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Gifted Pianist Defies Odds In Wisconsin Story
Leslie Lemke, blind and with cerebral palsy, develops an astonishing musical memory at 18 and now performs for students and patients across Wisconsin. Doctors call his talent a form of idiot savant, likening his skills to a computer. AABC crew filmed him at home as May and Joseph Lemke recount his miraculous road from silence to concerts.
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Pewaukee
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