Pearl White at Shea's Buffalo, 1964

Pearl White was one of America's best-loved theatre organists. She was a child prodigy and probably the youngest organist playing for silent movies in Chicago theatres during the 1920s. She also was making piano rolls in 1925, about the time she turned 15. This performance was recorded at Shea's Buffalo in 1964, during the Ameican Theatre Organ Enthusiasts (now Society) national convention. The crowd went wild for her "double stuff" a rhythm pattern she came up with while cutting piano rolls. October 26, 2010 would have been her 100th birthday. Happy Century, Pearl!