The Melodies and Canvases of my Life: A Memoir byMarion Hazen Lewis was born in Judsonia, Arkansas in 1933, but grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, at 8 years old, Hazen picked up an accordion for the first time. She soon learned to play the piano and organ. She also sang at public events across her hometown. She went on to ear a bachelor's degree in music education and meet her husband, Roland Folse. She and Roland spent their newlywed years living in Maryland, where Hazen earned a master's degree in