Mike Olsen West Side Machine, President 02/10/2015 Dave Olsen Online Sheet Music, VP/Publisher 05/04/2013 Jerry Olson The Music Store, Past Owner 05/24/2013 OH Completed List Page 47 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Dale Olson FE Olds, Inc. -Director of Research 01/10/2014 10/27/2015 Michael Omartian Producer, Musician 07/14/2017 Matanya Ophee Editions Orphee, President 04/12/2013 Dave Oppenheim Opcode Systems, Founder 01/22/2012 Steve Oppenheimer Electronic Musician, Editor 01/13/2010 John Oram EQ Innovator 06/30/2006 John O'Reilly Alfred Publishing, Editor, Composer 01/20/2014 Don Oriolo Oriolo Guitar Company, Founder 06/20/2010 Gil Orr Musician, Guitarist 06/06/2004 08/14/2004 Anthony Ortega Musician 04/15/2015 Bobby Osborne Musician, Osborne Brothers 07/21/2011 Sonny Osborne Musician, Osborne Brothers 06/23/2008 Sean O'Shea Kawai, Marketing 01/22/2017 Harry Osiecki Osiecki's Music, Co-owner d 09/12/2005 Jerry Osiecki Osiecki's Music, Co-owner d 09/12/2005 Lee Oskar Lee Oskar Harmonicas, Inc., President 07/21/2002 Walt Ostermeyer Flavor Reeds, Founder 07/20/2003 Tom Ostrander Colonial Music, Inc, Founder and President d 07/16/2006 Todd Ostrander Tectonic Audio Labs, CEO 01/19/2016 Ray Ostwald Band Director 12/15/2010 George Osztreicher British Music Strings, Founder 07/11/2005 Tom Ott Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/09/2011 Mike Overlin Yamaha, Worship Music Manager 12/09/2015 Chip Owen Fox Bassoon Company, Product Engineer 04/15/2012 James Owen La Jolla Music, Teacher 07/29/2016 Harold Owens MusiCares Foundation, Senior Director 01/17/2017 Carole Ozanian Carole Ozanian Associates, President 01/15/2009 Tim Page Buffalo Brothers Guitars, Co-Founder 03/15/2012 Scott Page Musician, Ignited Network, CEO 01/19/2016 John Page Fender Custom Shop, Co-Founder 10/04/2003 Robert Page Buffalo Brothers Guitar, Co-Founder 03/15/2012 Warner Paige Paige Music, Past President 04/23/2004 Bill Paige Heritage Guitars, Co-Founder George Pajon Musician 01/19/2016 Roger Palmateer Mo's Fullerton Music Centers, Vice President 08/19/2009 Earl Palmer Musician, Drummer, Rock d 08/03/2002 08/03/2002 Robert Palmer United Musical Instrument, Inc., Past President 07/11/2002 Russell Palmer Alesis, Co-Founder 04/21/2010 Frank Pampanella PM Music Center, Owner 01/23/2016 Jyotindra Parekh Rice Music House, Owner 07/13/2013 Ken Parker Luthier, Parker Guitar, Founder 06/07/2010 Drew Parker Separk Music, President 05/05/2007 Marlene Parker Separk Music, Vice President 05/05/2007 Ray Parker Jr. Songwriter, Musician 01/25/2015 Christopher Parks Quilter Amplifiers, CEO 01/17/2017 Thomas Parnell New Generation Marketing, President 01/15/2011 Alan Parsons Recording Engineer, Musician 01/15/2011 Kurt Pasch The Music Man, Former Owner 06/20/2015 Karl Pasch The Music Man, Owner 06/23/2015 Leon Pascucci G Leblanc Corp., Past President 03/08/2011 OH Completed List Page 48 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Vito Pascucci G. Leblanc Corp., Past President d 02/27/2003 Phil Passin Micro Musical Products, Founder d 11/14/2014 Michael Paul Gamble Sound, Shop Foreman,, M.P. 09/19/2015 Les Paul Musician, Guitarist, Inventor; Music Legend d 11/13/2001 Barbara Paulsen Spoiled By Technology, Co-Founder 01/12/2010 Jim Paulsen The Music Center, President 05/29/2014 Victor C. Pavona ETA Systems, President 07/24/2004 Tom Paxton Songwriter, Musician 03/31/2017 Lee Paynter JW Pepper, Chief Operating Officer 07/13/2015 Allan Pearlman KORG USA, District Sales Manager 01/18/2008 Alan R. Pearlman ARP, Founder 07/05/2006 Sir John Pearse Breezy Ridge Strings, Founder; Musician d 04/04/2004 Curtis B. Pearson Curtis Pearson's Music, Founder 08/09/2003 Gus Pearson Wurlitzer, Sales Rep (1966-1981) 08/08/2003 Jack Pearson Musician, Guitarist 07/13/2013 Bruce Pearson Methodbook Author 03/22/2017 Hartley Peavey Peavey Corporation, President and CEO 01/20/2002 07/17/2014 Kathy Peck H. E. A. R., Founder 01/17/2008 Scott Peck Pecknel Music, President 07/12/2012 Nick Peck Pecknel Music, Past President 05/06/2003 09/08/2005 07/19/2011 John Pedersen Pedersen Band & Orchestra, Partner 05/27/2016 Nedra Pedersen Pedersen Band & Orchestra, Partner 05/27/2016 Tom Pedrini Pedrini's Music Store, Owner 05/16/2001 Bruno Pedrini Pedrini, Founder d 02/28/2006 Vicki Pedrini Pedrini's Music Store, Owner 05/16/2001 Naomi Peer Conn-Selmer, Office Worker 09/08/2011 Ralph II Peer Peermusic, Chairman/CEO Sandy Peffley Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/09/2011 Dave Pell Musician, Saxophonist, Band Leader d 10/19/2005 01/19/2016 Jerry Pellegrino Pellegrino Music Center, President 01/14/2010 Hyman Peller On the Road Marketing, Founder 05/09/2017 Bernice Pelmear Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/07/2011 Chris Pelonis Pelonis Sound and Acoustics, Inc., President 05/22/2014 Andy Penn Andy Penn's Drum and Guitar World, Founder 06/14/2016 Rudy Pensa Rudy's Music Stop, Founder 02/27/2008 Dave Pensado Pensado's Place, Founder 01/22/2015 Peter M. Perez Steinway & Sons, Past President 02/25/2006 Rudy Perez Beach House Studios, Founder 06/14/2017 Robert Perine Fender, Graphic Designer d 11/17/2003 Cal Perkins Harman Industries, JBL Product Engineer 08/10/2016 Chuck Perl Ambico Inc., Founder 06/23/2017 Bruce Perrin Barnes & Mullins, Managing Director 04/09/2011 Toni Perrine Museum of Making Music, Volunteer d 03/15/2012 Jerome Perrod Buffet Group, CEO 01/23/2015 Sylvia Perry Peripole-Bergerault, Inc., Executive Director d 01/19/2005 Roman Perschon Lewitt Microphones, CEO 01/19/2016 Eric Persing Spectrasonics, Founder 09/15/2011 Houston Person Musician, Saxophonist 02/24/2006 Jim Petercsak PAS, Past President, Music Educator 01/14/2011 OH Completed List Page 49 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Gordon B. Peters Musician, Percussionist 12/13/2004 Marybeth Peters U.S. Government, Register of Copyrights 04/27/2006 William Petersen Selmer Company, Past President d 07/13/2002 George Petersen Mix Magazine, Former Editor 01/20/2006 Scott Peterson Peterson Electro-Musical Products, President 01/26/2013 Jim Peterson La Jolla Music, Founder 07/29/2016 Paul Peterson Promoter 01/24/2016 05/23/2017 Jan Petrof Petrof Piano Company, Past President 12/10/2012 Zuzana Petrof Petrof Piano Company, President 12/10/2012 Michael Pettersen Shure, Director Applications Engineering 07/25/2005 12/09/2013 Robert Petteruti Twin City Music, Past President 06/07/2010 Stephan Peus Georg Neumann GmbH, President of 06/30/2016 Development Bonka Peykov Ivan Peykov & Sons, Co-Founder 04/11/2013 Ivan Peykov Ivan Peykov & Sons, Founder 04/11/2013 Larry Peyser European Crafts, Manager; Buegelesien & 03/12/2009 Jacobson, Sales Manager Gordon Pfund Pfund Music, Founder d 06/24/2008 Joe Pham QSC, President, CEO 02/15/2017 Mitzi Phela-Meyer Meyer Music, Manager, North Location 01/21/2017 Joe Phelps Phelps Marketing, CEO 03/27/2017 Jim Phiffer Pearl Drums, Former President & CEO 07/13/2017 Greg Phillinganes Musician 06/30/2015 Zach Phillips NAMM, Director of Professional Development 01/03/2017 Charles Phillips Mel Bay Publications, Sales Manager 01/12/2010 Dave Phillips Dave Phillips Music & Sound, Co-Founder 10/15/2013 Alice Phillips Dave Phillips Music & Sound, Co-Founder 10/15/2013 Webb Phillips Allied Piano, Founder d 01/17/2004 Ned Phoenix Estey Organ Company, Historian 10/15/2011 William Piburn Mel Bay Publishing, Method Book Writer, 07/14/2012 Musician Norman Pickering Pickering Co., Engineer; C.G. Conn, Engineer d 09/15/2005 10/15/2009 Richie Pidanick Guitar Center, VP Culture and Values d 06/15/2012 Alex Pietschmann Adam Hall, CEO 04/19/2016 Wally Pikal Wally Pikal Music Store, Founder d 02/12/2015 Dave Pike Musician, Vibraphonist d 11/28/2007 Jay Pilzer New Hope Guitar Traders, Founder 07/11/2013 Joyce Pinnell-Martin Wingert_Jones Music Store, Past President 07/16/2011 Jack Pinney Musician, Drummer 08/22/2013 Mimi Piper Rico Reeds, Office Manager 03/08/2011 John Pisano Musician, Guitarist 01/20/2002 01/19/2008 Bill Pitman Musician 03/19/2017 Aspen Pittman Aspen Pittman Designs, Founder 11/07/2016 01/18/2004 Menzie Pittman Contemporary Music Center, President and Owner 07/12/2017 Summer Pittman Contemporary