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Life Member. Piano by Gail Shaw, daughter<\/em><\/p>\n Carolyn was a member of Local 47 for over 40 years. She valued her membership and often shared her professional journey with young musicians in an attempt to encourage them to join.<\/p>\n Carolyn was a pianist and vocalist who began performing at her church choir at a very young age. She late became choir director. At age 82, she was still donating her support by playing piano every first Sunday for communion services.<\/p>\n Carolyn played the piano and vocalized standards and popular music on the night-club circuit during a time when musicians could exercise freedom and earn a great living. She often spoke of the ever-growing changes that the electronic and digital age brought to the industry. She was a purist and believed in raw, unadulterated talent that could stand without all of the digital help, whether popular, blues or jazz.<\/p>\n After Carolyn retired, she remained a member in good standing with the union. She continued to encourage young musicians to join the union. As a result, James Shaw Jr. and Lawrence Shaw joined in 2014 just before her passing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Life Member. Piano 10\/12\/1928 \u2013 10\/3\/2014 by Gail Shaw, daughter Carolyn was a member of Local 47 for over 40 years. She valued her membership and often shared her professional journey with young musicians in an attempt to encourage them to join.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,409],"tags":[439,499,438,412],"class_list":["post-1310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-final-notes","tag-carolyn-stephenson","tag-final-notes","tag-july-2015-final-notes","tag-obituary"],"yoast_head":"\n
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