Local jazz musician Johnny Costa played the piano every episode over 14 years on "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood." Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. William E. Strickland ...

By Julia Jacobs In “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” there is one scene where Mister Rogers’s piano playing is upstaged. Fred Rogers, played by Tom Hanks, is seated at a piano in the ...

Mrs. Rogers was as comfortable being Fred Rogers’s wife as she was performing for nearly 40 years in a piano-playing duo with her college friend Jeannine Morrison. Mr.

In addition to his talent for playing the piano, Rogers was also an incredible songwriter. 4. Fred Rogers wrote the music for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Need proof of Rogers's songwriting prowess?

The TV was playing in an empty common room. Mr. Rogers as there ... We're walking out and I mention liking Johnny Costa (he was the piano player on the show.) We made more small talk.

The cast and crew of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” knew the day was done when the host would play a ditty on the piano, Junod wrote, just as every episode ended with a live tune from jazz ...