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NO MATTER THE VENUE, JOHN PIKE WAS THE PIANO MAN
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John Pike took his first piano lesson at age 4 and kept right on
playing for another 62 years.
Mr. Pike, who enjoyed an impressive and varied career, was
assembling a small combo in Las Vegas when he died Feb. 15 of
respiratory problems and congestive heart failure. He was 66.
The piano took Mr. Pike places: He played for strippers, crooners
and ordinary Joes who wanted to enjoy a couple of cocktails and try
out their chops.
If you're the kind of person who likes piano bar...
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