ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn A passenger waiting to board a flight shared videos of the pianist on Instagram. • 10 min read This pianist was tipped $60,000 by a stranger Pianist Tonee Carter was just playing his piano. Little did he know a nearby listener was planning to give him the biggest surprise of his life Courtesy Carlos Whittaker Tonee "Valentine" Carter, a 66-year-old pianist at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, was recently given the biggest tip of his life after a passenger waiting for his flight called on his Instagram followers to support the musician.