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Playing the Piano

A celebration of piano players, famous and not so famous, as they practice their artistry.


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Photograph of Una Mae Carlisle

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Ray Charles - Convention Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. - 1980

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Singer Ray Charles and the Rayletts performing “What I Say” at the Kennedy Center


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