My first post to this community, a cover recorded by me in 2017

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Allow me to introduce myself. Aside from @jerrytsuseer in the real world I am known as Jerry E Smith, I am now 65 about to turn over a new year.

I started playing piano at age 11 (well, when I started lessons) and in 54 yrs I've never looked back.

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^{↑↑This was the year before High School Graduation↑↑}
When I moved to the Atlanta Ga area in 2009, I discovered I had a "Niche Market" playing oldie music in Nursing Home, Memory care and Retirement Community venues. iow, playing old music for people older than me.
I done good at this, built a following of clients who would call me for repeat performances etc...
Then my right hip gave out, and was replaced in 2019

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Then of course the pandemic shut down all those venues, which are now reopening, but only if you've been vaccinated, but that is a story for another time and place.

I learned how to create and edit midi files, that once put in my keyboard, would allow me to push the button and play the song, and I could either play along and sing, or since I wear a Wireless Headset mic, I can walk around interacting with my audience.
The little old ladies love that.

So in 2017, I created several new midi's for older songs. I'm sharing this one, my music, my midi, my vocals, images stolen from various Album Art work places.
Here is
"Day Dream Believer" by the Monkee's

btw, I DO have a few of me performing live, but those places have gotten very sticky about the Residents faces appearing on Social Media.