Tonee 'Valentine' Carter, a 66-year-old pianist at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, was recently given the biggest tip of his life after a passenger waiting for his flight called on his Instagram followers to support the musician.
With over 200,000 followers on his Instagram, Whittaker called on his"InstaFamilia" to help raise money. He said he initially expected to raise around $2,500 -- he and his followers had previously raised money for various causes in the past.They raised $10,000 within 30 minutes, he said.. In the video, Carter appears to be in utter disbelief as Whittaker tells him about the money, and he starts to cry.The magic didn’t stop there.
"I was done," he said."That was when I knew that was what I wanted to do. I wanted to do what Ray Charles does." After graduating with a degree in music from Tennessee State University, Carter went on to have a career in music. He worked at a record store and performed at nightclubs before eventually becoming a pianist on a cruise ship.
Despite having to be on dialysis every evening for nine hours, Carter said he's able to"live a full life."In a stroke of fate, the airport came calling that same year. At first, Carter said he wasn’t keen on it but he decided to give the job a chance and play for an hour. "It’s the little things," he described."When you see somebody come in, sit down, and they’re looking crappy and nobody’s talking to each other and then I just happen to play the right song at the right time and all of sudden, feet are patting, the hands are tapping the table and the smiles are coming. It’s something unreal."Carter's plans for the money go beyond himself.
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