When Allen first laid his hands on piano keys at 16 years old, he had no idea he was starting a lifelong hobby and passion.

The Canopy Club hosted a special Piano Man performance and partnered with Illini 4000 to raise money for cancer treatment organizations.

This is not your grandmother's piano lesson. Picture instead a classroom at Stiern Middle School in east Bakersfield, filled with 26 Yamaha piano keyboards and nearly that many students hunched over ...