Long known as a pioneering actor/producer/writer/director and film music composer, it's not as well known that Charlie Chaplin also was passionate about all kinds of music. He often practiced six hours a day from the time he was a young kid.
A famous classical composer of the day paid Chaplin a very high compliment although Chaplin, at 20, was unaware of who this famous Frenchman was.
Listen above for more about the musical side of Chaplin.
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