My Story – Senior Airman Guy James by Mike Lawson October 15, 2023 0 I don’t come from a musical family, but I believe fate will have its way no matter what we’re born into....
Robert W. Smith – October 24, 1958 September 21, 2023 by Mike Lawson October 15, 2023 0 Here are just a few of the countless tributes to Robert W. Smith, one of my dearest friends. We will...
Win YOUR Race by Mike Lawson October 15, 2023 0 SBO+: Just as we were going to print, we learned of the passing of Robert W. Smith. Robert was not...
Trace Rorie Appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer at J.J. Babbitt Co., Inc. by Mike Lawson October 13, 2023 0 Steve Rorie, Chairman and CEO of J.J. Babbitt Company, Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of high-quality saxophone and...
Remembering Chris Brooks, Row-Loff Publishing (by Chris Crockerell) by Mike Lawson October 13, 2023 0 Publisher's Note: The guys from Row-Loff were ever-present at MidWest and other conferences, always in whacky matching suits, jovial, fun...
Robert W. Smith – October 24, 1958 September 21, 2023 by Mike Lawson September 28, 2023 0 Here are just a few of the countless tributes to Robert W. Smith, one of my dearest friends. We will...
Services Announced for Robert W. Smith by Mike Lawson September 25, 2023 0 SBO+ mourns the passing of our dear friend and longtime contributor, Robert W. Smith, who passed last week due to...
TI:ME Raffling Gibson Custom Shop Trini Lopez! by Mike Lawson September 19, 2023 0 Technology in Music Education - TI:ME is raffling a beautiful Gibson Custom Shop Trini Lopez model in Ebony. Plays and sounds...
Association for Popular Music Education Call for Participation by Mike Lawson September 18, 2023 0 The Association for Popular Music Education is pleased to announce a call for participation in our 2024 conference, to be...
Two Sopranos – One Mission by Mike Lawson September 10, 2023 0 SBO+: This month marks a slight departure from our usual approach in “America’s Musicians.” Usually, the military musician tells their...
Be a Thermostat! by Mike Lawson September 10, 2023 0 Do you ever wake up in the morning, check the temperature for the day on your phone, groan inwardly, and...
The Duke was Right: Things Ain’t What They Used to Be by Mike Lawson September 10, 2023 0 My first new car cost me $10,000. It was a Chevy Cavalier. (Yes, I got it because I was really...