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THE OREGONIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25 2004 "I stepped into their home, and I heard the most beautiful something, I just had to start dancing. I had to do what the music told me to do."
ALBERTA RIDER, ABOUT HEARING A HAND-CRANKED VICTROLA AT AGE 5 Music has been a constant in Alberta Rider's life since she was 5. has been friends with Rider for more than 30 years.
ROBERT BACH/THE OREGONIAN "She expresses herself best through music," said Sheron Gibb, who