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Memories And Music (MAM)
A series of books
about the author's many years of music activities
Roger 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 songwriter and classical music composer
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
Music preservationist working to preserve American music from the past
Music teacher of classical music, popular music and film music
Radio host for a four hour nightly program of pop music (1930s-1950s)
He has been recognized for his many years of distinquished work in music by
being included in directories including;
International Who's Who in Music,
Who's Who in Entertainment
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in the World, Millennial Edition
Two New Books Published by PineTree Press in 2025:
No. 5: "Good Rockin' Tonight" - Elvis Presley, Bill Randle, and the Rise of a Music Legend
No. 10: "Free As The Breeze" - Songs of Joys and Sorrows
Each of the titles in the Memories And Music book series is titled after a song
the author has remembered or written himself.
He provides personal stories from his music experiemnces and each book contains many pictures.Click on each picture to go to the page that describes each book.
They are divided into two different periods in his life.
To read about each book, click the picture.
I. Early Years (1940s-1960s)
+ = songs written by Roger Hall
Vol. 1: +"Dream World" - Songs, Poems, Stories (2005)
Vol. 2: "You Are My Sunshine" - Memories of Bloomfield, NJ, 1940s-1960s (2012)
Vol. 3: +"Peace-Lovin' Blues" - Raised On Rock n'Roll (2013)
Vol. 4: "Crazy Rhythm" -
Memories of Eastern Military Academy and Oheka Castle (2019)
Coming in Fall 2025 - a new illustrated book about a music legend!
Vol. 5: "Good Rockin' Tonight" - Elvis Presley, Bill Randle, and The Rise of a Music Legend
II. Later Years (1970s - 1990s)
Vol. 6: "Following The Stars" -
Music & Memories of Hoplang Cassidy (2016)
Vol. 7: +"Search Thou My Heart" - A Musical Life (2017)
Vol. 8: +"Leave some good behind you" - Twenty Tune Tales (2022)
Vol. 9: +"Gentle Peace" - Songs For Survival (2023)
New book available on June 16!
Vol. 10: +"Free As The Breeze" - Songs of Joys and Sorrows
By Roger HallThe author tells about 50 years of his music memories.
His early life was mostly happy days listening to music on radio as a young boy in the 1940s.
Then the trauma of his parents separation and years of emional breakdown,
relieved by his love of movies and rock n' roll music during the 1950s.
His first pop song lyrics were written in high school in 1960, and his first complete songs were recorded in 1965
in Bloomfield, NJ.Between 1970 and 1977, he received his college education with a B.A. in Music Theory and Composition, an M.A. in Ethnomusicology, and Ph. D. in Musicology.
After that education, he began work preserving American vocal music of all kinds in the 1970s. 1980s, and 1990s.
In 1990, he produced a special music program, including a play he wrote and with local musicians, as shown here:
The book ends with his special 50th birthday celebration on a local radio program in 1992.
Currently, Roger Hall is Director of the Center for American Music Preservation (or CAMP),
with an extensive library of recordings and publications
Order any of the books at special 20% discountuntil June 30, 2025!
All 10 Volumes in the Memories And Music book series (listed above) are available at the special discount price of only $11.95 each for any PDF books sent directly to you without any extra shipping charge.
Along with your order of any book you will also receive a bonus
Free Audio (MP3) of one of the author's original songs.Both the book and the audio song will be sent by email attachment or by Dropbox.
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Three of his 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=1000611257078Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4mS6z5JjFwUapMnp3jk5XJ?si=lYjF4XNiT7iHmZmD7qCF9wYou Tube
https://youtu.be/aPlzapgMVkM
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,
This program 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.It available on YouTube -- click here
See the multimedia collection featuring interviews with Aaron Copland and Shaker Sisters
with over 100 audio examples and 10 concert videos --
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As a music preservationist, Roger Hall has spent over 50 years researching and writing about music from America's past.
See the list his lectures and workshopsSee his 60 publications in the series of PineTree Music Editions
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