▁Alabama , ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁learned ▁to ▁a ▁play ▁on ▁a ▁used ▁piano ▁his ▁grand m other ▁had ▁delivered ▁to ▁their ▁house ▁in ▁West ▁End , ▁a ▁few ▁blocks ▁away ▁from ▁Ens ley ' s ▁T ux edo ▁J unction . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁his ▁first ▁pay ing ▁gig ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 . ▁He ▁has ▁worked ▁profession ally ▁as ▁a ▁pian ist ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 , ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁V est ▁played ▁seven ▁night s ▁a ▁week ▁at ▁P appy ' s ▁Club ▁with ▁Jerry ▁Wood ard ▁and ▁The ▁Es qu ires . ▁On ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁opened ▁for ▁Roy ▁Or b ison . ▁He ▁back ed ▁Big ▁Joe ▁Turner ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁later ▁tou red ▁with ▁Jimmy ▁T 9 9 ▁Nelson , ▁F loyd ▁D ixon , ▁and ▁Lav elle ▁White , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁rock abil ly ▁group ▁Bill ▁Black ' s ▁Com bo . ▁David ▁V est ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁co - le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Paul ▁de L ay ▁Band . ▁ ▁He ▁currently ▁lives ▁in ▁Victoria , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Canada , ▁with ▁his ▁wife . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁achiev ements ▁David ▁V est ▁was ▁voted ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Map le ▁Blues ▁Key board / P iano ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁The ▁Toronto ▁Blues ▁Society . ▁His ▁ 2