Three years ago on a trip to Chicago, British Band-Leader Jack Hylton took with him a slight-framed pianist named Alec Templeton. Pianist Templeton was blind, but he had large, sensitive ears. Chicago listeners were amazed at his uncanny versatility. He could ripple through a Mozart concerto with thorough orthodoxy, and next minute go to town in a jammed-up version of The Music Goes 'Round and 'Round. Not only could he swing Bach, he could Bach swing. He could improvise in the style of any classical composer, aid get such a good likeness that most listeners were fooled.
In 1937, Pianist Templeton moved...
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