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Oral History of Music in Pittsburgh
This is an alphabetical list of people interviewed. Click here to go back to page with the topics covered by each person.
| Person Interviewed | Occupation/Affiliation | OHMP # |
| Ackerman, Joseph | Musical life in Pittsburgh | OHMP 89 |
| Aliquo, Don Sr. | Clarinetist/ saxophonist in many groups and bands | OHMP 233 |
| Aloe, Eugene | Fellows Club | OHMP 165 |
| Anderson, Jack B. | University of Pittsburgh band | OHMP 162 |
| Apone, Carl | Music critic- Pittsburgh Press/ Exec. Dir.- Music for Mt. Lebanon | OHMP 297 |
| Arter, Carl | Musician/ clubowner | OHMP 148 |
| Austin, Charles | Trumpeter with various bands | OHMP 282 |
| Balderose, George | Calliope/ folk music in Pittsburgh | OHMP 56 |
| Batyi, George | Gypsy violinist | OHMP 208 |
| Beach, Robert K. (Bob) | Harmonica player | OHMP 134 |
| Beck, Sister Donna Marie | Director- Music Therapy Dept., Duquesne University | OHMP 291 |
| Beckom, O'Labrice | Vocalist/teacher/ African-American musical life | OHMP 82 |
| Beltran, Victor | Peruvian music/ Musuhalpa (Incan musical group) | OHMP 262 |
| Benedict, John | Folk singing group- Front Street | OHMP 130 |
| Bennett, H. B. | Jazz drummer and band leader | OHMP 227 |
| Bernt, Connie | Mendelssohn Choir | OHMP 24 |
| Berwyn, Deborah J. | President- Pittsburgh Songwriters Association | OHMP 275 |
| Bianco, Anthony | Bassist- Pittsburgh Symphony/ faculty- Carnegie Mellon | OHMP 6 |
| Blasi, Jack (John) | Banjo player | OHMP 274 |
| Bohn, Fred | Record store owner/ record collector | OHMP 296 |
| Bolden, Frank | Music & drama editor for the Pittsburgh Courier | OHMP 70 |
| Boswell, Robert (Bobby) | Bassist | OHMP 124 |
| Brantana, Wm. (Bill Brant) | Band leader/ disc jockey | OHMP 140 |
| Brautigam, Paul | Pittsburgh Public Schools | OHMP 77 |
| Brenkus, Emil | Bass player | OHMP 171 |
| Briney, Mary Martha Martin | Singer | OHMP 160 |
| Broadus, Clyde E. | Tap dancer/ African-American music in Pittsburgh | OHMP 264 |
| Bryant, "Slim" | Country musician | OHMP 63 |
| Bubas, Joseph | Tamburitza band/ flamenco guitar | OHMP 289 |
| Budway, Leo | Lebanese/ Arabic music | OHMP 106 |
| Burton, Benny | Clarinetist/ orchestra leader | OHMP 103 |
| Butler, Donald | Published programs for various musical organizations | OHMP 226 |
| Byrnes, Diane | Irish music in Pittsburgh | OHMP 253 |
| Cacese, Frank | Saxophonist | OHMP 180 |
| Cacese, Anthony (Pap) | Saxophonist/ teacher | OHMP 176 |
| Capone, Joseph | Exec. Director- Pittsburgh Rockets Drum & Bugle Corp | OHMP 271 |
| Carra, Lawrence | Head of Drama Dept.- Carnegie Mellon University | OHMP 116 |
| Cassinelli, Floyd (Flo) | Leader of jazz group | OHMP 92 |
| Charles, David | Teacher/ native American music and culture | OHMP 242 |
| Chedwick, Craig (Porky) | Disc jockey | OHMP 218 |
| Clark, Harry | Trumpeter/ music educator | OHMP 107 |
| Clarke, Marion G. | Pittsburgh Symphony | OHMP 32 |
| Coelle, Heino | German music | OHMP 213 |
| Cohen, Carl | Pittsburgh Symphony | OHMP 37 |
| Cohen, Fannie | Pittsburgh Symphony | OHMP 30 |
