Trade Regrets: Charles “Chuck” Barnhouse

February 9, 2012

Charles “Chuck” Barnhouse died Monday, February 6 at his home in Oskaloosa, Iowa at the age of 84.

Barnhouse represented the third generation to own and operate the C. L. Barnhouse Publishing Company, purveyors of band and orchestral music. Their composers include the likes of James Swearingen, Alfred Reed, and Frank Mantooth.

After outgrowing their facilities in 1987, Charles oversaw the building of new headquarters and improved production of all areas of the publishing process.

To view Charles Barnhouse’s NAMM Oral History interview, click here.

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