Music always has been a part of my family and life. My mother, Clementine, was a piano teacher in Dalhart Texas, and she herself was an excellent pianist. My father, Malcolm Sr. was a trumpet player who as a high school student, played in John Philip Sousa's "All American Band" in Chicago. Thus, it was predicted that music would be a part of the growing up experience. Well, I got an early start! My mother let me play her  prized Kanabe piano at their first home on 1108 Charles Street in Pampa, Texas in 1940. That experience 'imprinted' me for the remainder of my life (as you can see some 61 years later!).
    Below, you will experience  digital images captured from early  8 mm movies that my dad took.  He was an excellent movie maker, and those days, relatively few amateurs engaged in this because it was so expensive and WW II was going on. These images are surprisingly good, considering that they came from film that was over 60 years old converted to video. I hope that you will enjoy the 'foray into the music world of Malcolm.
    The next series will show and connect with another person, Mr. Ikutaro Kakehashi. There IS a connection between the 1952 Hammond organ and Malcolm's Roland KR-1070 Digital Electronic Grand Piano. Let's continue....

earlymal-1.jpg 108.54 Kb Malcolm at one year on the Kanabe piano in Pampa, Texas, 1940	earlymal-112.jpg 127.18 Kb Malcolm Sr. and Clementine doing their thing in 1939 in Pampa Texas at the 1108 Charles Street home.	earlymal-113.jpg 121.82 Kb Malcolm Sr. and Clementine doing their thing in 1939 in Pampa Texas at the 1108 Charles Street home. Note the Beethoven statue!	earlymal-12.jpg 94.19 Kb Malcolm at one year on the Kanabe piano in Pampa, Texas, 1940	earlymal-135.jpg 117.03 Kb Malcolm at the 106 Christine Street home in 1952. We had just purchased the Hammond Church Organ.	earlymal-136.jpg 118.37 Kb Mom and Dad at the 1206 Christine Street home in 1952
earlymal-14.jpg 105.41 Kb Malcolm at one year on the Kanabe piano in Pampa, Texas, 1940	earlymal-16.jpg 109.40 Kb Here is Mother's Kanabe piano in 1939. Note the Beethovan statue!	earlymal-2.jpg 119.32 Kb Malcolm at 2 years, 1941. Do you want to become a doctor?	earlymal-210.jpg 90.44 Kb The Kanabe piano in baby Malcolm's home. Note the 'Solovox", an early electronic tone generator (all vacuum tubes!)	earlymal-218.jpg 101.42 Kb Malcolm at the 1206 Christine home around 1946.	earlymal-226.jpg 131.86 Kb Young Malcolm around 3 years old.
earlymal-23.jpg 112.13 Kb Malcolm at 4 years with his first piano! He was curious and took it apart but could not put it back together again!	earlymal-243.jpg 125.01 Kb Malcolm and his brother Michael around 1945.	earlymal-257.jpg 117.07 Kb Malcolm Sr and Clementine at the Christine home around 1947	earlymal-258.jpg 105.57 Kb Malcolm and his brother, Mark at the Christine home, around 1948	earlymal-259.jpg 26.05 Kb Clementine at the Christine home around 1948. Note the Beethovan statue on her new Mason & Hamland grand piano.	earlymal-26.jpg 131.72 Kb Malcolm at 4 years with his first piano! He was curious and took it apart but could not put it back together again!
earlymal-265.jpg 123.00 Kb Malcolm at the Christine Street home in Pampa Texas around 1947	earlymal-267.jpg 116.91 Kb Clementine playing the new Hammond Church organ at the Christine Street home in 1952	earlymal-268.jpg 118.12 Kb Clementine playing the new Hammond Church organ at the Christine Street home in 1952	earlymal-269.jpg 108.03 Kb Clementine playing the new Hammond Church organ at the Christine Street home in 1952	earlymal-270.jpg 130.10 Kb Clementine playing the new Hammond Church organ at the Christine Street home in 1952	earlymal-271.jpg 92.13 Kb Clementine playing the new Hammond Church organ at the Christine Street home in 1952. Note her 'footwork' on the pedal keys!