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The sounds of the past have never been more sweet! They work magic at Lyrical Lumber, returning the voice to the neglected instruments of yesterday.

Guitar Club: Never too late to strike a chord.

Accordion clubs are thriving all across the country. Just watch this Growing Bolder exclusive and you, too, will gain an extra appreciation for one beautiful instrument. A-one, and a-two and a-three!

Born: Feb. 21, 1893
Died: June 2, 1987
Considered the greatest classical guitarist of all-time -- credited with elevating the guitar from a folk instrument.

It may be music to your ears but it's actually fuel for your brain. Many studies concur -- one of the best ways to exercise your brain is by learning to play a musical instrument.

He goes by the name VintageP and he blogs all day about playing the guitar – but he just learned how to play it! Pete Lefebvre started playing guitar at age 50 and is telling others out there that it's OK to pick up an instrument later in life.

At the age of 94, Helen Kuhn is still flying high behind the controls of an airplane.

The man who turned a flute into a rock instrument in his band Jethro Tull is still an original in his 60s.

"Eight Miles High" was The Byrds' third (and final) top 20 hit. But why were there two versions of the song? Why was it briefly banned from radio? And which famous musician's instrument is emulated in it? Byrds' co-founder Roger McGuinn reveals all.