The Only Piano in the Projects
The Lightfoot brothers recall how they ended up with a piano while living in East Lake.
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The Only Piano in the Projects
Clip: 3/24/2020 | 3m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
The Lightfoot brothers recall how they ended up with a piano while living in East Lake.
Lawrence and Elgin Lightfoot describe how their family ended up with a piano while living in East Lake Meadows. "We were the only people in the projects with a piano. The neighbor would have parties and play records all night, and since the walls were so thin, I would play along with the records. I learned to play a lot of songs off her music."
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The Only Piano in the Projects
Clip: 3/24/2020 | 3m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
Lawrence and Elgin Lightfoot describe how their family ended up with a piano while living in East Lake Meadows. "We were the only people in the projects with a piano. The neighbor would have parties and play records all night, and since the walls were so thin, I would play along with the records. I learned to play a lot of songs off her music."
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