1914 - Walt Weathers was born

1918 (Approx.) - A"Music man" comes to Touchet, Wa. Helps organize a town band, selling uniforms and instruments. Walt Weathers' father, a banjo player, is recruited to play tuba in the Touchet town band .

1931 -Walt Weathers graduates from H.S. in Seaside, OR.

1936 - After graduation from Linfield College, Walt begins teaching math and band at Canby Union High School

1937 - Walt marries Bernice Broer, his former classmate at Linfield College.

1942 - Walt joins the Navy - becomes radar officer on destroyer, USS Fletcher

1943 - Their son, Keith Weathers is born

1945 - Walt is discharged after war, and begins working for Doug Jaquith in Salem. selling reconditioned instruments.

1946 - Moves to Jaquith's new music store in Eugene, which is closed soon after.

1947 - Four former Jaquith employees form Eugene Music Co.(Walt Weathers, Lyle Glazier, Red Peters, and Fred Jahn).

1950 - Returns to Salem. Starts "Salem Music Instrument Co." across from the Elsinore Theater, with Lyle Glazier as partner.

1957 Begins Wiltsey-Weathers Music in Capital Shopping Center, with Jim and Priscilla Wiltsey.
(Glazier begins his own music store, later sold to Herb Brennan,.who moved it to West Salem.)

1967 - Hires Dave Louthan as Keyboard Dept. Manager.
Walt's son, Keith Weathers, finishes USC and begins teaching at BIOLA College

1969 - The Wiltseys retire and in 1973 the business becomes the Weathers Music Corp.

1970 - Their Lancaster Mall branch is opened with Keyboards and teaching studio (Yamaha Music School), presided over by Dave Louthan.

1974 - Keith returns to Salem and joins the business

1978 - Transfer of ownership begins to .Keith Weathers, Dave Louthan, and Ken Yoder

1983 - Weathers Music moves from Capital Shopping Center to present South Commercial St location.

1985 - Lancaster Mall store is closed, relocated to Commercial St. S store.

1986 - Ken Yoder leaves the company and moves to East Coast.

1990 - Walt and Bernice Weathers retire from business. Keith Weathers
becomes general manager and Dave Louthan becomes assistant general manager.