Key Howard is an award-winning actor, producer, director and musician who has appeared in movies, on TV and on stage in Las Vegas, where he worked with Bob Hope, Nat King Cole and Dinah Shore. He also spent several years as the musical conductor for comedian Don Rickles.

Key now draws upon his rich and colorful career in a series of vignettes called Ain’t Life Grand for Growing Bolder TV and the Growing Bolder Radio Show. Like Paul Harvey, Key uses fact and fiction to entertain audiences with tales that reflect humor, family, personal responsibility and integrity.

In this segment, Key Howard pays tribute to a famous American who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most famous musicians in the world. Find out how even at the height of his fame, this ground-breaking musician never stopped giving back to the community, especially those still down going through rough times.