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I got started when I was 3 years old because my father was a music teacher and my lessons were free. Instead of learning to walk, you learn to play the piano.

Carla Bley

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Carla Bley
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: May 11
Bandleader
Composer
Conductor
Jazz Musician
Pianist
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Saxophonist
Oakland
California
Lovella May Borg
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Piano
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Father
Walk
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Walks
Years
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