Music Center, Music Education 07/12/2017 Associate Bucky Pizzarelli Musician, Guitarist, Jazz 11/15/2012 James M. Plank Musician 03/07/2017 OH Completed List Page 50 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date John Pollard Swords Music, Salesman 05/02/2014 Neal Pomerantz George's Music, Vice President 07/13/2017 Dave Pomeroy Musician Union 257, President 07/09/2015 Mike Ponce JS Technologies Inc., Production Manager 10/28/2016 Arnold Poppenberg Poppenberg & Associates, Founder 01/16/2011 Bob Popyk Music Dealer, Industry Author 08/10/2003 07/09/2015 Steve Porcaro Songwriter 01/19/2006 Joyce Porras Reynald's Music, Owner 10/11/2009 Ramon Portal Guild Guitar, Past President 03/25/2012 George Jr. Porter Musician 03/21/2015 07/06/2017 Jerry Portman Portman's Music Superstore 03/20/2015 Catherine Poruba Relative, daughter of William Gard 10/16/2008 Mike Post Songwriter 11/05/2016 Alan Poster ACE Products, President 07/21/2001 Specs Powell Musician, Drummer, Product Innovator d 07/13/2000 11/30/2004 Andy Powers Taylor Guitars, Master Designer 05/31/2012 O. P. Prahladka Hitaishi Kreativ Kraft Udyog Limited, Chairman 08/24/2007 Allen Prather Kaman Music Corp., Past Sales Rep 11/02/2004 (Lowell) Tim Pratt Dietze Music, President 07/12/2013 Rocco Prestia Musician, Bassist, Tower of Power 01/24/2013 Andy Preston Andy's Music London, Founder 07/12/2005 William Price Selmer, Manager 05/02/2013 Warren Price Mother's Music, Founder d 08/26/2007 Lloyd Price Songwriter, Performer 03/17/2016 Charley Pride Musician 07/15/2017 Peter Paul Prier Peter Paul Prier Violin Shop, Founder d 04/29/2009 John Primer Musician, Songwriter 09/06/2014 Steve Prisco Sam Ash Music, Director of Marketing 06/20/2017 William W. Pritchard Bill's Musical Instrument Repair, Founder d 04/26/2011 Dale Probst Ward & Probst Piano & Organ Service, d 07/18/2015 Co-Founder Mario Procida Pro-Avance Music, Founder d 11/28/2007 Jerry Proctor St. Louis Guitar Service, Owner 02/21/2012 Chris Proctor Sugarhouse Records, Owner 10/18/2016 Kevin Prosser Prosser Piano, Former Owner 10/24/2016 Marilyn Puccio Marich Music, Secretary, Treasurer 01/21/2015 Richard Puccio Marich Music, President 01/21/2015 Daniel Puccio Marich Music, Vice President 01/21/2015 Karl Pucholt C. A. Seydel & Sons, Former Vice President 03/19/2008 Wanda Pugh Museum of Making Music, Volunteer 03/15/2012 Peter Pulham MI Pro Magazine, Founder 05/13/2008 Don Puluse CBS Records, Engineer 05/08/2017 Bernard Purdie Musician, Drummer; Educator 01/15/2004 01/17/2010 Michael Puryear Final Four Music, President 07/11/2015 Norbert Putnam Musician, Bassist 07/11/2013 07/20/2017 William Putnam 01/21/2015 Patrick Quilter Quilter Amps, Chairman 05/12/2015 OH Completed List Page 51 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date George Quinlan Quinlan & Fabish Music Co., Co-Founder d 07/10/2002 01/17/2009 George Quinlan Jr. Quinlan and Fabish, President 01/17/2009 Irwin Rabinowitz Music Engraver d 09/10/2003 Howard Rachinski Christian Copyright Licensing, President 04/27/2006 Sam Radding American Dream, Owner 05/31/2012 Steven Raft Alfred Publishing, CFO 09/03/2014 Mark Ragin St. Louis Music, CEO 02/21/2012 Marco Ragni Fatar, President 01/19/2016 Eberhard Rahm Schreiber & Keilwerth, Plant Manager 03/18/2008 AR Rahman Composer, Producer, Musician 01/27/2013 Nick Rail Nick Rail Music, Founder 03/31/2011 Chuck Rainey Musician 07/19/2014 John Rajcic Kawai, Vice President/General Manager 03/01/2007 Kenneth Raley PRA Audio, President, CEO 06/21/2016 Cecil Ramirez Mason & Hamlin, National Sales Rep 01/21/2014 Larry Ramirez Holton, Product Engineer 04/12/2012 Don Randall Fender, Past President; Randall Amplifiers, d 12/15/2003 Founder 02/10/2006 05/10/2004 Don Randi Musician 01/24/2016 Boots Randolph Musician, Saxophonist, Songwriter d 07/19/2003 Jim Ransom United Wire Tech., Chairman of the Board 01/25/2013 Don Ransom United Wire Tech., Vice President 01/25/2013 Ted Rasch Musictoyz.com, Founder 06/06/2010 Joseph G. Rashid Violin Luthier d 04/11/2005 Larry Rast Farny Wurlitzer Foundation, President 12/19/2006 Fred Rast The Music Village, Music Instructor 07/03/2013 Steve Rauch CD Sheet Music, Founder 04/28/2011 Ron Raup MakeMusic, Past CEO 01/18/2009 Donald Ravitch Sherman Clay, Past President d 04/07/2005 Layton V. Rawlins Rawlins Piano Co., Founder d 01/15/2004 Eddie Ray Songwriter, Director of the NC Music Hall of 03/20/2013 Fame Leslie Ray ASM Music Schools, Founder and President d 04/05/2006 Elwyn Raymer CMPA Action Fund, Executive Director 04/27/2006 Brian Reardon Monster Music, President and Owner 07/14/2017 Frank Reda Jr. Wurlitzer Retail Store, Manager 04/02/2017 Elmer Reeder James Redder Piano, Master Piano Builder d 04/18/2012 James Reeder James Redder Piano, Founder 04/18/2012 Bud Reglein J. J. Babbitt Company Inc., Past President; d 11/08/2001 Inventor William Reglein J. J. Babbitt Company Inc., President 11/08/2001 06/18/2004 Vernon Reid Musician, Songwriter 01/19/2016 David Reid Luthier 04/12/2011 Rufus Reid Musician, Bassist, Music Educator 06/08/2005 William Reim Hoshino USA, CEO 01/21/2014 Bennett Reimer Band Director, Music Educator d 02/22/2008 Wayne Reinhardt Schmitt Music Company, COO 01/18/2013 Dr. Frank Reinisch Breitkopf & Hartel, Vice-President 03/31/2006 Richard Rejino RPMDA, Executive Director 05/04/2014 Earl Remaley C. F. Martin, luthier d 10/17/2007 OH Completed List Page 52 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Mike Remenyi Remenyi House of Music, General Manager 01/24/2015 Michael Remenyi Remenyi House ofMusic, President 01/24/2015 Herb Remington Remington Steel Guitar, Founder, Musician 11/16/2015 George Renfro Record Promoter 01/13/2011 Hillel Resner TEC Awards, Former Executive Producer 01/13/2011 Alvino Rey Musician, Steel Guitarist; Legend d 05/18/2001 Walfredo Sr Reyes Musician, Drummer 11/10/2011 William Reynolds Artist, Graphic Designer d 07/21/2012 Tom Rhea Moog, Former Salesman; Berklee Professor 10/16/2011 Bret Rhoades J. W. Pepper, V. P. Corporate Operations 02/16/2016 Delores Rhoads Musonia, Founder d 03/11/2009 Mary Faith Rhoads-Lewis Breezy Ridge Instruments, President 01/25/2015 Tom Rhodes RBC Music, President, Co-Founder 07/21/2006 Leon Rhodes Musician, Guitarist, Country 07/21/2011 Maury Rhodes Quinlin & Fabish Music Co., Customer Service d 09/09/2009 Phil Rich Sweetwater Sound, Vice President 07/19/2014 06/24/2016 Alfred Rich Petrof USA, CEO; Pearl River US, Past President 02/27/2007 Craig Richard Bobby Dukoff Mouthpieces, Product Specialist 03/25/2012 Emil Richards Musician, Percussionist 11/09/2006 Dick Richardson Musser-Kitching, Past President d 11/18/2008 Larry Richmond TRO -The Richmond Organization, President 06/12/2013 Bill Rickard Rickard Instruments, Founder 06/25/2016 Jean-Francois Rico Rico Reeds, Grandson of the Founder 05/10/2008 John Riddle NAMM, Trade Show Floor Manager 07/18/2000 01/23/2006 Tristann Rieck Brassbell Music, Owner 04/29/2016 Kate Riessland CA Gotz GmbH, Manager 04/13/2013 John Riley Fletcher Music Center, CEO 01/25/2014 George Riley Electro-Voice, Product Development Manager d 07/14/2002 Allen Riley Baldwin Piano Company, District Sales Manager 04/21/2012 Richard Riley Sec. of Education 10/17/2013 Herlin Riley Musician 07/05/2017 Al Rinaldi Jacobs Music, President d 11/15/2012 Kevin Rindlisbacher Riverton Music, President 01/22/2014 Judy Rinehart Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/09/2011 Jack Ripperger Hammond Organ Company, Past Director d 01/24/2011 Arthur Jr. Risavy Swing City Music, President 11/10/2008 Arthur Sr. Risavy Swing City Music, Founder 11/10/2008 Bob Riskin McCabe's Guitar Shop, President 08/07/2013 Bob Rissi Risson Amplifiers, Founder 05/15/2012 Art Ritchie Aeolian Piano Company, Sales Manager d 06/24/2008 Lee Ritenour Musician 06/21/2014 Lyle Ritz Musician, Bassist, Author of Uke Books d 11/02/2007 Johnny Rivers Musician, Guitarist, Rock Singer 04/17/2004 Jimmy Rivers Musician, Guitarist, Western Swing and Jazz d 10/10/2002 Pat Rizzo Musician 10/24/2016 Ed Rizzuto Fender Musical, Former VP Marketing d 03/16/2010 Hargus (Pig) Robbins Musician, Pianist 06/20/2008 Lloyd A. Robbins Rodgers Instruments Corp., President 01/21/2004 Glenn