All posts tagged "piano"
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7.4KArts and LeisureHelen and Sophia Thoreau, Henry David’s Amazing Sisters
Henry Thoreau wouldn’t have been Henry Thoreau without his sisters, Helen and Sophia Thoreau. Or his brother, for that matter. But John...
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6.5K1Arts and LeisureFred Allen Jokes His Way Through Dirty Old Boston
Before Groucho Marx, before Johnny Carson and before Saturday Night Live, there was Fred Allen. A wildly popular radio comedian, he created...
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13.8K7Business and LaborWhen the Music Stopped: Chickering and the Piano Wars of 1850
Chickering & Sons Piano Company was always a two-person operation. It needed a technical expert to make the most advanced pianos of...
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6.8K1Business and LaborJohn McTammany, Aggrieved Pioneer of the Player Piano
John McTammany loved music and he loved machines, and those two loves led to the creation of a perforated paper player for...
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