Memories And Music (MAM)
by Roger Lee Hall
describing his life and over 60 year music career
in ten PDF books totaling over 1,100 pages!
Over the years he has worked as
ASCAP songwriter
Choral music conductor
Classical composer
Film music critic
Local cable TV producer
Musicologist
Music editor
Music preservationist
Music teacher
Radio disc jockey and producer
See descriptions of all ten pdf books below on this page...
Click links to read about these latest 4 books:
"Following The Stars" -
Music & Memories of Hopalong Cassidy
(New 75th anniversary edition)
"Free As The Breeze" -
A Songwriter's Joys and Sorrows
(New expanded 2nd edition)
Listen to a conversation with James Gardner on YouTubefrom the popular series: "Your History, Your Story"
Special Episode:
"Free as the Breeze:
A Songwriter's Joys and Sorrows"
(New expanded 2nd edition)
Read about this book with numerous pictures
Listen to one of his 1960s pop songs,
"The Soho Serenade" sung by Ethel Regan
on YouTube -- go here
Memories And Music
This series by Roger Lee Hall,
began in 2005 with "Dream World" -
the title of the author's first pop song
he wrote while in the Army stattioned in Germany.
Each of the titles in the Memories And Music series
is titled after a song
the author has rememberedor he has written.
All these books are available exclusively hereand are readable on any device
used for reading PDF books.
In each book he tells stories of his music activitiesand each contains many personal pictures.
They are divided into two periods of his life.
Click on the pictures to read about each PDF book.To place your order -- click here
I. Early Years
+ = songs written by Roger Hall
Vol. 1: +"Dream World" - Songs, Poems, Stories
Vol. 2: "You Are My Sunshine" -
Memories of Bloomfield, NJ
Vol. 3: +"Peace-Lovin' Blues" -
Raised On Rock n'Roll
Vol. 4: "Crazy Rhythm" -
Memories of Eastern Military Academy and Oheka Castle
II. Later Years
Vol. 5: "Good Rockin' Tonight" -
Elvis Presley, Bill Randle,
and The Rise of a Music Legend (2025)New information about the early years of Elvis Presley
as promoted by two Cleveland disc jockeys:
Tommy Edwards and Bill Randle
in 1955 and 1956 and Roger's work
with Bill Randle in the 1970s
with over 100 pictures -- some never before published!
Read about this new expanded book - here
Vol. 6: "Following The Stars" -
Music & Memories of Hopalong Cassidy (2025)
75th anniversary edition
meeting Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd)
in New York City as a very young fan and
later writing about the songs in his films
and attending Hoppy Festivals in Cambridge, Ohio
Vol. 7 +"Search Thou My Heart
A Musical Life (2017)
Vol. 8: +"Leave some good behind you" -
Twenty Tune Tales (2022)
Vol. 9: +"Gentle Peace" - Songs For Survival (2023)
Vol. 10: +"Free As The Breeze" -
A Songwriter's Joys and Sorrows (2025)
In this book, you will find the story of a songwriter's career
both the good and bad times with his musicand his troubled family life.
"Making American Music Come Alive Again!"
Roger Hall speaks with James Gardner on the popular audio pod cast,
"Your History - Your Story," which is now available at any of these links:
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-history-your-story/id1535889414?i=1000611257078Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4mS6z5JjFwUapMnp3jk5XJ?si=lYjF4XNiT7iHmZmD7qCF9wYou Tube
https://youtu.be/aPlzapgMVkM
These are two AMRC CDs have the author's music:
As a music preservationist, Roger Lee Hall
has spent over 50 years
researching and writing about music from America's past.He is currently Director of the
Center for American Music Preservation (or CAMP)See the list of his PineTree Music Editions
Here is a list of his lectures and workshops
Read this personal remembrance
Roger Hall portrayed Beatle singer-songwriter,Paul McCartney,
in hospital variety shows in the mid-1960s.
Read his fascinating story,
"I Was Paul" -- here
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