Chance Baggett, 15, Earns College Money With Electric Piano Performances Downtown

  • Friday, October 13, 2017
Chance Baggett
Chance Baggett

A 15-year-old Chattanooga street performer is saving his earnings for a head start on paying for college.

Chance Baggett, is a pianist who performs regularly in the downtown area on the weekends.

His performances are on a full-sized electric piano. 

His mother Jeannie Tracy said Chance is ranked number one in his sophomore class at East Ridge High School. She said, "He is highly decorated in the JROTC program, participates in the Youth Court program through Hamilton County Juvenile Count, Model UN, and many more community programs.

"He is an amazing self-taught pianist and it is a joy to hear him perform.
Chance has been quite successful in saving up for college."

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