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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 (Pinetree Music)
Cable TV Producer for several series about local music like "A Stoughton Musicfest"
Director, Center for American Music Preservation (CAMP)
Ethnomusicologist studying the religious music of the Shakers
Film music critic and author of book on film songs and scores
Host of four hour nightly radio program of pop music from 1930s-1950s (Remembering Radio)
Music teacher in college and adult education (biographical profile)Past Historian and Bicentennial Chairman of the oldest choral society in the USA, founded in 1786
Researcher and writer for a series of American music collections - PineTree Music Editions (PTME)
He has been recognized for his many years of distinquished work in music by
being included in directories including;
International Who's Who in MusicWho's Who in Entertainment
Who's who in America
Who's Who in the World, Millennial Edition
Two new books in the Memories And Music Series
Available June 16, 2025!
"Free As The Breeze" - A Songwriter's Joys and Sorrows
Available October 2025
"Good Rockin' Tonight" - Elvis Presley, Bill Randle,
and The Rise of a Music Legend
This series of books began in 2005 with "Dream World" - Songs, Poems, Stories.
Each of the titles in the Memories And Music series is titled after a song
the author has remembered or has written himself.
All these books are available exclusively here and are readable on any device
used for reading PDF (Portable Document Format) books.
In each book he provides personal stories of his music activities and it contains many personal pictures.They are divided into two periods in his life.
To read about each book, click the picture.
I. Early Years (1940s-1960s)
+ = songs written by Roger Lee 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 October!
Vol. 5: "Good Rockin' Tonight" -
Elvis Presley, Bill Randle, and The Rise of a Music LegendAbout the rise of Elvis Presley as promoted by
Cleveland disc jockey Bill Randle in 1955 and 1956
II. Later Years (1970s - 2020s)
Vol. 6: "Following The Stars" -
Music & Memories of Hoplang Cassidy (new 4th edition, 2025)
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)
Latest Book!
Vol. 10: +"Free As The Breeze" - A Songwriter's Joys and Sorrows
In this book, you will find an honest telling of a songwriter's career
both the good and bad times with his music and also his family life.Order your copy of this new expanded and illustrated 2nd edition as PDF book
and also receive a bonus free audio file (MP3) of the author's title song recorded
in Bloomfield, NJ in 1965.
Click the above title link
to order the book for a special Introductory Price for a limited time only.
As a music preservationist, Roger Hall has spent over 50 years researching and writing about music from America's past.
He is currently Director of the Center for American Music Preservation (or CAMP).
To see the home page of CAMP -- click here
See the list his lectures and workshopsSee his many publications in the series -- PineTree Music Editions
Order any of the books at special 20% discountuntil July 15, 2025!
All books listed above (except Vol. 5) in the Memories And Music book series 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
free bonus audio file (MP3) of one of the author's original songs.Both the book and the audio file will be sent directly by email attachment or by Dropbox.
Click below to order, payable to PineTree Productions,
owner of PineTree Press, through Safe and Secure PayPal --
Important!
After you have ordered the PDF book,
send your email address so the book(s)
will be sent directly to you by email attachment or Dropbox,
along with the Free audio example.Send you email address for fast online delivery -- click here
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 Zoom 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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