sˌʌm tˈaɪm lˈeɪɾɚ, ʃiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd tˈeɪkɪŋ ɡɪtˈɑːɹ lˈɛsənz baɪ hˈɪtʃɪŋ ɹˈaɪdz wɪððə lˈoʊkəl mˈeɪlmən tʊ ɐ nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ tˈaʊn, ænd, æt fˈɪftiːn, wʌz plˈeɪɪŋ fɔːɹ dˈænsᵻz wɪð ɐ lˈoʊkəl bˈænd.
Some time later, she started taking guitar lessons by hitching rides with the local mailman to a neighboring town, and, at fifteen, was playing for dances with a local band.