At some stage he grew tired of the lessons and the routine and wanted to quit, however his father wouldn't let him.
He also played clarinet at the Pattengill junior and Eastern high school bands.
[1] By the time he was in his early twenties, he had opened the Bloomquist Music Studios which was based in Lansing, Michigan.
[3] On page 34 of the August 19 edition of The Billboard the single was said to be climbing steadily, heading for the charts.
He toured again in the mid 1960s and spent two seasons performing in the half time breaks for the Harlem Globetrotters with Peg Leg Bates and Homer "Lee" Talboys.
In the late 1960s, he worked in the computer industry and still managed to play on weekends and night engagements.