Celestine Tate Harrington
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Celestine Tate Harrington (1956 - Feb. 25, 1998) was a quadriplegic street musician who was well known for playing the keyboard
with her lips and tongue on the Atlantic City boardwalk.
due to her mother having tried to abort her. In 1976, she won the right to raise her own daughter, Nia, when she demonstrated in court how she could change a diaper using only her mouth.
In 1991 she was married to Roy Harrington, a casino maintenance worker. In 1996 she published her autobiography, "Some Crawl and Never Walk."
Radio show and performed the national anthem at the US Open Sores (1989), a Howard Stern Live special.
. She succumbed to her injuries six days later. She was 42.
Electronic keyboard
An electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
with her lips and tongue on the Atlantic City boardwalk.
Biography
Harrington was born with ArthrogryposisArthrogryposis
Arthrogryposis, also known as Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, is a rare congenital disorder that is characterized by multiple joint contractures and can include muscle weakness and fibrosis. It is a non-progressive disease...
due to her mother having tried to abort her. In 1976, she won the right to raise her own daughter, Nia, when she demonstrated in court how she could change a diaper using only her mouth.
In 1991 she was married to Roy Harrington, a casino maintenance worker. In 1996 she published her autobiography, "Some Crawl and Never Walk."
Music
She learned to play the keyboard at Philadelphia's Settlement Music School and performed at the Atlantic City Boardwalk on a portable keyboard using her tongue. Celestine made several appearances on the Howard SternHoward Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
Radio show and performed the national anthem at the US Open Sores (1989), a Howard Stern Live special.
Death
On February 19, 1998 she was struck by a car while riding down a city street on her motorized gurneyGurney
A gurney, known as a trolley in British medical context, is the U.S. term for a type of stretcher used in modern hospitals and ambulances in developed areas. A hospital gurney is a kind of narrow bed on a wheeled frame which may be adjustable in height. For ambulances, a collapsible gurney is a...
. She succumbed to her injuries six days later. She was 42.