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Beg-a-Thon 2015: Begin the Begg-ine

By Jason Togyer
The Tube City Almanac
July 22, 2015
Posted in: Announcements

Born in 1923 in Pittsburgh's Highland Park neighborhood, jazz pianist Erroll Garner was playing on KDKA radio at the age of 7 and working with Charlie Parker by his mid 20s.

He became one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 1950s and '60s (and a favorite of Tonight Show host Johnny Carson) before his untimely death at age 55.

He never had a song called "Begin the Begg-ine," but he should have, at least for our purposes.

We are once again producing a video webcast of International Village, and this time, for the first year, your donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. (P.S.: Webcasts from previous years are still online.)

We would like to raise at least $750 to defray our expenses ... including our hosting, along with Skymagik Internet Services, of the International Village website --- which we do at no cost to city taxpayers.

We have so far received $75 in donations --- so we're 1/10 of the way there.

If you're able to help, click this link:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6AK7BYYTM8C6N

You may also send a check or money order payable to "Tube City Community Media Inc." to P.O. Box 94, McKeesport, 15134.

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(Photo from the William P. Gottlieb Collection, Library of Congress.)

Originally published July 22, 2015.

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