| Colleran, Wm. (Mac Martin) | Founder- Dixie Travelers Bluegrass Group | OHMP 66 |
| Constable Dan (Danny Conn) | Trumpeter | OHMP 112 |
| Corbett, Harry | Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society | OHMP 78 |
| Costa, John | jazz pianist/ appeared on Mr. Rogers television show | OHMP 154 |
| Crantz, David | Musical shows | OHMP 113 |
| Crichlow, Verna | Caribbean music specialist | OHMP 197 |
| Croan, Robert | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Music Critic | OHMP 310 |
| Crummie, Ray | Pianist/ orchestra leader at clubs | OHMP 114 |
| Cunimondo, Frank | Jazz pianist/ night club owner | OHMP 225 |
| Davidson, J. E. | Folk musician and singer | OHMP 132 |
| Davies, Rev. Richard | Minister- Old St. Luke's Church | OHMP 290 |
| Davis, Irene | Community College of Allegheny Co. Gospel Ensemble | OHMP 250 |
| Davis, Nathan | Jazz saxophonist/ head of jazz dept. - Univ. of Pittsburgh | OHMP 144 |
| Davis, Velma | African-American musical life/ Ralph Davis | OHMP 13 |
| Dell, William | Wee Jams (musical group) | OHMP 288 |
| Demmler, Dorothy | Music educator- Pittsburgh Public Schools | OHMP 3 |
| DiIanni, Nunzio | Clarinetist- Metropolitan Symphony Band/ Volkwein's Music Store | OHMP 237 |
| DiPasquale, Henry | Instrumental teacher | OHMP 48 |
| Dixit, Balwant | Indian music in Pittsburgh | OHMP 261 |
| Dobie, William C. | Jazz record collector | OHMP 308 |
| Donnelly, Alice S. | Italian musical life in Pittsburgh | OHMP 49 |
| Doreza, Mary | Director, Greek Odyssey Dancers | OHMP 196 |
| Dorian, Judith Meibach | Wrote program notes for Pittsburgh Symphony | OHMP 273 |
| Dorsey, Neil | Owner- Dorsey's Music Co. (retail music store) | OHMP 252 |
| Downs, Donald | Violinist- Pittsburgh Symphony | OHMP 125 |
| Dugan, Betty (Gawlas) | Musician/ entrepeneur/ director of radio programs | OHMP 151 |
| Ebert, Harry J. | Pipe organ builder and repair/ owner of Ebert Organ Co. | OHMP 243 |
| Egerman, Jeannette | Pittsburgh Concert Society | OHMP 65 |
| Eibeck, Walter | Barbershop quartet singing | OHMP 9 |
| Eisner, Alice Gerber | Singer/actress | OHMP 221 |
| Elliott, Baron (Chas. Kraft) | Baron Elliott Orchestra | OHMP 285 |
| Engle, Paul E. | Pittsburgh Area Theatre Organ Society | OHMP 245 |
| Esser, Ronald | Club owner/ Pittsburgh Blues Festival | OHMP 307 |
| Farrar, Arthur | Orchestra leader | OHMP 102 |
| Feeney, Anne | Folksinger/ composer | OHMP 128 |
| Fejka, Darlene | Director- Slavjane Folk Ensemble | OHMP 204 |
| Ferro, Jane | I Campagnoli, Italian song/dance group | OHMP 39 |
| Fischer, Frank | National Record Mart/ Pittsburgh Opera | OHMP 111 |
| Fitzgerald, Delbert C. (D.C.) | Folk musician and singer | OHMP 131 |
| Flecker, George | Singer with Tom Fallon Singers & Slim Bryant | OHMP 168 |
| Frank, Malke | Israeli folk dance group | OHMP 224 |
| Franklin, Harry | Pianist/ teacher/ head of Carnegie Mellon Univ. Music Dept. | OHMP 193 |
| Franze, Joe | Theater performer/ director of Civic Light Opera | OHMP 126 |
| Freeman, Peggy | Pianist/ African-American musical life in Pittsburgh | OHMP 10 |
