on his walls are the memories and the greats...from doc severinson to winton marsalis, who admired sonny as a trumpet man, but admired him even more for his work with kids..not ?just the music...28:38 "one kid wrote and he said sonny you did so much for me...he said i don't play anymore, i'm a dentst." it was the confidence, the performance that came ?with the music that the trumpet man brought to the kids.8:55 "he certainly could have gone on to play the rest of his life , but he stepped down to step into the lives of other people." from the child prodigy... to the trumpet man at 90. if he had it to play all over again...he'd play it with the kids. "i really have no regrets, the band brought such happiness to me." and he still ahead in our next half hour: crazy video from the "bad monkey" - where they need your help finding the driver. plus... polk deputies are searching for an escaped inmate this morinng. fox 13's shayla reaves will have that story when we come back. ? harry's meeting clients from far away.? ? but they only see his wrinkles. ? deal. ? ? better find a way to smooth thin

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. >> reporter: on the wall are the memories from doc severson to winston marsalis who admired him as a trumpet man but admired him more with his work for kids. not just the music. >> one kid wrote, sonny, i want to thank you so much what you did for me. and i said i don't remember what he said -- he said i don't play anymore. i am a dentist. >> reporter: the confidence, the performance that came with brought to the kids. >> he could have went on to play the rest of his life in the big time, but he stepped down to step into the lives of other people. >> reporter: from the child prodigy to the trumpet man at 90, if he had to to play all over again, he would have played it with the kids. >> don't have regrets like about anything. especially with the band, oh, jeez, it was -- it brought some happiness to me. >> reporter: and he brought the news. >> haley: what a gift he has given those kids whether they go on to be professional musicians or a dentist. >> lloyd: 90, looks great. >> haley: great story. follow us at fox13news.com. >>> see you back at 10 and 11. in the meantime, have a great

on his walls are the memories and the greats, from doc severinsen to wynton marsalis man but more for his work with kids. >> one boy said i want to thank you so much what you did for me. i don't remember what you played. i don't play anymore. i'm a dentist. >> it was the confidence and performance that came with the music that the trumpet man brought to the kids. >> he could have went on to play the rest of his life in the big-time, but he stepped down to step into the lives of other people. >> from a child prodigy from a trumpet to it play over again, he'd play with the kids. >> i don't have any regrets. especially with the band and that brought some happiness to me and he brought the music. lloyd sowers, fox 13 news. >> alcides: still to come, the turkey, the ham, all the sides. no doubt it can add up quickly, but our consumer expert has some ways to keep the costs down in >> lindsay: at 8:42 jackets and sweaters, you need them right now. it's chilly and clear and windy. joining us this morning and waking up npt 40s and 50s, not a cloud in the sky. brookdale bayshore, but with all t