John Hornby Skewes

 John Hornby Skewes was the founder and president of John Hornby Skewes Company Ltd, a noted music wholesaler in England, established in the early 1960s. John was also one of the pioneers of the Music Industries Association in the UK and the British Music Fair.  He was an industry legend and, oh boy, did he have the stories!  Mr. Skewes recalled, “Have I told you when I was afraid to fly so I took a boat from the UK to New York and a train from New York to Chicago to the NAMM show?  It’s a funny one.” His first NAMM Oral History interview was completed on July 10, 2005.  The following July, a second interview was completed to gather a few more of his great industry stories. Mr. Skewes lived to be 90 years old.