▁ ▁The ▁center pie ces ▁of ▁the ▁mod est ▁D augh ert y ▁home , ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 5 4 7 ▁ 5 th ▁Avenue ▁S . E . ▁in ▁C ed ar ▁Rap ids , ▁were ▁a ▁player ▁piano , ▁television , ▁and ▁record ▁player . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 , ▁D augh ert y ▁taught ▁himself ▁how ▁to ▁play ▁piano ▁by ▁p ump ing ▁the ▁ped als ▁of ▁the ▁player ▁piano ▁and ▁watching ▁how ▁piano ▁keys ▁moved ▁to ▁T in ▁Pan ▁Al ley ▁t unes ▁such ▁as ▁" Alex ander ' s ▁R ag time ▁Band ". ▁ ▁Music ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁D augh ert y ▁family , ▁especially ▁during ▁the ▁hol id ays ▁when ▁relatives ▁would ▁particip ate ▁in ▁jam ▁sessions ▁of ▁popular ▁songs ▁like ▁" M ist y " ▁and ▁" S ent iment al ▁J our ney ". ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁D augh ert y ▁family ▁would ▁frequently ▁gather ▁around ▁the ▁television ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁to ▁watch ▁popular ▁variety ▁hours ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan ▁Show , ▁The ▁Jack ie ▁G le ason ▁Show , ▁and ▁The ▁Ton ight ▁Show ▁St arring ▁Johnny ▁Car son . ▁The ▁record ▁collection ▁at ▁the ▁D augh ert y ▁home ▁consisted ▁mainly ▁of ▁' e asy ▁listening ▁music ' ▁of ▁the ▁f ift ies ▁and ▁music ▁from ▁Broadway ▁theatre . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁development al ▁years , ▁D augh ert y ' s ▁mother ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁paint , ▁draw ▁cart