He paid his way through Penn State by playing weddings on weekends.
They would play weddings at age 12 and were paid $15 apiece.
Serious jazz musicians here don't play weddings: they don't have to.
"I was playing weddings and doing clubs in the Philadelphia area just before that," he said, somewhat wistfully.
In the beginning The Matadors played clubs, corporate events and even weddings.
Today, there are about twenty or so in the municipality which mostly play weddings and other local events.
The orchestra played weddings on weekends; during the week, its conductor handled divorce cases.
The Centuries quickly became popular as they played neighborhood events, teen parties, and weddings.
By the 1970's he was playing weddings in Miami.
They played parties and weddings with some success.