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Mickey Tucker

As a child in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, Mickey was drawn to the family's piano before beginning schooling, and his fascination and determination never wavered. Blessed with a succession of excellent teachers who recognized and encouraged his latent abilities, Mickey made steady progress on the classical repertoire through his school years, so much so that in his late teens he was performing important concerts and had pupils of his own. Faced with an uncertain future in the classical music world of the period, Mickey chose to develop the long-suppressed rhythmic sense he possessed and moved into the entertainment sphere