Roberts Best Musical Instrument Co., President 01/21/2012 Clive Roberts Peavey Electronics, Managing Director 10/01/2014 George Roberts Musician, Tromebone, Formed Bones West d 03/26/2010 OH Completed List Page 53 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Charylu Roberts O. Ruby Productions, Founder 02/26/2017 Tommy Robertson Tommy's Drum Shop, Owner 07/18/2017 Robbie Robertson Musician 01/19/2017 Larry Robinson Robinson Custom Inlays, Owner 07/24/2007 William Robinson Guitar Center, Director of Acoustic Guitars 06/15/2012 Smokey Robinson Songwriter, Singer, Music Icon 01/23/2014 Irwin Robinson Paramount Music Publishing Group, President 02/27/2008 Lee Rocker Musician, Songwriter 11/03/2014 Nina Rockley Rockley Music, Owner 05/04/2006 Robert Rockley Rockley Music, former President 05/04/2006 Liane Rockley Rockley Music, Vice President 01/17/2010 Danny Rocks The Company Rocks, Founder d 07/21/2005 04/26/2008 10/01/2004 Rosemary Rodd Leo's Pro Audio, President 02/15/2010 John Roderick Consultant 01/25/2015 Jimmie Rodgers Musician, Songwriter 11/02/2006 Johnny Rodgers Jent Music, Music Retailer and Sales Rep 03/29/2003 01/19/2006 Dan Rodowicz Yamaha, Western Regional Manager 09/06/2014 Cecilia Rodrigo Ediciones Joaquin Rodrigo, Founder 04/13/2013 Manuel Jr. Rodriguez Rodriguez Guitars, President and Luthier 01/19/2003 01/12/2011 Manuel Sr. Rodriguez Rodriguez Guitars, Past President and Luthier d 01/18/2004 Tommy Roe Musician, Songwriter 05/23/2017 George Roeder Evelyn Brue's Musicland, Owner d 09/08/2009 Dieter Roesberg Editor 04/08/2011 Ed Roman Ed Roman Guitars, Founder d 01/12/2011 Celin Romero musician 12/22/2015 Chan Romero Musician, Songwriter 10/24/2016 Pepe Romero Jr. Luthier 06/11/2015 Pepe Romero Sr. musician 12/22/2015 Jeff Rona MMA (MIDI Manufacturers Association), 01/20/2005 Founder and Past President Kev Rones www.kevmusic.com, Founder 09/05/2014 Del Roper Musician, Xylophonist d 10/23/2001 Floyd Rose Floyd Rose Guitar, Founder 01/18/2004 Adam Rose Santan Cruz Guitar, CNC Manager 09/22/2016 Alan Rosen Bananas At Large, President 01/25/2014 Michael Rosen Band Director, Professor of Percussion 11/07/2008 Harry Rosenbloom Medley Music, Founder 02/05/2004 Gerson Rosenbloom Medley Music, President; NAMM, Past President 07/17/2003 Allan Rosenthal NAMM CPA 05/05/2016 Robert Rosenthal Piano Gallery, President 05/02/2014 Bud Ross Kustom, Founder 10/17/2008 Matt Ross-Spang Engineer, Sun Records 06/24/2016 David Rossum E-mu, Co-Founder 01/21/2007 Rick Roth Stebal Drums, Sales 10/04/2016 Ernst Roth Luthier, Teacher 04/06/2011 Freddie Roulette Musician, Slide Guitar Pioneer 06/12/2016 Ron Rowe J.W. Pepper, Past President 02/16/2016 Bonnie G Rowe Rowe Music, Founder d 07/25/2004 07/19/2008 OH Completed List Page 54 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Rob Roy Power Staion Studios Florida, Owner 04/04/2017 Fred Rubin Ace Music, Former Owner 04/04/2017 Chaim Rubinov Online Sheet Music, Inc. Director of Sales 04/29/2016 Elliott Rubinson Armadillo Enterprises, Founder d 01/17/2010 Lori Rubinstein ESTA, Executive Director 01/19/2017 Steve Rucker Music Educator 01/22/2016 Bob Rufkahr Image Marketing, Founder d 10/29/2013 Dick Rumore Paragon Music, President 10/18/2007 Howard Rumsey Musician, Bassist d 03/10/2009 Todd Rundgren Musician, Songwriter, TEC Hall of Fame 01/24/2014 Juha Ruokangas Ruokangas Guitars, Luthier and Owner 01/21/2016 Jim Rupp Columbus Pro Percussion, Founder 07/31/2007 Bob Rupp Sabian, Product & Training Specialist 01/23/2016 Patrice Rushen Songwriter, Vocalist, Music Educator 06/30/2015 Scott Russ Scott Russ Music, Owner 01/24/2014 Leon Russell Musician, Songwriter d 10/22/2012 Luis Ruvina Papelia Musica, LDA, President 04/02/2004 Janine Ryder La Jolla Music, Past President 07/29/2016 Bob Ryder La Jolla Music, Past Treasurer 07/29/2016 Marcus Ryle Line 6, Co-Founder 07/28/2007 Florence Sachs Museum of Making Music, Docent 03/15/2012 Ronald Sadler Sadler Music, Past President d 05/07/2007 Roger Sadowsky Sadowsky Guitars, President 01/24/2016 Michael Sagun Sheet Music Service of Portland, Founder 04/30/2016 Robert Saied Saied Music, President 05/06/2003 James Saied Saied Music Stores, Founder d 05/16/2002 05/05/2003 05/06/2003 Yukio Sakurai Japan Music Trades Magazine, Former President 08/27/2004 11/14/2011 Victor Salazar Vic's Drum Shop, Founder 01/21/2012 Jose Saldivar Remo Inc., Lead Hoopformer 12/11/2014 Leo Saleh PT Citra Inti Rama, Managing Director 01/25/2014 Jeff Saltzman International Music Cafe, President 06/20/2017 Fred Salvador Harris-Teller, Inc., Sales Manager 05/11/2010 Jim Salzer Salzer's Music, Owner/CEO 05/24/2017 Ted Sambell Heintzman Piano Store, Piano Technician 07/16/2011 Mark Sampson Matchless Amplifiers, Co-Founder 01/22/2015 Dean Samuel Samuel Music, CEO 11/13/2010 Poncho Sanchez Musician, Percussionist 11/17/2005 Fred Sanchez Musician, Percussionist 09/25/2011 Antonio Sanchez Musician 01/18/2008 Abel Sanchez The Piano Place, Owner 08/12/2017 Alan Sanderson Recording Engineer 08/02/2016 Al Sanderson Sanderson Piano Tuners, Founder, Innovator d 07/05/2006 Chas Sandford Songwriter 06/21/2016 Arturo Sandoval Musician, Trumpeter, Instrument Designer 07/26/2011 Tony Santorella Santorella Music Publishing Co., President 05/08/2017 Rick Santos Rick's Music World, Ltd, President 07/15/2017 John Santuccio G. Schirmer Music, Former CEO 06/17/2008 Ryoichi Sasaki Rittor Music, Founder 11/20/2014 Tadahiro Sato Star Music, President 11/19/2014 Eric Satterlee Meridian Winds, Founder 04/14/2012 OH Completed List Page 55 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date David Saul Player Piano Roll Expert 06/23/2011 Martins Saulespurens Blue Microphones, Founder 09/07/2011 Robert Saunders Kaman Musical Instruments, Past President 03/24/2012 C. Ulrich Sauter Sauter Piano Company, President 04/08/2011 Masaru Sawano Japan Music Trades, President 01/24/2014 Dan Sawyer Songwriter, Musician 03/02/2017 Doug Sax Mastering Lab Inc., Founder d 01/20/2012 Sheldon Sazant Steve's Music, General Manager 01/21/2015 Leo Scala Luthier 09/10/2009 William Scarlett Band Instrument Repairman 04/14/2012 Robert Schaeffer Rice Music House, Vice President 10/17/2013 Vern Schafer Colten Piano and Schafer Piano Movers, Founder d 01/18/2004 Dick Schalk Rodgers Instrument Corp., Director of Roland 08/09/2016 Products Wesley Schaum Schaum Publishing Inc., President 05/05/2007 Jack Schechinger AMC, Past President 02/19/2016 Camille Scheidemann Frank & Camille's, President 06/22/2017 Elliot Scheiner Recording Engineer 01/14/2011 David W. Scheirman AES, Vice President 03/01/2016 Bob Scheiwiller American Music Inc, President 03/22/2012 Ray Scherr Guitar Center, Co-founder 05/25/2016 Andrew Schertz Schertz Music Center, Manager 04/11/2015 Craig E. Schertz Byerly Music, Former Owner d 04/11/2015 Johannes Scherzer JA Musik, Master Trumpet Maker, Designer 05/04/2004 03/18/2008 Leonhard Scheuch Barenreiter Verlag, CEO 06/27/2016 Barbara Scheuch-Votterle Barenreiter Verlag, CEO 06/27/2016 Elianne Schiedmayer Schiedmayer Celesta, Owner 01/16/2009 Richard Schiemer Brighton Music Center, Owner 07/12/2013 Mel Schiff All County Music, Co-Founder 03/24/2012 Sally Schiff All County Music, Co-Founder 03/24/2012 Lalo Schifrin Composer, Arranger 07/10/2014 Nikolaus Schimmel Schimmel Piano Germany, Past President 01/14/2004 Hannes Schimmel-Vogel Schimmel Piano Germany, President 01/14/2004 Van Schipper Seven Guitars, Founder, Luthier 11/15/2003 Stanley Schireson Schireson Brothers, Past President d 03/08/2005 Rudy Schlacher US Music Corp., CEO 01/18/2009 Don Schlitz Songwriter 06/20/2008 Gunter Schmalfuss JA Musik, Tuba Maker 03/18/2008 Joyce Schmauder Museum of Making Music, Volunteer 12/17/2016 Brian Schmidt Piano Gallery, Owner 04/21/2012 Stephen Schmidt Casio, Vice President 09/09/2016 Tony Schmidt Museum of Making Music, Docent d 02/07/2002 Leonard Schmitt Schmitt Music School, Founder d 07/28/2005 Michael Schmitt Peter E. Schmitt Company, President 01/19/2006 Peter E. Schmitt Peter E. Schmitt Company, former President 01/20/2006 Al Schmitt Recording Engineer/Producer 01/14/2011 Tom Schmitt Schmitt Music Company, CEO/Chairman 01/23/2013 Glen Schneider Band Director 