Johnny Carson asked the audience if anyone could play the piano. This man raised his hand, and his life changed forever.

Life is full of surprises, and one unplanned occurrence altered David Tolley’s future. On December 19, 1985, while watching Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show in the studio, something unexpected occurred. The classical pianist Horatio Gutierrez was going to be the guest, but Carson announced that he would be unable to perform due to a hand injury. Carson asked whether anyone in the audience could play the piano with any rhythmic abnormalities.