StoryCorps Shorts: Family Harmony
About the Episode
When Gilbert Zermeño dreamed of joining his school band, he pictured himself playing a shiny saxophone. To his dismay, his family—getting by on the $100 a week that his father made working in the nearby cotton fields—couldn’t afford one. At StoryCorps, he shares with his wife, Patricia Powers-Zermeño, how his musical journey began on a bad note, but ended in harmony.
Aired:
09/20/23
| Expires: 09/30/28 | Runtime: 2m 50s
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