12/15/2010 Joachim Schneider Joachim Schneider & Sons, Founder 03/18/2008 Gina Schock Musician, Songwriter 05/13/2015 Eric Schoenberg Schoenberg Guitars, Founder 02/27/2017 Klaus Scholler Hofner GmbH, President 01/22/2012 OH Completed List Page 56 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Dick Schory Ludwig Drum Company, Product Development 05/11/2010 Jay Schreiber Yamaha, General Manager B&O 03/01/2010 Hugo Schreiber W. Schreiber & Sons, Co-founder d 04/04/2004 03/16/2008 Sandy Schroeder Shure, Director, Strategic Planning and Integration 07/25/2005 Jeff Schroedl Hal Leonard Publishing, Executive Vice President 05/28/2014 Carter Schuld Yamaha Corp. America, Salesman 05/01/2014 Gunther Schuller Composer, Historian d 10/14/2011 Alan Schulman Recording Engineer 07/20/2017 William Schultz Fender, Past President d 07/19/2000 Karl Schulze C. Bechstein, CEO 06/17/2013 Jimi Schutte Musician, blues drummer 05/27/2014 David Schwartz Mix Magazine, Founder 01/12/2011 Dorothy Schwartz Vocalist, Member of the Chordettes d 05/14/2010 Eric Schwartz Sherman Clay, Chairman 05/14/2008 Jack Schwarz Desert Son Music Instruments, LLC, 03/22/2017 President/CEO John Scofield Musician, Songwriter 02/24/2016 Robert Scott Doc's Proplugs, Founder 07/24/2010 Dewitt Scotty Scott Scotty's Music and Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, d 11/10/2008 Founder Earl Scruggs Musician, Banjoist d 11/11/2004 Jerry Scully Scully Recording Instrument Corp., Past President 10/17/2011 Ellis Seal Composite Acoustics, Developmental Engineer 01/26/2014 Oscar Seaton Jr. Musician 01/18/2008 Larry Seaver West Side, Product Engineer d 02/10/2015 Joe Seawright Baldwin Piano Company, Director of Design 06/22/2010 John Sebastian Musician, Songwriter 03/18/2016 Curly Seckler Musician, Bluegrass Pioneer 07/21/2011 Bob See See Factor, Founder d 06/02/2010 Pete Seeger Songwriter, Musician, Folk Icon d 11/13/2012 Edward Seelig Silver Strings Music, Founder 04/29/2016 Doug Segars Baldwin Piano Company, Accounting Manager 06/22/2010 Ekkard Seidl Violin Maker 04/05/2004 Robert Seidman Seidman Sales, President d 07/27/2007 Lothar Seifert Seifert-Bogen, Founder, Luthier d 04/05/2011 Lars Seifert C. A. Seydel & Sons, President 03/19/2008 Wolf-Dieter Seiffert G. Henle Publishers, President and CEO 04/01/2006 04/08/2011 Ursula Seiler Seiler Piano, President 01/18/2007 Denny Seiwell Musician 01/22/2016 Patrick Selmer Selmer Paris, President 04/04/2004 Mark Sendroff Sendroff & Baruch, Co-Founder 06/14/2013 Fritz Sennheiser Sennheiser, Founder d 07/14/2005 Jorg Sennheiser Sennheiser, President 05/20/2014 Denny Senseney Senseney Music, Founder 06/13/2003 04/09/2005 Gilberto Serna Century Mallet Instruments, Founder 09/09/2009 Frank Seta Seta Music, Founder 01/22/2016 Brian Setzer Musician/Songwriter 08/06/2016 Doc Severinsen Musician, Trumpeter, Jazz 02/07/2006 David Seville Marketing Limited, Founder and President d 07/10/2005 Peggy Sexton Tactus Press, Owner d 07/26/2007 OH Completed List Page 57 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Ron Sfarzo Wurlitzer, Educational Manager 08/22/2012 Dave Shadoan Sound Image, CEO/President 07/28/2017 08/15/2017 Jack Shallat Buddy Rogers Music, Past Vice President 04/20/2012 Bob Shane Musician 12/28/2013 Gary Shanholt Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/09/2011 Jack Shanholt Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/09/2011 Ravi Shankar Musician, Composer, Father of World Music d 09/23/2009 Artie Shapiro Musician, Bassist d 02/18/2002 Ed Shaughnessy Musician, Drummer, Educator d 11/11/2004 11/10/2006 Donna Shaw Desert Piano & Organ, Piano Teacher 11/26/2007 Lij Shaw Recording Studio Rockstars, Host 06/21/2016 Billy Shaw Piano Bar, Inventor; Desert Piano, Founder 11/26/2007 Andrew Shearer Shearer's Music Works, Past Managing Director d 11/24/2012 David Shearer Shearer's Music Works, Managing Director 11/24/2012 Lynn Sheeley Jr. Lynn Sheeley Music Company, Owner 04/03/2017 Paul Shelden Diplomatte International Musical Instrument 01/16/2010 Company, Founder Roger Shelton Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/07/2011 Joyce Shelven Gibson Guitar, Factory Worker (1947-1964) 09/30/2012 Fredy Shen Remo Inc, Vice President 01/16/2009 Eddy Shenker JAM Industries, President; MIAC Past President d 08/27/2007 Marilyn J. Shepard Museum of Making Music, Docent for Children's 01/02/2017 Program Shep Shepherd Musician, Songwriter 06/13/2008 Rilchard M. Sherman Songwriter 07/13/2016 Bobby Shew Musician, Trumpeter; Instrument Designer 02/09/2005 Hisatake Shibuya ESP, Founder 01/14/2010 Hidesato Shiino Vestax Corporation, Owner 01/13/2011 Kazuhiko Shima Museum of Musical Instruments: Hamamatsu 11/16/2014 Japan, Director Mototsugu Shimamura Shimamura Music, President 01/19/2007 Martin Shore Musician, Film Director 09/16/2016 Stephen Shorney Hope Publishing, Vice President 05/01/2014 George Shorney Hope Publishing, President d 12/21/2006 Jeffrey Shrieve Muncie Music, Sales Representative 10/06/2016 Rick Shubb Shubb Capo, Founder 06/20/2010 Paul Shuffield Shuffield Music, Founder 06/24/2016 George Shuffler Musician, Created Guitar Style d 03/19/2013 Rose Shure Shure, Chairman d 07/25/2005 Ruth Sibley-Bensinger Shawnee Press, Manager d 06/11/2007 Pete Sides Sides Music, President 07/15/2006 01/21/2012 Peter Sides Robert M. Sides Music, President 01/21/2012 Carol Sides Robert M. Sides Music, Owner 01/21/2012 Alysha Sides-Greevy Robert M. Sides Music, President 01/21/2012 Paul Siegel DCI Publishing, Co-Founder 01/24/2013 Lillian Siegh NAMM, Secretary (1949-1984) d 07/10/2002 05/11/2010 Holger Siems G. Henle USA, CEO 05/06/2006 Lieselotte Sievers Breitkopf & Hartel, President 03/14/2008 Richard Sigman Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/12/2011 OH Completed List Page 58 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Jasbeer Siingh Sara-Trans Group, President 01/25/2015 Barbara Siler Band Director 12/14/2011 Chuck Silverman Musician, Method Book Author 01/21/2012 Frank Simes Musician 01/19/2016 Paula Simmons North County Strings, Conductor 01/16/2015 Michael Simmons Fretboard Journal, Author, Archivist, Editor 06/10/2016 Babe Simoni Fender, Factory Worker d 05/25/2010 Al Simpkins Standel Amps, Vice President d 02/21/2012 John Simpkinson Baldwin Piano Company, Advertising Manager 04/21/2012 Lowell Simpson Wurlitzer, Sales Rep; Roland, Sales Rep 08/10/2003 Jack Simpson Radio Broadcaster 03/21/2012 James Singleton Musician 07/05/2017 Nancy Singleton Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/09/2011 Albert Siniscal A1 Entertainment Services, Founder 10/22/2010 Anna Sipavich Wurlitzer, Factory Worker during WWII 12/12/2004 Myrna Sislen Middle C Music, Owner 04/01/2011 Anandan Sivamani Musician 01/25/2014 Thomas Siwe Percussive Arts Society, Past President 11/09/2006 Ricky Skaggs Musician, Mandolin, Bluegrass 06/16/2010 John H. Skewes John Hornby Skewes & Co., Founder 07/10/2005 07/02/2006 Michael Skinner Dansr Inc, President 03/22/2012 03/27/2017 Leland Sklar Musician, Bassist 01/16/2010 Evan Skopp Inside Track International, President 07/13/2017 Charles Slater J. W. Pepper, CFO 02/16/2016 James T. Slater Songwriter 06/21/2016 Mark Slaughter Musician 06/21/2016 Milton Sledge Musician 07/13/2015 James F. Slutz NAMBI, Founder; Music Educator 01/18/2004 Bob Smakula Owner 01/23/2015 Allan Small Coast Wholesale, Sales Rep 01/23/2014 Dave Smith Sequential Circuits, Founder 01/19/2005 Dan Smith Fender, VP Guitar Products R&D d 08/19/2009 Sue Smith Wurlitzer, Keyboard Sales/Teacher 01/22/2017 John P. Smith Musician, Trombonist, Big Bands d 06/03/2003 Curtis Smith Museum of Making Music, Docent 03/15/2012 Leland Smith Inventor, Father of Computer Music Notation d 10/14/2006 Willie Smith Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/12/2011 Kevin Smith The Violin Shop, Founder 03/05/2008 Walton Smith Musician 06/22/2016 Jimmie Smith Baldwin Piano Company, Vice President 06/23/2010 Brad Smith Hal Leonard Publishing, Sr. Sales & Marketing 05/28/2014 Manager John R. Smith Musician 08/09/2016 Todd Smith Band Director 12/15/2010 Dr. Lonnie Smith Musician, Product Endorser 01/22/2012 Harold S. Smith Baldwin Piano Company, Past