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Trade Regrets: Carma Lou Beck

On January 5, we received the following from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: Beloved Iowa music retailer Carma Lou Beck passed away yesterday, January 4, 2021.

GAMA’s Skip Beltz and Glen McCarthy

We recently touched base with two key officers of the organization to learn more about Teaching Guitar Workshops (TGW), the 2020 recipient of the Guitar Ambassador Award, as…

Creativity vs. Duties: The Best Tools for 2021

Like the Grinch Who Stole Christmas, the year 2020 stole a great deal from us. In January 2020, this Grinch committed its first crime when it gave us…

Trade Regrets: Mototsugu Shimamura

On January 4 we received the following message from NAMM's Dan Del Fiorentino: One of the true icons of music retailing has passed away. Mr. Mototsugu Shimamura passed away on…