Dr. Tony Cicoria

As a companion to my last post about Dr.Oliver Sacks and his book “Musicophilia”, here is a full-length television show about Dr. Tony Cicoria, the surgeon who was struck by lighting and later became obsessed with piano music, teaching himself to play in his forties.

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Ivory Joe Hunter

Talented, stylish, and gifted with a strong, smooth voice, Ivory Joe Hunter was the self-proclaimed Baron of the Boogie in the 1940s and 50s. He was a gifted pianist, singer, and songwriter, who worked his way up from hosting a radio program, eventually starting his own record company to press his first single.