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October 15 2007
VOLUME 24 NO.10

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FEATURES
-Here We Come to Save the Day!!We provide a plethora of accessories that manufacturers assure you will provide excellent margins.
-For Those Who Make Lesser Publicized Instruments, We Salute You!!For the first time, we pay tribute to instruments and products that get little press coverage. We provide a well-deserved spotlight for these products!
-And the Bombs Keep Coming!Another big lawsuit is filed
against the industry.
This time, there are many
more defendants.
-Drumming to Their Own BeatHow well is the drum industry holding up during these difficult times? We call on three industry experts.
-Guitar Center, Fender, and NAMM Sued
-The Health of the Independent Dealer M&SR’s fourth annual independent retailer roundtable features a new twist. For the first time, manufacturers, hand-selected by the retailers, contribute to the story.
-Born In the USA! We feature manufacturers who produce a majority of their products in the United States. Why do they make products in the USA as opposed to Asian countries? Find out.
-…And the Show Did Go On! The economy took a big bite of Summer NAMM in Nashville, but there were still bright moments.
-Jockeying For Position How is the DJ business holding up during these tough times? What’s the next hot technology? We asked the experts.
-What A Gig! Find out about plenty of manufacturer employees who still get out to play gigs. Our second annual edition is another fun read.


-The Latest, Industry, Dealers, People and Product Buzz and Showcases.

COLUMNS
-The Music & Sound Independent Retailer Chris Lovell tells you how you can private label your own products. Plus, some interesting news items.
- MI Spy: Spy takes a trip for the first time to the capital of Ohio. The home of the Buckeyes and Blue Jackets: Columbus.
-Five Minutes: We get every possible tidbit from Tom Bedell, founder of Bedell Guitar Company. The guitar company was just founded by a fishing magnate and perhaps will be the talk of the Winter NAMM show.
-Sales Guru: Santa Claus IS coming to town. Find out why Gene Fresco is optimistic.
-Veddatorial: Dan Vedda gets charitable. Or does he?


FORMIDABLE FEMALES

-Tarina Dunwoodie got to see the moment Graph Tech was born and has served the company since she was 17. She has moved up the ladder quite a bit since then.
-Stacey Montgomery-Clark Find out how SABIAN’s Stacey Montgomery-Clark juggles two young boys at home and a huge job as vice president of marketing. She loves interactive programs at the company, most notably the Vault Tour.
-Cathy Duncan Seymour Duncan’s co-founder and chairman, received a ton of on-the-job training. But she has excelled. Creativity is one of the company’s hallmarks. Find out much more about her.
-Bee Bantug Yes, the Internet CAN be your friend as a retailer. Bee Bantug, who has provided several NAMM University sessions, can help. That’s why she co-founded Retail Up! in 2002.
-Dale Krevens For Tech 21’s Dale Krevens, being vice president is not a job. It’s an adventure. Find out why.
-Melanie Ripley Grundorf Corp. Vice President Susan Grund handles a plethora of duties at her job, but she also has jammed with the Beach Boys and makes sure the bond with the company’s employees remain strong. Learn how she juggles everything at one time and changes she’s witnessed in MI.
-Susan Grund Grundorf Corp. Vice President Susan Grund handles a plethora of duties at her job, but she also has jammed with the Beach Boys and makes sure the bond with the company’s employees remain strong. Learn how she juggles everything at one time and changes she’s witnessed in MI.
-Toby Nady graduated from college with a degree in clinical psychology. What does that have to do with music? Nothing. It’s been a long, strange trip for her. But a very good and successful trip.
-• Shawna von Behren.
-• Berenice Chauvet
-• Sue Kincade
-• Tish Ciravolo
-• Vikki Hayward
-• Roxana Ramirez
-• Susan Lipp

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CURTAIN CALL
Paul English
[October 2007 - Page 1]

Willie Nelson is often quoted as saying, “I’ve had four wives, but only one drummer in 40 years,” a quote that says much more about musical loyalty than it does about Willie’s luck with women. That “one” drummer Willie refers to is Paul English, and he has loyally provided the backbeat on the road for the Willie Nelson Family Band since 1966.

An impromptu Texas radio show in 1956 was not only English’s first performance with Willie Nelson; it was also his first time playing a percussion instrument. From that simple, informal first gig, English joined Nelson’s live band 10 years later and has logged millions of miles and thousands of hours touring the world with Nelson, his younger brother Billy, Nelson’s sister Bobby on piano, and the rest of the band.

Willie’s “one-drummer” quote is accurate for the Family Band’s road shows, but he has employed numerous other drummers—including English—for recording sessions.
With his trademark Western fedora, black leather jacket, and neatly-trimmed salt-and-pepper beard, English’s uncomplicated country rhythm probably won’t be remembered by music historians in the same ranks as the all-time drumming greats like Buddy Rich, Neil Peart, or John Bonham, but he’s certainly earned his place among the classiest, most enduring of percussionists ever to perform in any musical genre.
Paul took time out during the band’s recent Canadian tour to tell us what it’s like being Willie Nelson’s drummer and friend for the last five decades.

The Music & Sound Retailer: What was your first exposure to music as a child, and your first instrument?
Paul English: My older brother, Oliver, was a fantastic musician, and my dad and my mother played music in church. We went to the Assembly of God church, a very conservative and strict kind of upbringing. In church, my dad was on guitar, and my mother played piano and sang. I loved music and started playing trumpet as a kid, taking lessons in school and playing in the church choir. Way back then, they’d take two or three of us from church...me on trumpet and a clarinet player and one on saxophone, and we’d go set up and play on the street corner in between the old-time preaching. I was maybe 13, and it was a lot of fun and was a great way to learn and get better playing music

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