President d 06/25/2008 Peter Smith Composer 03/14/2008 Kenny Smith Peavey Hollywood, General Manager 04/09/2014 Craig Smith Baldwin Piano Company, Sales Manager 07/16/2011 01/22/2017 Nazy Smith Remo Inc., Credit Director 12/11/2014 OH Completed List Page 59 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Paul Reed Smith PRS Guitars, Founder; Electric Guitar Designer 09/27/2003 01/23/2013 Connie Smith Ward-Brodt Music, Vice President 07/18/2014 Jerry Lee Smith Musician, Pianist, Sun Records 07/15/2013 "Smoochy" Johnny Smith Musician, Guitarist d 09/16/2005 Viola Smith-Schmitz Musician, Drummer 10/23/2012 Phyllis Snedeker Staton's Sheet Music Company, Sheet Music 10/05/2016 Specialist Glenn Snoddy Fuzz Tone, Inventer 07/16/2014 Marvin Snyder Rico Reeds, Past President d 09/11/2007 Greg Snyder Band Director 12/20/2012 Steve Soest Soest Guitar, Founder 09/09/2011 Jose Solis Remo Inc, Plant Manager 12/11/2014 Ed Soph Musician, Drummer 11/11/2006 Ralph Sordyl Sordyl's House of Music, Founder 07/22/2005 Poul Marno Sorensen Marno Sorensen Music Store, Owner 07/05/2016 Bob Sowell Baldwin Piano, Director Building Management 06/23/2010 Tony Spano Gemeinhart, Factory Worker 02/29/2012 Marcus Spaugler Warwick, R&D Production Manager 01/21/2015 Stuart Spector Spector Design Ltd., President 07/23/2005 Darren Speir Metroplex Piano, President 01/19/2017 Denver Spence Spence Music, Founder d 05/04/2014 Bob Sperzel Sperzel USA, Founder d 01/15/2010 Buddy Spicher Musician 07/14/2017 Laurie Spiegel Electronic Musical Instrument Composer 06/15/2017 Bob Spikard Musician/Songwriter 08/13/2016 Alyce Spoto Band Director 12/15/2010 Peter Sprague Musician 02/02/2015 Michael Spreeman Ravenscroft Pianos, Founder 03/20/2017 Michael Spriggs Musician 07/14/2017 David R. St. John Gard's Music, Salesman 07/12/2016 Charles Staley Band Director 12/14/2011 Tabor Stamper KHS America, President 03/31/2011 Phillip Stanger Frank's Drum Shop, Teacher d 07/11/2009 Ralph Stanley Bluegrass Music Pioneer d 03/18/2013 Gerald Stanley Crown Electric, Product Engineer 04/16/2012 Patrick Stansfield Concert Producer d 09/17/2009 10/02/2009 Jane Stanton Ken Stanton Music, Co-Founder d 03/20/2012 Lloyd Stark KMC Music, Former Sales Manager 01/16/2010 David Starkey MIDI9, President 01/22/2015 Dee Starkey Jim Starkey Music Center, President 07/18/2011 Ed Stasium Engineer 05/17/2016 06/01/2016 John F. Stavash Educators Music, President 10/04/2016 Marcia Stearns Bookmark Music, owner 04/30/2016 John Stebal Stebal Drums, Owner 10/04/2016 Burkhard Stein Grotrian Piano Company, Managing Director 04/07/2011 Jackie Stein Remo Inc., Personal Assistant to Remo Belli 12/11/2014 Ned Steinberger Steinberger Guitar, Founder 01/23/2005 Georg Steinmeyer Estey Organ Company, Factory Supervisor d 10/15/2011 OH Completed List Page 60 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Henry Steinway Steinway & Sons, Past President d 11/14/2001 01/20/2006 06/16/2002 Jim Stella Getzen, Plant Manager 04/12/2012 Calvin Stelly Remo Inc., Buyer 12/11/2014 Stefan Stenzel Waldorf Music, CEO 01/14/2011 Jody Stephens Ardent Studios, VP of Productions 07/21/2017 Stephen Stern Fender, Senior Master Builder 08/19/2009 Tom Steuckert Union Grove Music,Sales Manager 04/19/2016 John Steven Sennheiser UK, Past Managing Director 04/12/2011 Ray Stevens Songwriter, Music Publisher 07/16/2014 Bruce Stevens Steinway & Sons, Past President 06/07/2007 Dodie Stevens Singer, Vocal Teacher 03/17/2011 TM Stevens Musician, Music Advocate 01/12/2011 Wade Stewart Stewart Electronics, Founder 08/03/2010 Don Stewart Trillenium Music, Founder 05/05/2007 Mal Stich B.C. Rich Guitars, Factory Manager 06/09/2016 John Stiernberg Stiernberg Consulting, President 03/07/2011 Jeanne Stiernberg Stiernberg Consultants, Principal 01/25/2015 Jochen Stock Sound Service GmbH, President 01/25/2014 Mike Stoll Record Play Tek, Inc., Founder 09/30/2012 Mike Stoller Songwriter, Half of Leiber & Stoller 12/04/2007 Wendel Stoltz Stoltz Piano Company, Past President 07/15/2013 Harold Stone C. G. Conn, National District Sales Manager 01/18/2008 Christopher Stone Record Plant, Co-Founder d 05/25/2015 Henry Stone TK Records, Founder d 02/13/2014 Gloria Stone Record Plant, Retired Bookkeeeper 05/25/2015 William R. Stonier Northwest Musical Services, Founder d 01/17/2004 Virgil Storm Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/12/2011 John Storyk Walter-Storyk Design Group, Co-Founder 01/23/2016 John Stowell Musician, Guitarist, Educator 01/20/2002 Daniel L. Strait Strait Music Company, Founder 02/12/2004 David Strait Strait Music Co., Sec. of Corp. Sales Manager 07/18/2017 Clint Strait Strait Music Co., Vice President 07/14/2017 Robert Strait Strait Music Co., President 07/18/2017 David Straubinger Straubinger Flutes, Inc., Founder 04/14/2012 Andy Strayer KHS, Vice President Sales 07/09/2015 06/23/2016 Peter Hanser Strecker Schott Music International, President 04/01/2006 Robert B. Street Claude P. Street Piano Co., President 07/22/2004 07/11/2013 Ed Strege Badger State Repair and Supply, Owner 04/14/2012 Mirek Strizka European Crafts, Founder 03/12/2009 Basilios Strmec Hailun USA, CEO, Northwest Pianos, Executive 01/18/2017 Director, Petrof USA, CEO Bob Stroger Musician 04/11/2017 Yale Strom Musician, Ethnographer 07/01/2016 Peter Stroud 01/25/2015 James Strouse Stanton's Sheet Music, President 04/29/2005 Eric Strouse Stanton's Sheet Music, President 04/30/2016 Marty Stuart Musician 05/17/2017 Al Sturchio Texas Bandmaster's Assoc., Past Executive 07/22/2006 Director OH Completed List Page 61 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date George Sturm Music Associates of America, Executive Director 09/14/2005 Kent Stutzman Gemeinhart, Factory Worker 06/01/2012 John Styll Gospel Music Association, President 04/26/2006 Morton Subotnick Composer, Educator, Designed the Buchla 100 05/14/2005 John Suhr JS Technologies, President 10/28/2016 Maurice Summerfield Summerfield Music, President 07/02/2006 Briant Summerhays Summerhays Music, President 04/29/2009 Scott Summerhays Summerhays Music, President 03/21/2015 Colleen Summerhays Summerhays Music, Co-Founder 05/02/2009 Tom Sumner Yamaha, Sr. Vice President 03/01/2010 Gary Sunda Randall Amps, Past Vice President 03/01/2012 Conrad Sundholm Sunn Amps, Founder 08/10/2016 Murray Sunshine Coret Music, Founder 02/28/2008 Lori Supinie Senseney Music, President 04/17/2010 Chuck Surack Sweetwater Sound, President 01/25/2013 Dave Surber Getzen, Sales and Marketing 04/12/2012 Andrew Surmani Alfred Publishing, Chief Marketing Officer 09/03/2014 Pete Surowski Pete's Music, Founder 01/26/2013 Manji Suzuki Suzuki Musical Instruments, Chairman 10/12/2006 Fujio Suzuki Suzuki Musical Instruments, President 01/18/2003 Peter Tatsuya Suzuki Steinway & Sons Japan, Former Chairman 10/14/2011 Millie Swanson Wurlitzer, Administrative Assistant (1931-1979) d 12/12/2004 James Swearingen Composer 10/05/2016 Bruce Swedien Recording Engineer 02/18/2016 Michael Sweeney Hal Leonard Publishing, Director of Band 05/28/2014 Publications Joe Swenson Seiler, Technical Services Director 07/18/2015 Brian Swerdfeger Taylor Guitars, Vice President Sales/Marketing 05/31/2012 Logan Swords Swords Music Companies, Founder 01/20/2003 Wilton Syckes Winter Piano, Salesnman d 01/13/2004 Chris Syllaba Jordan Kitt's Music, President 07/14/2017 Martin Szpiro JAM Industries, President & CEO 08/27/2007 Bill Szymczyk Studio Engineer 01/23/2016 Tetsaya Takagi Yamaha Corp., Former Ex Vice President 10/19/2010 Andy Talamantez Musician 06/25/2016 Don Talbot Kaman Music Corp., Past Sales Manager 11/09/2005 Robert Tall Robert Tall & Assoc., President 01/13/2011 Vijay Talwar Talwar Brothers, President and Founder 04/02/2004 Mehmet Tamdeger Istanbul Mehmet, President 03/30/2006 04/11/2013 Wayne Tanabe Yamaha, Senior Technical Manager 04/15/2012 Hidekazu Tanaka Roland Japan, Past President 11/15/2011 Tom Tanaka Hoshino Gakki Co., LTD, President 10/17/2006 Masara Taniguchi Taniguchi Music Company, Chairman 11/18/2014 Wolfe Taninbaum Bari Mouthpieces, Founder; Inventor, Plastic Reed d 02/10/2004 Richard Taninbaum Rhythm Tech. Inc, Founder 01/13/2010 Paul Tanner Musician, Trombonist, Music Educator d 05/18/2001 