mother - Sophie Rushing
In the early 1910's Clara Tarpley was a piano teacher in Wellington, TX that wanted a way to further share her passion for music with her local communities in the Texas Panhandle. She began selling pianos out of a hardware store in Shamrock, TX and made her very first piano sale in 1917.
During the 1920s: Pampa, TX was booming from oil production and Mrs. Tarpley decided that Pampa was the place to be. So in 1927 she moved her business into downtown Pampa and established Tarpley Music Company.
Clara was a highly respected business woman who survived her business through the Great Depression and was actively involved in all aspects of her business, which included making piano deliveries. Ironically, her untimely death was the result of a traffic accident following a piano delivery in 1954.
Her son Louis was already involved in the business and took over the full-time management following the death of his mother. Louis was an outstanding businessman and continued the growth of the company. During Louis' ownership, we were selling everything from televisions, antennas, appliances, and of course musical instruments. And in 1962, Louis passed away.
Contributor: SRJE (48206578)
In the early 1910's Clara Tarpley was a piano teacher in Wellington, TX that wanted a way to further share her passion for music with her local communities in the Texas Panhandle. She began selling pianos out of a hardware store in Shamrock, TX and made her very first piano sale in 1917.
During the 1920s: Pampa, TX was booming from oil production and Mrs. Tarpley decided that Pampa was the place to be. So in 1927 she moved her business into downtown Pampa and established Tarpley Music Company.
Clara was a highly respected business woman who survived her business through the Great Depression and was actively involved in all aspects of her business, which included making piano deliveries. Ironically, her untimely death was the result of a traffic accident following a piano delivery in 1954.
Her son Louis was already involved in the business and took over the full-time management following the death of his mother. Louis was an outstanding businessman and continued the growth of the company. During Louis' ownership, we were selling everything from televisions, antennas, appliances, and of course musical instruments. And in 1962, Louis passed away.
Contributor: SRJE (48206578)
mother - Sophie Rushing
In the early 1910's Clara Tarpley was a piano teacher in Wellington, TX that wanted a way to further share her passion for music with her local communities in the Texas Panhandle. She began selling pianos out of a hardware store in Shamrock, TX and made her very first piano sale in 1917.
During the 1920s: Pampa, TX was booming from oil production and Mrs. Tarpley decided that Pampa was the place to be. So in 1927 she moved her business into downtown Pampa and established Tarpley Music Company.
Clara was a highly respected business woman who survived her business through the Great Depression and was actively involved in all aspects of her business, which included making piano deliveries. Ironically, her untimely death was the result of a traffic accident following a piano delivery in 1954.
Her son Louis was already involved in the business and took over the full-time management following the death of his mother. Louis was an outstanding businessman and continued the growth of the company. During Louis' ownership, we were selling everything from televisions, antennas, appliances, and of course musical instruments. And in 1962, Louis passed away.
Contributor: SRJE (48206578)
In the early 1910's Clara Tarpley was a piano teacher in Wellington, TX that wanted a way to further share her passion for music with her local communities in the Texas Panhandle. She began selling pianos out of a hardware store in Shamrock, TX and made her very first piano sale in 1917.
During the 1920s: Pampa, TX was booming from oil production and Mrs. Tarpley decided that Pampa was the place to be. So in 1927 she moved her business into downtown Pampa and established Tarpley Music Company.
Clara was a highly respected business woman who survived her business through the Great Depression and was actively involved in all aspects of her business, which included making piano deliveries. Ironically, her untimely death was the result of a traffic accident following a piano delivery in 1954.
Her son Louis was already involved in the business and took over the full-time management following the death of his mother. Louis was an outstanding businessman and continued the growth of the company. During Louis' ownership, we were selling everything from televisions, antennas, appliances, and of course musical instruments. And in 1962, Louis passed away.
Contributor: SRJE (48206578)
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