| French, Pat | Bulgarian music | OHMP 276 |
| Frisch, Wilbert | Violinist- associate concertmaster- Pittsburgh Symphony | OHMP 11 |
| Fritsch, Betsey | Bach Choir | OHMP 45 |
| Fulton, Rev. Bobby | Gospel keyboardist, reverend, music producer and writer | OHMP 320 |
| Gale, Richard | Music and record promoter | OHMP 214 |
| Gardner,C Cardwell | African-American musical life in Pittsburgh | OHMP 14 |
| Goldberg, Bernard | Principal flutist- Pittsburgh Symphony/ teacher | OHMP 120 |
| Goodrich, David | Author of "Key to the City" (survey of entertainment) | OHMP 215 |
| Gorham, Sister Frances | Founder of Ozanam Strings | OHMP 157 |
| Graham, Fannie M. | Greater Pittsburgh Gospel Choral Union | OHMP2 54 |
| Granneman, Kate M. | WYEP radio | OHMP 141 |
| Green, Thomas | Christian pop music | OHMP 239 |
| Grefenstette, Carl M. | Owner- Pittsburgh Guitars | OHMP 268 |
| Guevarra, Lucille | Philippine music | OHMP 210 |
| Gutierrez, Salome | Latin American Cultural Union | OHMP 263 |
| Hahn, Christopher | Artistic Director of the Pittsburgh Opera | OHMP 323 |
| Hallen, Philip | Singer/former President- Pittsburgh Oratorio Society | OHMP 223 |
| Hamburger, Martin | Three Rivers Piano Competition/ Music in Pittsburgh Project | OHMP 35 |
| Hanner, Dave | Corbin-Hanner Band | OHMP 283 |
| Hardy, Mary Craft | Secretary to Manager of Carnegie Music Hall | OHMP 5 |
| Harris, Joseph (Joe) | Jazz drummer/ teacher | OHMP 136 |
| Harris, Ross | Jazz saxophonist with many groups/ Syria Shrine Band | OHMP 174 |
| Harth, Sidney | Violinist and conductor | OHMP 161 |
| Hawkins, Ernest | Guitarist/founder of Pittsburgh Blues Festival | OHMP 169 |
| Hayes, Silvia Sconza | Pittsburgh Opera | OHMP 18 |
| Heagy, Dolores | Dance instructor | OHMP 61 |
| Heaton, Charles H. | Organist/choir director | OHMP 284 |
| Hendry, Leonard "Len" | Trumpet/ radio host | OHMP 304 |
| Hershey, Suzanne | Harp | OHMP 300 |
| Hickling, Thom | Christian rock music | OHMP 246 |
| Hill, Ralph Dr. | Music educator/ harpsichordist/ African-American Music | OHMP 43 |
| Hinds, William (Bill) | Radio announcer/ performer | OHMP 152 |
| Hodges, Fletcher Jr. | First curator- Stephen Foster Memorial | OHMP 108 |
| Hoffrichter, Bertha | Tuesday Musical Club | OHMP 50 |
| Hollowood, Don | Proprietor- Hollowood Music | OHMP 266 |
| Homburg, Al | Music teacher/ singer/ guitarist/ music store owner | OHMP 186 |
| Hornberger, Fred | Teutonia Mannerchor | OHMP 127 |
| Hughes, Richard | Folk singer and instrumentalist | OHMP 182 |
| Huguley, Neal | Musician/ music educator | OHMP 75 |
| Huot, Joseph | Discusses musical life in Pittsburgh | OHMP 173 |
| Imperatore, A. (Lee Barrett) | Big band leader | OHMP 158 |
| Iola, Ida Molinaro | Big band and radio singer | OHMP 191 |
| Jacob, Gretchen S. | Folk music in Pittsburgh | OHMP 52 |
| Jakoski, Chester | Polish music | OHMP 211 |
| Jennings, Patricia P. | Pianist- Pittsburgh Symphony | OHMP 17 |
| Jennings-Smith, David | Singer/ teacher | OHMP 93 |
| Johnson, Albert | African-American musical life/ Maudelene Johnson | OHMP 15 |