08/05/2004 William Tapia Musician, Ukulele Player d 03/23/2004 John Tarpley Tarpley Music, Owner 11/09/2010 Buzz Tarpley Tarpley Music, Former President 11/09/2010 Bill Tarpley Tarpley Music, Vice President d 11/09/2010 David Tarpley Tarpley Music, President 11/09/2010 OH Completed List Page 62 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Terry Taylor Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/09/2011 Steven Taylor Piano technician 07/17/2015 Elaine Taylor Conn-Selmer, Factory and Office Worker 08/30/2011 Robert Taylor Taylor Guitar Corporation, President 01/18/2002 05/06/2014 05/31/2012 Otis Taylor Musician 06/21/2014 Tut Taylor GTR Guitars, Co-Founder, Musician d 03/19/2013 Tess Taylor NARIP, President 01/23/2014 Larry Taylor Musician, Bassist 04/06/2010 Billy Taylor Jazz Educator, Musician d 10/14/2009 Bryce Taylor Band Director 07/22/2006 Don Teach Shreveport Music, Owner 01/20/2012 John Tedeschi Museum of Making Music, Docent 12/31/2016 David Teegarden Musician, Drummer, Silver Bullet Band 05/16/2002 David Teeple Port Huron Music Center, President 04/10/2006 Joe Teixeira The Music Village, Founder 07/03/2013 Wolfgang Teller Wolfgang Teller Gitarren & Zithern Company, 04/05/2011 Luthier Artur Teller Josef Teller Music, President 04/05/2011 Horst Teller Wolfgang Teller Gitarren & Zithern Company, 04/05/2011 Luthier Jack Tempchin Songwriter 08/10/2010 Cynthia Templeton Conn-Selmer, Office Worker 09/08/2011 Chuck Tennin Big Fish Music, President & CEO 05/26/2016 Mark Terry Harman Industries, JBL Past President 01/14/2010 Clark Terry Musician, Trumpeter, Jazz d 04/23/2008 Vincent Testa Testa Communications, Founder 01/18/2007 Carl Thacker Carl Pro Band Inc., Founder n/a 04/10/2015 Fred Theriault Long and McQuade, Senior Vice President 08/27/2007 Toots Thielemans Musician, Harmonicaist d 11/09/2005 Ed Thigpen Musician, Drummer, Educator d 11/10/2004 11/10/2006 Hans Thomann Thomann Music (Germany), President 07/24/2005 Abe Thomas Thomas Music India, Director Business 01/25/2015 Development Russell Thomas Band Instrument Repairman 04/14/2012 David Thomas Take 6, Vocal Member 01/25/2013 John Thomas Werlein's For Music, Piano Repair Person 03/27/2003 Chris Thomas CF Martin Guitar Company, Artist Relations 10/11/2013 Mark Thomas Emerson Flute Company, Product Enginner, 03/20/2013 Musician Larry Thomas Guitar Center, President 02/05/2002 09/10/2012 Milton J. Thomas Lowrey Organs, Product Developer 02/05/2004 Michael Thomas Roche-Thomas, Co-Founder 04/11/2013 William Thomas Band Director 12/20/2013 Norm Thompson Kaman Music Corp., Veteran Sales Rep. 01/16/2008 Morley Thompson Baldwin Pianos, Past President d 07/10/2003 Philip Thompson Long Hollow Leather Company, President 07/16/2009 Akil Thompson Musician 06/21/2016 Lyndell Thompson Long Hollow Leathers, Co-Owner 07/18/2009 Terence Thompson Composer d 07/02/2006 OH Completed List Page 63 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Johnny Thompson Johnny Thompson Music, Founder 09/11/2007 De Forest Thornburgh Blue Guitar, President 03/07/2007 Victor Tibaldeo, Sr. Victor's Piano and Organ, Founder d 02/07/2004 Johnny Tillotson Musician, Songwriter 01/15/2011 Fred Tinker Rodgers Organ Company, Co-Founder 10/21/2016 Roberto Tirado Gemeinhardt -Factory Manager 06/15/2011 Jerry Tishkoff Hollywood Piano Rental Co., Past Owner 06/30/2004 Eddie Tishkoff Hollywood Piano Rental Co., Past Owner 06/30/2004 Paul Tobias Tobias Music, Founder 04/26/2011 Ken Tobias Tobias Music, Founder 04/26/2011 Michael Tobias Tobias Guitar creator, luthier 07/24/2005 Lol Tolhurst Musician 10/22/2016 Isao Tomita Composer, Electronic Music Pioneer d 11/18/2014 Tommy Tompkins Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/09/2011 George Tomsco Musician/Songwriter 08/13/2016 Zhi Cheng Tong Pearl River Company, Past Chairman 01/18/2006 Emmanuel Tonnelier Van Doren, General Manager 03/27/2017 Edward Toporek Musicorp, Founder; Technology Leader 07/19/2003 Peter Tork Musician, member of the Monkees 01/15/2009 Al Torre Musician 05/16/2014 Csaba Toth Roland East Europe, President 04/01/2004 Allen Toussaint Musician, Songwriter d 03/20/2015 Brad Townsend Paige Capos, VP of Sales and Marketing 07/12/2017 Helen Tozzi Progressive Music, First store employee (1947) 10/14/2008 Marcellus Trach C. F. Martin, luthier 10/17/2007 Charles Traeger Traeger Basses, Founder d 11/13/2012 John Trakas Coyle Music, CEO 10/05/2016 Happy Traum Homespun Tapes, Founder 01/19/2007 Jane Traum Homespun Tapes, Co-Founder 01/19/2007 George Travis Concert Producer 11/23/2013 Herb Trawick Pensado's Place, Partner 01/22/2015 Ed Tree Big Joe Pedals, Endorsee 01/19/2016 William E. Tregoe CG Conn, Salesman d 10/11/2009 Glenn Treibitz Hollywood Piano, President & CEO 07/15/2017 Jim Tremayne DJ Times, Editor 01/25/2013 Donn Trenner Musician, Pianist, Arranger 02/02/2004 Jerry Trestman Trestman Music, Founder 01/20/2013 James Sr. Trimper Denton, Cottier & Daniels, President 04/30/2013 Agness Tsao KHS Musical Instrument Co, President 01/16/2009 Gerry Tschetter QSC, Vice President Pro Product Development 02/15/2017 Arnold Tubis Museum of Making Music, Docent 03/15/2012 Orrin Tucker Big Band Leader, Songwriter d 04/25/2003 John Tumpak Music Historian, Author 05/05/2016 Bert Turetzky Musician, Bassist, Composer 08/25/2005 Chuck Turk DDrum, Division Manager 05/02/2011 Ike Turner Musician, Songwriter d 12/01/2005 Archie Turner HI Records, Studio Musician 07/15/2015 Rob Turner EMG Pickups, Founder 01/14/2009 Russ Turner Russell Turner Organ Services, Founder d 03/25/2010 Rick Turner Luthier 06/21/2007 Benny Turner Musician 03/20/2015 Ron Tutt Musician, Drummer, Elvis Presley 07/22/2011 Nancy Ubick Hal Leonard Publishing, VP Business Affairs 05/28/2014 OH Completed List Page 64 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Michael Udow Composer 11/11/2010 Sam Ulano Sam Ulano's Drum City, Founder d 11/15/2012 George Ullmann Counterpoint Musical Services, President 08/27/2007 Robert Ulrich MIM, Chairman 12/09/2010 Matt Umanov Matt Umanov Guitars, Founder 01/21/2005 Tadashi Umekage Yamaha, former Vice President 01/12/2011 Mitsuru Umemura Yamaha, President 11/06/2009 Cliff Unruh Hammond Central, Owner 01/24/2014 Frank Untermyer Ovation Guitars, VP and General Manager 03/24/2009 Phil Upchurch Musician 02/28/2015 Charles Urban American Plating Co., President 07/22/2005 Midge Ure Songwriter, co-created Live AID 07/10/2005 Mark Ureda Harman Industries, JBL Senior Vice President of 03/02/2017 Products Vladimir Ussachevsky Composer d 10/31/1987 Joe Ussery Baldwin Piano Company, Product Manager 06/23/2010 Steve Vai Musician, Guitarist, Ibanez Guitar designer 12/08/2008 Mark Vail Music Journalist and Historian 01/20/2005 Arturo Valdez Valdez Guitar, Founder 03/12/2009 Rick Valentine Valentine's House of Music, Founder 05/03/2013 Pete Valentino Valentino Pads, Inventor d 09/30/2008 Jay Valle Hammond Organ Company, Sales Manager 07/17/2009 Jaime Valle Musician, Former Music Retailer 02/02/2015 Art Van Damme Musician, Accordionist d 07/10/2006 Bernard Van Doren Van Doren, President 03/27/2017 Rudy Van Gelder Van Gelder Studio, Founder, Recording Engineer d 03/15/2016 Jim Van Hook Word Entertainment, CEO 04/27/2006 Thomas Van Hoose Van Hoose Vintage Instruments, President 01/21/2016 David Van Koevering Synthesizer and Keyboard Designer 07/19/2003 Ray van Straten QSC, Senior Director Marketing 11/28/2016 Kees van Willigen Muziekhandel Kees van Willigen, Founder d 03/15/2008 Bernie Vance Vance Music, Founder d 03/20/2003 Mary Vandenberg Hal Leonard Publishing, Former VP Business 05/28/2014 Affairs JM VanEaton Musician, Drummer, Sun Records 07/22/2011 CJ Vanston Studio Musician, Producer 03/02/2017 Andy Vargas Vocalist 01/19/2016 Nelson Varon Nelson Varon Music Centers, Founder; Composer 10/29/2004 Willy Vassilopoulos Ovation Guitars, R&D Technician 03/24/2009 Dennis Vaughn Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/09/2011 Ron Vaughn Ron Vaughn, Founder 11/12/2010 Tim Vear Shure, Lead Systems Support Engineer 12/09/2013 Dan Vedda Skyline Music, President and Founder 10/04/2006 Thomas Veerkamp Casa Veerkamp Mexico, Marketing Manager 04/02/2004 Walther Veerkamp Casa Veerkamp, Past President