Doice Grant
Oral History Information
Doice Grant follows in the traditions of Alto Tatum, the founder of his store, and Doice’s father Neil who took over from Mr. Tatum. Being the third generation means a great deal to Doice as the values and customer service he was taught are the key elements to the store's well-established reputation. Doice grew up in the store and some of his early tasks included sweeping up before he was a teenager. He worked with Mr. Tatum, who established many school band programs in East Texas, as well as his father Neil before purchasing the company in 2010. Before that Doice served as a local band director for eleven years, getting to learn first-hand what a music store can do to support their local band and music programs, which Doice feels proud to be able to do.