Whittaker Music, Long Beach, Ca

06/23/2024

06/05/2024

https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/dr-george-shaw

Dr. George Shaw  has had a big impact on the lives and careers of thousands of young musicians. As a music educator and sought after musician, George always looked for opportunities to engage and inspire students. While teaching at Long Beach City College, George asked many of his jazz friends to ...

06/02/2024

https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/ron-whittaker

Ron Whittaker was just eleven years old when his father started a music retail store in Long Beach, California. Whittaker Music opened in 1946, just after World War II and Ron still remembers the struggles his father had in gaining instruments as manufacturers were still short on raw mater...

04/15/2023

I found Garry Harrison at NAMM!

03/03/2021

https://lbpost.com/hi-lo/after-death-of-clint-gilmore-long-beachs-last-independent-music-store-might-shutter-forever

"If it’s not sustainable, I’m going to have to liquidate."

07/18/2018

Look what I found on Google Street View. Is this sign really still there?

04/12/2014

01/20/2013

I just found this in a stack of my old gear brochures. This is probably from 1996. ~Nick