d 09/02/2011 Joe Veillette Veillette Guitars, Founder, Luthier 03/16/2016 Manuel Velazquez Luthier d 10/13/2009 Ted Veneman Veneman Music and Kapa Guitar, Vice President 09/09/2005 Koob Veneman Veneman Music, Founder; Kapa Guitar, Founder d 09/09/2005 Billy Vera Musician, Songwriter 04/06/2010 Marcello Vercellli Chameleon Labs, Managing Director 01/21/2016 Tony Verderosa Musician 01/18/2008 Mike Vernon Musician 08/13/2016 OH Completed List Page 65 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Nancy Vernon Cadenza Music, Director 03/21/2015 Andrew Vickers Band Director 12/19/2011 John Vidacovich Musician 07/06/2017 Rosa Villa Remo Inc., Lead Shipping 12/11/2014 Velia Villasenor Telles Museum of Making Music, Docent 03/15/2012 Ernie Vincent KOLAB Records, Founder; Musician 03/21/2015 Linda Vincent NAMM, Past Staff Member 08/28/2014 Brian Vincik MIDI Spec, Publisher; Synthesizer Enthusiast 01/21/2005 03/06/2014 Dee Vinton Museum of Making Music, Docent 03/02/2007 Jimmy Vivino Musician 01/24/2014 Greg Voelker Greg Voelker Rack System, Owner 01/24/2016 Harvey Vogel Lone Star Percussion, Founder 07/09/2012 Lauren Vogel Weiss Lone Star Percussion, Former Vice President 07/09/2012 Herbert Volkmann Luthier 04/05/2011 Clemens Von Arnim Renner, CEO 01/26/2013 Cordelia von Gymnich Messe Frankfurt, Vice President 04/13/2013 Mathias von Heydekampf Movek LLC, Owner 01/26/2014 Harry Voshell H & H Music & Sound, Past President 02/17/2016 Himie Voxman Band Director, Author of Method Books d 04/07/2009 Chuck Wackerman Band Director 01/20/2012 Frank Waddy Musician, Drummer 05/24/2006 Ted Wade Method Book Author 07/14/2012 Donnie Wade Gretsch, Chief Engineer 03/22/2017 Tedd Waggoner Conn-Selmer, Director of Bach Operations 09/10/2009 Les Wagner C. F. Martin, luthier d 10/17/2007 Bea Wain Vocalist d 06/16/1994 EZ Wajcman Bill Lawrence Guitar Pickups, President 02/25/2015 Rick Wakeman Musician, Product Endorsee 11/07/2013 Richard Waldron Horn Doctor, Founder, Instrument Repair Tech 04/14/2012 Fred Walecki Westwood Musical Instrument, President 01/16/2011 Robin Walenta West Music, President/CEO 01/24/2013 Robert Walker Baldwin Piano Company, Sales Rep 08/02/2012 John Walker Muisc City Roots, Exec. Producer 06/22/2016 Saul Walker Automated Processes, Inc. (API), Founder d 10/14/2009 Paula Walker Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/07/2011 Rob Walker Australian Music Association, Past President 01/20/2008 John Walker Brookes Long Distance Piano Moving, Past d 01/18/2003 President Gregory Walker Vocalist 08/22/2013 Rendal Wall Gibson Guitar Company, Artist Relations 09/30/2012 Lauren Wallace Hailun Piano, Vice President Sales 04/21/2012 William Wallin Chafin Music Center, Repair Tech 02/11/2014 Rob Wallis DCI Publishing, Co-Founder 01/24/2013 Charles Walter Walter Pianos, President 01/23/2005 Rick Walters Hal Leonard Publishing, VP Classical & Vocal 05/28/2014 Publications John Waltrip Waltrip Music Centers, Founder 01/24/2014 William Walzak Pro-Active Websites, President 07/18/2014 Jay Wanamaker Roland, President & CEO 07/12/2017 June Wang Pearl River Piano Company, Manager 01/22/2016 Sam Wangler Guitarland, Founder 07/20/2012 Herbert Wanka Herbert Wanka Bogenbau, Founder 04/06/2011 OH Completed List Page 66 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date John W. Ward American Sound, Founder 08/05/2010 Guy Ward Ward Piano Company, Past President d 03/19/2013 Elizabeth Ward Ward & Probst Piano & Organ Service, 07/18/2015 Co-Founder Allan Ward Musiconeselect, General Manager 08/27/2007 Dennis Ward Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 11/12/2011 Carol Warden Dale Music Company, President 04/26/2008 Virginia Waring Concert Pianist; Past President of Shawnee Press d 02/01/2006 Dennis Waring Estey Organ Company, Historian 10/15/2011 Ellen Warmoth Artisan Guitars, Salesman 07/13/2012 William Warmoth Artisan Guitars, Co-Founder 07/13/2012 WT Warmoth Artisan Guitars, Salesman 07/13/2012 Gail Warnaar Double Reed Shop, President 05/03/2013 Bart Wascom Wascom Co., President; Inventor d 01/18/2002 Jim Washburn Author 10/31/2016 Freddie Washington Musician, Product Endorser 01/23/2015 Walter Washington Musician 03/20/2015 Steven Wasser Verne Q. Powell Flutes, President 01/15/2011 Charles Watkins Watkins Electric Music, Founder, Inventor d 05/16/2008 Bobby Watson Musician 01/22/2016 Claude Watson Luthier d 06/11/2001 Donald Waxman Galxy Music Corp, Former Editor, Composer 04/05/2006 Greg Way St. John's Music, Former President 06/16/2006 Christopher Weait Composer 10/05/2016 Gregory A. Weast Columbia River Music, Past Owner 01/21/2016 Jimmie D. Webb Webb Music, Founder d 07/12/2003 Phyllis Webb Magic Fluke Co., Vice President of Operations 01/18/2017 Richard Webb Intermusic Ltd, Chairman d 05/19/2008 Darren Webb Santa Cruz Guitar, Service Manager 09/22/2016 Dale Webb Magic Fluke Co., Owner 01/18/2017 Stephen Webber Berklee College of Music, Professor 05/10/2017 Red Dog Weber Boomschtick Inventor 03/15/2012 Big George Webley Composer, Music History d 04/14/2011 Peter Webster Northwestern University, Professor of Music 12/14/2010 Abraham Wechter Luthier 01/18/2017 Dave Weckl Musician 01/18/2008 Scott Wedge E-mu, Co-Founder 01/21/2007 David Weiderman Guitar Center, Director of Artist Relations 06/15/2012 Thomas Weilbier No. 1 Guitar Center GmbH, President 01/24/2013 Jerry Weimer Integrity Music Group, President 04/26/2006 Dan Weingarten Educator 01/21/2016 Roberto Weingrill Jr. Weril Instruments, President 04/01/2004 Steve Weiss Steve Weiss Music, Founder d 11/11/2010 John Welch Sofia Violins, President 11/10/2010 William Wellborn Piano Salesman 01/18/2007 Enrico Weller Music Historian, Music Educator 04/07/2011 Bobby Wellins Arranger, Musician d 09/29/2014 Kitty Wells Singer, Country Music Legend d 07/24/2004 Jerry Wenger Wenger Corporation, Past CEO 02/18/2016 Billy Wennlund Norlin Music, Inc., Marketing Vice President d 01/23/2001 Mark Wentling Ashly Audio, CEO 05/01/2013 Lutz Wentscher Tonger Music House, CEO 06/04/2014 Dale Wentworth Wentworth House of Music, President 07/12/2017 OH Completed List Page 67 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Stanley R. Werbin Elderly Instruments, Founder 07/18/2003 04/18/2012 Paul Werkheiser C. F. Martin, luthier 10/17/2007 Bitsie Werlein Werlein for Music, Past President 03/27/2003 Parham Werlein Werlein for Music, Past President 03/27/2003 Lars Wern Em Nordic AD, Vice President 01/26/2013 Rose Wernes Drake Winter Piano, Wife of Salesman d 09/21/2006 Paul Wertico Musician, Drummer, Educator 04/18/2004 John Wessel Estey Organ Company, Factory Worker d 10/15/2011 Elliott Wessel Schmitt Music, Print music product manager 04/29/2016 Eleanor West West Music Co., Co-Founder d 05/06/2003 Harry West Fine Musical Instruments, Co-Founder d 03/20/2013 Steven West West Music and NAMM, Past President 05/06/2003 Ryan West West Music, Sr. Vice Presient 07/10/2015 Speedy West Musician, Steel Guitarist d 05/17/2002 Laurie Westell Hohner UK, Sales Manager 05/18/2008 Jack Westheimer Cort and Westheimer Corporation, Founder d 07/10/2002 01/18/2006 George Westjohn MIDCO, President 01/19/2007 Larry Westland Music for Youth, Founder 07/11/2005 BR Wexler Wexler Music Co., President d 03/30/2003 Ralph-Joerg Wezorke Lightpower GMBH, Owner 01/20/2017 Katie Wheeler NAMM, Resource Center Collection Specialist 06/28/2012 Lynn Wheelwright Pro Musician's Outlet, Founder 08/28/2009 Frank Whetstine Sic Pic, Founder 05/02/2014 Ron Whitaker Musician, Drummer 01/18/2007 Diana White Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/09/2011 Lynn White White House of Music, Past Owner 03/21/2015 Tom White MIDI Manufacturing Association, President 01/27/2013 Roger White White House of Music, Past President 05/06/2003 03/21/2015 Roland White Musician, Mandolin 06/21/2008 Danny White Sound Techniques LTD., President 10/02/2015 Chris White White House of Music, President 07/12/2012 Joan White Muncie Music, Retired Manager 10/06/2016 Verdine White Musician, Songwriter n/a 01/20/2014 William White White & Sons, Founder 11/11/2010 James Whitehill Norlin Industries, Vice President 06/17/2010 Laura Whitmore Women's International Music Network, Founder 