I'm the Piano Man
JUNE 16, 2007 Listen to this Story
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Jim Allen has been playing piano at Marie's Crisis for the past 18 years. It's a divey little piano bar in New York where the off-off-Broadway crowd congregates after-hours. Over the years, Allen has memorized some 16,000 songs and acquired a dedicated family of regulars he calls a "Fellini version of the Waltons." As a child, Allen's father taught him to only play music for religious purposes. Today, Allen sees his work at the piano bar as a continuation of his father's mission as a Christian.
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- Music Bridge:
- Neon Filler
- Artist: Howe Gelb
- CD: 'Sno Angel Like You (Thrill Jockey)
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