History edit
Manny Goldrich (April 15, 1905 - May 25, 1968) founded Manny's Music store in New York in 1935. Shop was originally located at 120 West 48th Street. At first the store was about twenty feet by twenty feet, but it expaded gradually to whole building until 1954.
In 1965 Rockefellers offered to buy the building and bought a new building for Manny's in 156 W.48th Street. Shop moved officially to new location in 1969, but Manny never got to see it. Before Manny's death in 1968, Mr. Goldrich passed his store on to his son, Henry Goldrich.
I the early 1930s Manny started to sell brass instruments to big bands and jazz musicians[1] . The store hit its heyday in the 1960s, after British invasion bands started to visit America. Prices were low and product range wider than in Europe.
After 74 years, Manny’s closes its doors. Holly Goldrich, Manny Goldrich’s granddaughter, built a Web site, www.mannysvirtualwall.com, where over 3,000 autographed pictures are shown in the “Wall of Fame.”
The Wall of Fame edit
Some of the over 3,000 photographs in the wall contains for example these artists[2]
The Yellow Guitar edit
Henry used to tell everyone 'You try it, you buy it'. Henry did not want his quitars to be scratched. That's how the yellow guitar was taken in to use. It was Danelectro guitar that was used in a photo shoot and it was painted yellow. Henry bought it and everybody who wanted to try different guitar effects had to use it. George Harrison even tried to buy it but Henry did not sell the guitar.[3]
In popular culture edit
Music videos edit
- Manny's Music was shown in Guns N' Roses Paradise City video
External links edit
Losing a Celebrated Shop and Its Wall of Nostalgia , The New York Times
Further reading edit
The Wall of Fame: New York City's Legendary Manny's Music, Hal Leonard ISBN 1-4234-0555-2
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ "The New York Times".
- ^ Goldrich Schoenenfeld, Hollly. "The Virtual Wall".
- ^ Goldrich, Henry (2007). The Wall of Fame. Hal Leonard. ISBN 1-4234-0555-2.