NAMM Oral History Program

The first NAMM Oral History interview, with professional harmonica player Bill Walden, was conducted on March 5, 2000 at the Museum of Making Music's opening day.

Interview subjects include but are not limited to: music instrument designers, manufacturers, and retailers, composers, arrangers, and publishers, recording and live sound engineers, and musicians.

King,[4] Country Music Hall of Fame members Emmylou Harris[1] and Roy Clark,[5] rock musician Lita Ford,[1] Ike Turner,[7] Steve Miller,[8] John Waite,[9] and Jason Mraz.

Additionally the collection contains interviews with such producers as Quincy Jones,[1] Matt Ross-Spang,[7] and Stax Records executive Al Bell.

[7] The NAMM Oral History Service Award was established in 2011 and recognizes the major contributions of those who have been interviewed themselves and who have strongly supported the program by providing historical context and suggesting others to be included.