Harold Smith

Harold Smith ran the Baldwin factory in Greenwood, Mississippi and became president of the famed piano company in the 1980s. In addition to the task of improving production and working conditions in the plant, Harold designed a music program in the local schools to showcase the importance of playing the piano. Studies were completed based on his program, which showed an increase in academic achievement with those students who began playing the piano. Harold worked for Baldwin for over 21 years before his retirement at the age of 70 in the early 1990s.