| Jones Jr. , Robert L. "Bobby" | Jazz piano/ organ/ sax | OHMP 301 |
| Jones, George | Drummer/ Salsamba | OHMP 236 |
| Jordanoff, Christine | Duquesne University Children's Festival Chorus | OHMP 79 |
| Jordanoff, Nicholas | Duquesne University Tamburitzans | OHMP 80 |
| Kaelin, Ronald | Member, Glorious Rebirth and Renaissance City Men's Choir | OHMP 306 |
| Kaplan, Sid | Manager/director of operations -Pittsburgh Symphony/ hornist | OHMP 2 |
| Karsh, Claryne | Pittsburgh Opera | OHMP 20 |
| Kennedy, Jos. J. III | Public school music teacher/ performer | OHMP 216 |
| Kerin, Frank | Pittsburgh Opera - chorus, supporting roles. AEMA representative. | OHMP 312 |
| Kihonia, Elie | Zairean music/ UMOJA African Arts Company | OHMP 231 |
| Kim, Hee-Sun | Korean music | OHMP 280 |
| Kimmel, Joan | General manager- River City Brass Band | OHMP 234 |
| Kirby, John (Tim) | Singer on radio and in clubs, stage shows | OHMP 155 |
| Klein, Travis | Record producer/owner- Itzy Records | OHMP 298 |
| Kloss, Alton G. | W. Pa. School for Blind Children/ Eric Kloss | OHMP 192 |
| Knox, James W. | Gaelic Arts Society/ Irish music in Pittsburgh | OHMP 244 |
| Koch, Paul | Organist-dir. St Paul Cathedral/ Carnegie Music Hall | OHMP 16 |
| Kohl, A. George | Church organist/ Moller Organ Co./Pittsburgh Symphony | OHMP 249 |
| Kolar, Walter | Duquesne University Tamburitzans | OHMP 95 |
| Komichak, Michael | Ukrainian music | OHMP 212 |
| Kondrat, Gloria C. | Band singer/ choir soloist | OHMP 295 |
| Kovach, Gerald "Jerry" | Steel City Boogie Club | OHMP 305 |
| Krebs, Beatrice | Opera singer/ faculty Carnegie Mellon Univ. | OHMP 156 |
| Kruger, Cecilia | Various Pittsburgh musical organizations | OHMP 67 |
| Krysty, Dave | Director of Calliope House | OHMP 64 |
| Kschier, Louis | String instrument repair | OHMP 53 |
| Kuhn, J. Craig | Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society | OHMP 104 |
| Kukich, Daniel | Yugoslav/Croatian/Serbian music | OHMP 259 |
| Kuzma,Timothy | Director- Polonia Song and Dance Ensemble | OHMP 200 |
| Lascheid, Vince | Organist- Three Rivers Stadium & Civic Arena | OHMP 57 |
| Lehman, Ray | Radio host for Pittsburgh Symphony. | OHMP 318 |
| Leich, Roland | Composer/faculty member- Carnegie Mellon University | OHMP 1 |
| Lerner, Mimi | Classical singer | OHMP 247 |
| Levin, Betty K. | Hornist/ teacher | OHMP 175 |
| Levin, Stanley H. | Pittsburgh Youth Symphony | OHMP 38 |
| Levine, Evelyn Light | Widow of David Light | OHMP 28 |
| Levy, Maurice | OHMP Interviewer | OHMP 312 A |
| Lewis, Virginia | Public school music educator/ pianist/ organist | OHMP 147 |
| Litman, Leonard (Lenny) | Night club owner/ columnist/ agent/ promoter | OHMP 97 |
| Littman, Henrietta | Popular vocalist | OHMP 302 |
| Lively, John | Organist/ also Carlow College | OHMP 34 |
| Logan, Bert | George Washington Carver Marching and Concert Band | OHMP 240 |
| Lomakin, Nick | Clarinetist/ saxophonist/ Lomakin's Music Store | OHMP 105 |
| Lord, Robert S. | University organist & music faculty- University of Pittsburgh | OHMP 260 |
