Organist shares how his childhood music lessons led him to a lifelong passion For StoryCorps, Lance Jackson speaks with his former music teacher about how her lessons led him to a career as a professional organist.

Organist shares how his childhood music lessons led him to a lifelong passion

For StoryCorps, Lance Jackson speaks with his former music teacher about how her lessons led him to a career as a professional organist.

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

It's Friday and time for StoryCorps. Lance Jackson desperately wanted to learn to play the organ when he was growing up near Atlanta in the early 1970s. So he convinced his music teacher, Mary Frances Early, to tutor him after school.…