Bill Robinson

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Oral History Information

Interview Date
Job Title
Director of Acoustic Guitars
Company Name
Guitar Center Inc.

Bill Robinson began working in the music industry when he was in his 20s.  His high school friend opened a music store after graduation and hired Bill to work for the store  where he later became a partner.  When the store closed some years later, Bill became an independent rep for several music instruments and accessories with a focus on music stores in Northern California.  Bill was hired by the Washburn Guitar Company and stayed on for nearly a decade and worked for DOD/Digitech in Salt Lake, Utah.  Bill later worked on his own in the guitar accessories business before he was hired by Guitar Center where he became the Director of Acoustic Guitars.