| Ludwig, Gene | Jazz organist (Hammond B-3) and bandleader. | OHMP 319 |
| Lundin, Viola | Pittsburgh Concert Society | OHMP 25 |
| Lupish, Ronald | Bagpiper | OHMP 69 |
| Maazel, Marie | Pittsburgh Youth Symphony/ also Loren Maazel | OHMP 40 |
| Malfatti, Lorenzo | Voice teacher/ coach | OHMP 36 |
| Marcus, Linda | Lyricist/ teacher | OHMP 277 |
| Marino, John B. | Trumpeter | OHMP 123 |
| Marracino, Lucretia | Pianist/ piano teacher | OHMP 12 |
| Marsico, Alvin | Orchestra and band leader | OHMP 98 |
| Martin, Michael (Mick) | Guitarist | OHMP 135 |
| Mastracci, Lou (Lou Tracey) | Song lyricist/ writer/ record store manager | OHMP 90 |
| Matteo, Ernest | Saxophonist/ clarinetist/ teacher | OHMP 188 |
| May, Julia | Vocalist/ faculty- Duquesne University | OHMP 81 |
| McAllister, William | Renaissance and Baroque Society | OHMP 62 |
| McCulloh, Byron | Pittsburgh Symphony | OHMP 42 |
| McCullough, C. Hax, Jr. | Published programs for Pittsburgh Opera and other groups | OHMP 22 |
| McCully, Robert J. (Bob) | Writer for Rege Cordic and Joe Negri | OHMP 179 |
| McGrail, Josephine | Opera and vocal coach | OHMP 47 |
| McIntosh, James | Bagpiper | OHMP 72 |
| McVicker, Carl Sr. | Music educator- Westinghouse High School | OHMP 7 |
| Melle, Carole | Singer in various women's groups. | OHMP 313 |
| Melodini, Edward | Singer- Pittsburgh Opera | OHMP 119 |
| Mervis, Scott | Editor, Pittsburgh Post Gazette Weekend Magazine | OHMP 321 |
| Molnar, Victor | Hungarian music radio show host | OHMP 199 |
| Montgomery, Ruth | Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society | OHMP 86 |
| Musulin, Nicholas | Syria Shrine Hillbilly Band/ Country Gentlemen Band | OHMP 267 |
| Negri, Joe | Guitarist/ composer | OHMP 129 |
| Negri, Robert (Bob) | Jazz pianist | OHMP 138 |
| Nichols, Birdie | Founder of Glorious Rebirth Singing Group/teacher | OHMP 153 |
| Nicolette, Jack | Jazz pianist | OHMP 164 |
| Nirella, Ruth | Nirella family | OHMP 58 |
| Norton, Eunice | Pianist/ piano teacher | OHMP 29 |
| Novich, Mija | Opera singer/ faculty- Duquesne University | OHMP 143 |
| O'Brien, Joseph | Organist/ choral music | OHMP 27 |
| Oehmler, Jane | Women's Association of the Pittsburgh Symphony | OHMP 23 |
| Oliver, Patsy (Pat) | Trumpeter | OHMP 100 |
| Ostrowski, Frank | Trumpeter/ Pittsburgh Symphony, Pittsburgh Ballet | OHMP 115 |
| Packer, Betty | Singer/chorister- Pittsburgh Opera | OHMP 121 |
| Palmer, Rufus | Bach Choir | OHMP 46 |
| Papadakos, Peter | Greek music and Greek Orthodox church music | OHMP 207 |
| Pasquarelli, Anthony | Trumpeter with various bands | OHMP 142 |
| Pasquinelli, Joanne | Music therapist/ composed music for Don Brockett | OHMP 238 |
| Patitucci, Sal | Host of Radio Italia radio program | OHMP 241 |
| Pellow, Michael | Guitarist | OHMP 220 |
| Phillips, Eugene | Violinist/ teacher/ composer | OHMP 166 |
| Phillips, Natalie | Pianist/ teacher | OHMP 167 |
| Pinza, Claudia | Opera singer and teacher. Daughter of Ezio Pinza. | OHMP 314 |
| Ponder, Jimmy | Jazz guitarist | OHMP 195 |
| Posvar, Mildred Miller | Opera singer and director | OHMP 60 |
