Real name: Ronald O. Barber

Holder of US Patent 3,306,969 "Percussion Tone Generating Device"

Excerpt from biography:
In 1954, Barber received a degree in music education from Jordan College of music at Butler University in Indianapolis. He would never use that degree. After a stint in the army, Barber pursued a degree in engineering.
"I knew early on that the road wasn't for me," he says, " I wanted a career in engineering and a family."
A job a General Motors in Kokomo followed, and in 1962 he landed a job a Magnavox in Fort Wayne. He raised a family, daughters Betsy and Vickie, and son Brian. Through the years, Barber played as much piano as time would allow, gigging whenever he could. Twelve years ago, he retired from United Technologies where he worked as a marketing product manager.