Leslie Lemke (born January 31, 1952) is a blind American savant who is most notable for his work as a musician.
As a complication of his premature birth, he developed retinal problems, then glaucoma, and his eyes had to be surgically removed in the first months of life.
Though he had not often heard classical music, when he was about 16, his foster parents awoke in the middle of the night to Leslie flawlessly playing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto no.
[citation needed] Leslie could remember and play back a musical piece of any length flawlessly after hearing it once.
Among the many songs he was estimated to know, two that he often sang were the Christian hymns "How Great Thou Art" and "Amazing Grace".
His newfound fame gained him invitations to television shows such as CBC's Man Alive, the CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes, and That's Incredible!