| Puhl, Eugene Jr. | Pittsburgh Letter Carriers Band/ Brad Hunt Orchestra | OHMP 203 |
| Purcell, Jack | Orchestra leader/ trombonist/ violinist | OHMP 133 |
| Reichenfeld, Eugene | Conductor /public school music teacher | OHMP 299 |
| Reutzel, Helen | Telephone Music Service | OHMP 59 |
| Rice, Karen | Singer/ gospel music | OHMP 251 |
| Rice, Norman | Dean- Carnegie Mellon University, College of Fine Arts | OHMP 88 |
| Richman, Hyman | Folk Arts Leadership Council | OHMP 149 |
| Rifugiato, Cornelius | Pittsburgh Opera | OHMP 31 |
| Robertson, Margery | Daughter of Charles Boyd, Pittsburgh organist/ musicologist | OHMP 4 |
| Root, Father James | Liturgical music/ Lebanese music | OHMP 206 |
| Roote, Deane L. | Curator- Stephen Foster Memorial | OHMP 257 |
| Ross, Paul | Pittsburgh Symphony | OHMP 85 |
| Rossetti, Lucio | Violinist- Pittsburgh Symphony | OHMP 21 |
| Rossi, Frank | Founder- Pittsburgh Banjo Club | OHMP 272 |
| Ruben, Susan | Renaissance and Baroque Society | OHMP 74 |
| Rubenstein, Belle | Y Music Society | OHMP 8 |
| Rummo, Carmen | Pianist/ teacher- Duquesne University | OHMP 94 |
| Russell, Barbara | Actress/ teacher/ Brockett & Barbara | OHMP 232 |
| Sague, Miguel Jr. | Latin musician and band leader | OHMP 230 |
| Salamon, Joe | Pianist- various cafes and clubs | OHMP 286 |
| Sallinger, David | Entertainment editor- McKeesport Daily News | OHMP 170 |
| Sanchez, Marta | Director-Dalcroze Eurythmics Center-Carnegie Mellon Univ. | OHMP 258 |
| Sapienza, James (Jimmy) | Band leader-singer/ Five Guys Named Moe | OHMP 184 |
| Scandrol, Janet | Pianist/ violinist/ string teacher | OHMP 294 |
| Schafer, Joe | Pianist/ band leader | OHMP 137 |
| Schatz, Virginia W. | Piano teacher- Western Pa. School for the Deaf | OHMP 255 |
| Schneiderman, Wm. | Tympanist and percussionist- Pittsburgh Symphony | OHMP 293 |
| Schreiber, Lou | Jazz pianist, instrumentalist, piano tuner | OHMP 189 |
| Scott, Arthur | Music educator- Pittsburgh Public Schools | OHMP 71 |
| Scott, Walter | Folk musician | OHMP 172 |
| Segall, Dorothy | Music educator | OHMP 87 |
| Shaffer, Rex | Church organist | OHMP 68 |
| Shapiro, Anne | Sang with Robert Schmertz and Friends | OHMP 150 |
| Sharff, Merle | Choirmaster- Pittsburgh Opera/ organist/ choir director | OHMP 118 |
| Shiner, Eric | Japanese music in Pittsburgh | OHMP 202 |
| Shiner, Matthew (Matty) | Director of brass dept.-Duquesne University | OHMP 96 |
| Shor, Martin R. | Nightclub musician | OHMP 265 |
| Shovlin, Peter | Irish Fiddler | OHMP 311 |
| Sims, Edgar, Jr. | Ringold Band | OHMP 219 |
| Singer, David H. | Music educator/ clarinetist | OHMP 269 |
| Sisk, Leo | Barbershop quartet singer | OHMP 91 |
| Slaugh, Phil | President- Pittsburgh Musicians Union | OHMP 235 |
| Spaulding, George H. | Pianist/ organist/ piano tuner | OHMP 177 |
| Spencer, Scipio | Jazz pianist | OHMP 194 |
| Spiegel, Ben | Bassoonist- Pittsburgh Symphony/ photographer- Pittsburgh Symphony | OHMP 198 |
| Staley, Sandra (Sandy) | Jazz singer | OHMP 146 |
| Stark, Sidney, Jr. | Y Music Society | OHMP 26 |
