Memories And Music (MAM)

A series of books
about the author's many years of music memories

Roger Lee Hall has been involved with many areas of music for over 60 years.

His music activities include:

Album Producer, American Music Recordings Collection (AMRC)
ASCAP composer of classical music and pop songs
Cable TV producer for several series about local music
Director, American Music Recordings Archive (AMRA)
Director of the Center for American Music Preservation or CAMP
Ethnomusicologist studying the music of the Shakers
Historian and conductor of the oldest choral society in the USA
Musicologist working in American music
Music teacher of classica musicl, popular music and film music
Radio host for a four hour nightly program of pop music (1930s-1950s)

He was recognized for his many years of distinquished work in music by
being named in various directories including;

International Who's Who in Music,
Who's Who in Entertainment
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in the World

Each of the titles in the MAM book series provide personal stories from his experiemnces
with music and contain many pictures.

They are divided into two different periods in his life:

 

I. Early Years (Volumes 1-4)

 

 

 

Vol. 3:
"Dream World" -
Songs, Poems, Stories (2006) -- click here

 

 

Vol. 4:
"Peace-Lovin' Blues" -
Raised On Rock n'Roll (2013) -- click here

 

 

 

 

II. Later Years (Volumes 5-8)

 

Vol. 05:
"Following The Stars" -
Music & Memories of Hoplang Cassidy (2016)

 

 

 

 

 

Vol. 06:
"Search Thou My Heart" -
A Musical Life (2017) -- click here

 

Vol. 07:
"Crazy Rhythm" -
Memories of Eastern Military Academy
and Oheka Castle (2019) -- click here

 

 

 

Vol. 8:
"Gentle Peace" -
Songs For Survival (2023) -- click here

 

 

 

 

 

This New Book Available Spring 2025!

"Good Rockin' Tonight" -
Electric Elvis, Bill Randle,
and The Rise of a Music Legend

Watch for this new book by Roger Lee Hall
celebrating the 70th anniversary of his work with
popular Cleveland disc jockey, Bill Randle

 

 

 

 

 

Now Available - A Two For One At Special Price!

Volumes 1-2 of "MY MEMORIES" (shown above) are now available at the special discount price of only $11.95 for both PDF books sent directly to you by email attachment without any extra shipping charge.

Along with your order you will also receive a bonus Free Audio (MP3) of one of the author's original songs.

Click below payable to PineTree Productions, owner of PineTree Press
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Important!

After you have ordered the PDF collection,
send your email address so they
will be sent directly to you by email attachment,
along with the Free Bonus audio example.

To send you email for fast online delivery -- click here

 

 

Three of his free virtual programs are now available online:

 

01: "Making American Music Come Alive Again!"

You can listen to this program about his music career from high school
days in Bloomfield, NJ and how he later became an American Music Preservationist helping to preserve music from the past.

Roger Hall speaks with James Gardner on the popular audio podcast,
"Your History - Your Story," which is now available at any of these links:

Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-history-your-story/id1535889414?i=1000611257078

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4mS6z5JjFwUapMnp3jk5XJ?si=lYjF4XNiT7iHmZmD7qCF9w

You Tube
https://youtu.be/aPlzapgMVkM

 

Roger spoke about him on a special Zoom program in 2023:

02: "Bill Randle in Cleveland: From Electric Elvis to The Shakers"

In commemoration of the centennial birthday of
popular Cleveland disc jockey, Bill Randle (1923-2004),
this program has rare pictrures and audio examples, including
a rare radio air check with Bill Randle speaking about Elvis Presley,
is now available to watch on YouTube -- click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

03: "Tis the gift to be simple: Aaron Copland Meets The Shakers in Shaker Heights"

Watch this Zoom program with Roger Lee Hall, Shaker music preservationist
speaking about introducing the famous classical composer Aaron Copland
to the Shakers in Ohio in 1974 available at this webpage -- click here

 

 

As a music preservationist,
Roger Hall has spent many years researching and writing about
music about America's past.

See the list of his music lectures and workshops -- click here

See his 60 publications in this series:

PineTree Music Editions (PTME)

 

 

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