Rosa Rio

Video scores During the 1980s, she provided scores and Hammond organ accompaniment to more than 370 silent films released on video by Video Yesteryear. It was from the stage of the Tampa Theatre in 2007 that she first publicly gave her real age, which she had kept to herself for decades due to age discrimination dating back to her network radio years. Because Rio never celebrated birthdays, some of her family members were not aware of her age until the night before her Tampa Theatre "confession." She celebrated her 107th birthday in June 2009.

She broke her hip in March 2010 and suffered a bout of influenza; however, she continued to perform on her five-foot grand piano. Rio died on May 13, at age 107. Her organ arrangements remain in print.