News: Obituary
December 02, 2020
In Memoriam: Bernice Ash, Sam Ash Music
Bernice Ash, wife of former chairman of Sam Ash Music, Jerry Ash, has passed away. She was 90. Bernice and Jerry Ash were married for 72 years, and she is the…
November 25, 2020
In Memorium: Scott Summerhays, Summerhays Music
Scott Summerhays, the president and CEO of Summerhays Music in Salt Lake City passed away on Nov. 22 following a long-term illness that he battled privately. He…
October 09, 2020
In Memoriam: Mark Brunner, Longtime Shure Executive
Mark Brunner, vice president of global corporate and government relations at Shure, died on October 1. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the…
October 07, 2020
Remembering Eddie Van Halen with Andy Mooney, Fender CEO
News spread yesterday that legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen had died from cancer at age 65. Van Halen’s product brand, EVH, is made and sold by Fender. In…
October 02, 2020
Industry Veteran Rebecca Apodaca Has Died
Rebecca Apodaca, president of A & D Music Incorporated in Southern California passed away on September 25. She was 66 years old. Throughout the music…
September 02, 2020
Manji Suzuki, Chairman and Founder of Suzuki Musical Instrument, Has Died at 97
Manji Suzuki, chairman and founder of Suzuki Musical Instrument, died peacefully at the age of 97 on August 21. Suzuki began building harmonicas, and in…
July 20, 2020
Joe Seawright, Formerly of Baldwin Piano, Dies at 74
Joe Seawright, Baldwin Piano’s former director of design, died on July 17. He was 74 years old. Seawright was a piano designer and engineer for the Baldwin…
June 05, 2020
Don Holcombe Dies at Age 91
Don Holcombe, a retailer and longtime supporter of NAMM, died on May 31. Holcombe owned and operated several music stores during his long career, one of which…