07/14/2017 Edward Whitmyer Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 09/07/2011 Tony Whitt Gemeinhart, Factory Worker 06/15/2011 Chris Whittington Remo Inc., Product Development 12/11/2014 Denis Wick Musician 06/30/2006 01/10/2014 Stephen Wick Denis Wick Products, CEO 10/01/2014 Henry Wickham Wickham Pianos, Past President d 03/21/2003 Vaughn F. Wiester Musician, Arranger 10/05/2016 Gerald Wiggins Musician, Pianist, Arranger, Composer d 02/13/2008 Art Wiggs Wings Guitar Products, FOunder 08/07/2012 Carol Wilbur Pender's Music, Retail Manager 05/04/2014 Vincent Wilburn Musician 01/21/2016 Gordon Wilcher Owensboro Music Center, Founder 07/19/2009 Marquerite Wilder Band Director 12/15/2010 OH Completed List Page 68 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Joseph Wilder Musician, Trumpeter, Jazz d 02/26/2006 Bob Wiley Music Industries Corp., Inventor 07/29/2007 Hans-Peter Wilfer Warwick, Founder and President 03/18/2008 Florence Wilfer Warwick, Vice-President of International Sales 01/21/2015 Trev Wilkinson Wilkinson ATD, Founder 01/16/2011 Christopher Willcox British Piano Saleman 07/11/2005 Bob Willcutt Willcutt Guitars, Founder 01/14/2011 Arthur Lee Williams Musician 04/30/2016 Bernie Williams Musician, Composer 01/19/2017 Ray Williams Music Marketing, President 01/22/2014 Lisa Williams Rapco Cable Company, Chief Operations Officer 07/13/2017 Jason D. Williams Musician, Pianist, Rockabilly 07/15/2013 Roger Williams Musician, Pianist, Steinway Endorsee d 02/15/2006 Dana Williams Musician, Bass player 06/21/2016 Paul Williams Songwriter, ASCAP President 06/12/2013 Dale Williams Rapco Cable Company, President 07/13/2017 Jerry "Swamp Williams Musician, Songwriter 09/02/2014 Dogg" Robert Williamson Williamson's Baldwin Pianos, President 07/16/2011 Hartmut Willms Piano Willms, President 05/19/2014 Roger Willson Bluthner Piano Center, CEO 04/13/2011 Don E. Wilson Don Wilson Music, Founder d 04/08/2006 Shenae Wilson Keyboard Quarters, Co-Founder 07/17/2009 Tom Wilson Yamaha, DM d 05/01/2014 Johnnie Wilson Keyboard Quarters, Co-Founder 07/17/2009 Gerald Wilson Composer, Arranger, Music Educator d 03/19/2004 Patrick Wilson Alfred Publishing, Sir. VP Human Resources 09/03/2014 Robert Wilson Sound Technology PLC, President 07/23/2005 Spider Wilson Musician, Guitarist, Grand Ole Opry d 07/22/2011 Shelley Wilson Piano Craft, Owner 04/27/2016 Keith Wilson Shure Brothers, Engineer d 09/09/2009 Vanetta Wilson Chesbro Music Co., CEO d 01/14/2010 Mac Wilson PRS, Consultant 07/10/2015 Gary Winder Dansr, Exec. VP Sales 03/20/2015 06/24/2016 Toni Wine Songwriter 07/14/2012 Gary Wineroth Guitar Showcase, President 07/26/2010 Karl Winkler Lectrosonics, Vice President of Sales 01/20/2017 Harold Winkler Harlu Corporation, President d 10/17/2001 Edgar Winter Musician, Songwriter 07/30/2013 Johnny Winter Musician, Guitarist d 10/01/2008 Paul Winther Winther Music, Past President 11/23/2012 Greg Winther Winther Music Company, President 12/27/2003 David Wintz Robin Guitars, President 11/17/2015 Skipper Wise Blue Microphones, Founder 09/07/2011 Chip Wise Schimmel Piano Corp. USA, Vice President 01/14/2009 Mac Wiseman Musician, Guitarist, Songwriter 11/12/2004 Melvin Wisniewski Wisniewski Brothers Music, Founder 01/16/2010 Lou Witt Yamaha, District Manager 01/28/2014 Brad Wittmer Brighton Music Center, Owner 07/12/2013 Horst Wittner Wittner GmbH, President 01/23/2005 Tom Wittrock Third-Eye Music, President 04/27/2016 Mike Wofford Musician, Composer 09/21/2010 OH Completed List Page 69 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:48AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Karen Wojcik Conn-Selmer, Office Worker 09/08/2011 Abe Wollam J. J. Babbitt Company, Product Development d 07/11/2002 Stevie Wonder Musician David Woo La Jolla Music, Owner 07/29/2016 Randy Wood Music Shoppe, President 04/10/2015 Bobby Wood Musician, Keyboards 07/17/2009 Petra Woodful-Harris Barenreiter, Sales Manager 04/29/2016 Douglas Woodfull-Harris Barenreiter Verlag, Editor of Orchestral and 06/27/2016 Chamber Music David Woodruff Conn-Selmer, Quality Manager 10/04/2016 Jerry Woods Encore Music, Former Owner 06/14/2016 Roy Wooten Musician 06/21/2016 Victor Wooten Musician, Bassist, Music Advocate 01/24/2013 Bernie Worrell Musician, Product Endorser d 01/21/2012 Lee Worsley Active Music Distribution, Co-Founder 05/16/2008 John Worthington Apple Computers, Manager Advanced Music 01/20/2007 Group Robert T. Wray Musician 07/14/2015 07/20/2017 John Jr. Wright Hall Piano Company, Co-Owner 03/19/2015 Johnny Wright Musician, Guitarist d 07/24/2004 Betty Wright Vocalist, Songwriter 04/04/2017 Eugene Wright Musician, Bassist 06/18/2014 Michael Wuellner Online Marketing, Co-Founder 10/03/2016 Lucien Wulsin Baldwin Pianos, Past President d 06/06/2005 Jack Wyatt Garland Piano, President; PTG, Historian 07/16/2011 Bill Xavier Hanser Musical Group, Director of Sales 08/01/2007 Kazuo Yairi K. Yairi Guitars, Founder d 11/16/2011 Hajime Yamaguchi TEAC, Past President d 04/13/2005 Masahisa Yamano Yamano Gakki, President d 10/16/2006 Nobunari Yanagisawa Yanagisawa Band Instruments, President 11/18/2014 Masani Yanagisawa Pearl Drums, President 01/18/2008 Weird Al Yankovic Musician, Songwriter Craig Yarbrough Yarbrough Music, President 07/16/2013 Tony Yarbrough Yarbrough Music, Founder 07/16/2013 Peter Yarrow Musician 06/17/2017 Mac Yasuda Guitar Designer, Collector 01/08/2013 Abigail Ybarra Fender, Coil Winder Since 1956 08/19/2009 Tom Yeager Professional Drum Shop, VP 06/18/2014 Dolores Yeager Professional Drum Shop, Former CEO d 06/18/2014 Yuichiro Yokouchi Fujigen Inc., Chairman 11/17/2011 Snooky Young Musician, Trumpeter, Jazz d 10/18/2005 Carlton R. Young Hope Publishing, Arranger 07/12/2012 Trummy Young Musician d 07/27/1984 Chip Young Musician, Guitarist d 02/23/2012 Reggie Young Musician, Guitarist 06/21/2008 Casey Young Musician 01/23/2016 Rick Young Yamaha, Vice President 07/20/2007 03/01/2010 Paul Youngblood Roland, Director of Marketing and Products 03/05/2002 Bill Youse Steinway & Sons, Director of Restoration Center 06/21/2017 Leona Yousling Relative: wife of John Yousling d 04/22/2010 Stephen Yu Tycoon Music, Founder 07/16/2006 OH Completed List Page 70 of 70 9/6/2017 7:02:43AM First Name Last Name Title Interview Date Katie Yu Tom Lee Music, Retired Marketing Manager 11/08/2011 Quincy Yu Tycoon Music, Senior Vice President 01/23/2013 Christie Z Music Advocate 06/19/2017 Robert F. Zadel Conn Organs, Former Vice-President 02/01/2006 11/12/2013 Marilea Zajec Relative, Wife of Midwest founder, Victor Zajec 12/19/2006 Roman Zajicek Rozawood Workshop, Founder 09/25/2016 Lane Zastrow Heritage Guitars, President 07/19/2014 Grayson Zeagler Zeagler Music, Vice President 03/30/2011 Roger Zehr Conn-Selmer, Factory Worker 10/12/2011 Troy Zeigler McCabe's Guitar Shop, Retail Sales 07/11/2014 Ruth Zeiner Lake One USA, President 07/18/2015 Dean Zelinsky Dean Guitars, Founder 09/28/2012 Yuris Zeltins Blue Guitar, Luthier 03/07/2007 Rafael Zendejas Remo Inc., Supervisor 12/11/2014 Kurt Zentmaier Rondo Music, President 01/22/2014 William Zeswitz Zeswitz Music, Past President d 05/05/2003 Gregor Zielinsky Sennheiser, Artist Relations Director 07/14/2005 Robert Ziems C. G. Conn and Selmer, Engineer (1941-1976) d 07/13/2002 Craigie Zildjian Zildjian Inc., President 06/19/2004 Deborah Zildjian Zildjian Inc., Vice President 06/19/2004 Armand Zildjian Zildjian Inc., Past President d 08/29/2002 Willi Zildjian Sabian, Ltd., Co-Founder d 01/18/2006 Andy Zildjian SABIAN, President 01/18/2012 Robert Zildjian Sabian Ltd., President and Founder d 01/19/2002 01/18/2006 Loren Zimmerman Byerly Music, Former Owner 04/11/2015 Norman Zimmerman Steve's Music, Purchasing Manager 04/26/2008 Bruce Zinky Zinky Electronics, Founder 01/16/2010 Erik Zobler Audio Engineer 03/22/2014 Zoro Musician, Product Endorser 11/09/2011 Marvin Zoschke Piano Center, Founder d 01/22/2005 Robert Zoschke Piano Center, Owner 01/22/2005 Siwei Zou sE Electronics International Inc., President 01/25/2013 Ralph Zumpano Leblanc Corp, Past Manager d 06/02/2010 Barry Zweig Musician, Product Endorser 03/09/2011 Buckwheat Zydeco Musician, Accordionist, Zydeco d 06/20/2006