| Stein, Gladys | Pianist/ faculty- Duquesne University | OHMP 163 |
| Sterne, Colin | University of Pittsburgh Music Department | OHMP 33 |
| Stolarevsky, Kathryn | Music educator- Chatham College | OHMP 44 |
| Strotmyer, Maureen | Irish music/ Pittsburgh Ceili Club | OHMP 292 |
| Swan, Ralph | Director of Ralph Swan Chorale | OHMP 76 |
| Swetnam, George | Folk music | OHMP 55 |
| Taube, Moshe | Cantor at Beth Shalom | OHMP 316 |
| Taylor, Edna Mae | Singer/Dir. Of Mus-Arts Ensemble | OHMP 99 |
| Thomas, Jean | Musicologist/ flute teacher | OHMP 54 |
| Thompson, Barbara | Pittsburgh Public Schools - Gateway to Music | OHMP 315 |
| Thompson, Sarah J. | Scottish music | OHMP 209 |
| Thorpe, Dwayne | Folk singer and guitarist | OHMP 190 |
| Thunhurst, Wilford (Bill) | Managing director- Civic Light Opera | OHMP 109 |
| Tines, Deryck (Mitchell) | Publisher of Pittsburgh Gospel Magazine | OHMP 248 |
| Toll, William (Bill), Sr. | Musician and musical instrument salesman | OHMP 178 |
| Turner, Horace Lee | Jazz combo leader/ Hill House music director | OHMP 183 |
| Vales, Joseph | Senior Vice President of the Board of Directors, Pittsburgh Opera, from 1990-2001, Life Board Member | OHMP 322 |
| Vecchiola, Chas. Jr. | Discusses Charles Vecchiola Sr. and Antonio Modarelli | OHMP 145 |
| Vecchiola, Matthew | Drummer | OHMP 159 |
| Venkataraman, K.S. and Premlata | Indian music in Pittsburgh | OHMP 270 |
| Verri, Fran | Manager, National Record Mart | OHMP 309 |
| Volkwein, Walter | Owner, Volkwein's Music Store | OHMP 117 |
| Wallace, Joseph | Bassist - Pittsburgh Symphony | OHMP 101 |
| Watkins, Franklin | Organist - choir dir./ also Musician's Club of Pittsburgh | OHMP 19 |
| Watson, Carole | Bethesda Presbyterian Church Choir/ Billy Eckstine | OHMP 229 |
| Weatherspoon, Wrett | Blues music in Pittsburgh | OHMP 217 |
| Weiner, Anne | Piano teacher | OHMP 122 |
| Weiner, Bill | Country-blues performer and teacher | OHMP 187 |
| Weingartner, Rudolph | Pittsburgh Symphony Board Advisor | OHMP 278 |
| Wickline, Homer | Organist | OHMP 41 |
| Wilkins, Donald G. | Church musician/ faculty at Carnegie Mellon University/ Pittsburgh Oratorio Society | OHMP 222 |
| Williams, Thomas (Saxie) | Tap dancer | OHMP 110 |
| Wilson, John | Professor of jazz studies- Duquesne University/ trumpeter | OHMP 228 |
| Worthington, Walter | African-American musical life in Pittsburgh | OHMP 83 |
| Worthy, Oscar | Jazz in Pittsburgh | OHMP 84 |
| Wright, Mary Louise | Organist/ choir director | OHMP 73 |
| Yagello, Leo (Lee Kelton) | Band leader | OHMP 139 |
| Yearsley, Ted | Director- Westinghouse Male Chorus/ Rockwell Chorus | OHMP 287 |
| Yoder, Henry | Recording studios | OHMP 281 |
| Young, Ruby (Hardy) | Jazz pianist/organist | OHMP 181 |
| Yucius, Vito | Host of Lithuanian radio program | OHMP 201 |
| Zarnich, Joe | Accordion | OHMP 303 |
| Zgonc, Vlatka | Host of Sounds of Yugoslavia radio program | OHMP 256 |
| Zinman, Isadore | Violinist | OHMP 185 |
| Zinski, Stephen H. | Ukrainian liturgical music | OHMP 205 |
| Zitterbart, Ralph | Pianist/ faculty- Carnegie Mellon University | OHMP 279 |
