Doug Smith is a virtuoso pianist. But you’d never guess it from looking at him. He seems fit for an oil field, not a piano bench. And he admits, without his talent, that’s probably where he would be. He’s a star on his way up. Or at least, he was.

In 2008, a car accident left Smith with a broken neck. He was completely paralyzed. The skill that had carried him through life was gone. But he didn’t give up. Amazingly, he is back in the recording studio. And believe it or not, he thinks the accident was a blessing…