I arrived at Manny's in NYC in 1959 and bought my first real drumset, a white marine pearl 1958 WFL 4 piece 10 ply maple shell set . It's still my favorite drum set to play on and everyone loves the way it sounds even to this day!! Manny, Danny and all the other wonderful folks behind the various counters always made me feel welcome. They were always pointing out all the wonderful and famous musicians on their "Walls of Fame". Sometimes I regret not having put up a picture there myself. There will never be another Manny's Music Store, but the memories will always linger on of a great time in NYC's musical history where all musicians dropped in to say hi to the Manny's staff and each other! Manny's was a "one of a kind" music store that will be indelibly etched in our minds forever! I will always miss those wonderful days! Thanks for creating this website to commemorate such a special place of musical memories for us all!
Still alive and kickin'!!!
Jimmie Young
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