Skip’s Music founder Skip Maggiora, a pioneer of the music retail business, dies at 75

Skip’s Music store founder and owner Arthur “Skip” Maggiora , 75, has died following a long struggle with kidney diseases. Born in Sacramento, Maggiora was in rock bands that played in Northern California in the 1960s and 1970s. He opened his first Skip’s Music store 50 years ago this year. He died Thursday. “With a career spanning more than 50 years, Skip is a local icon, leaving behind a legacy of contributions and achievements in the music industry and as a local business owner," said Mike Snyder , vice president of Skip’s Music, on Skip’s Music’s Facebook page. "He was a visionary who always contemplated the next move. He established himself early as a dependable and reliable resource for the professional and hobbyist musician.” Skip’s Music Inc. is currently in its longtime headquarters location at 2740 Auburn Blvd. and it has had a store for two decades in Elk Grove at 9660 Elk Grove-Florin Road. Maggiora was on stage working equipment all three days of the Woodstock music festival in 1969. He set up concerts by The Jimi Hendrix Experience at California State University Sacramento in 1968. In 1998, Maggiora was one of the three founders of the Alliance […]

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