In spite of the Depression, or maybe because of it, folks were hungry for a good time, and an evening of dancing seemed a good way to have it.

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Whenever you have a minute I'd like to see you right now.

Whenever you have a minute I'd like to see you right now.

I was so anxious to succeed that I made a practice of appearing on all...

I was so anxious to succeed that I made a practice of appearing on all...

The William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh... was the place where Champagne Music was born.

The William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh... was the place where Champagne Music was born.

Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.

Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.

When my parents first arrived there, North Dakota had just been admitted to the Union,...

When my parents first arrived there, North Dakota had just been admitted to the Union,...

Music was my joy, my home, the one place I felt happy and secure.

Music was my joy, my home, the one place I felt happy and secure.

His act may start out slow, but it tapers off.

His act may start out slow, but it tapers off.

This is the best biography by me I have ever read.

This is the best biography by me I have ever read.

If you put all your strength and faith and vigor into a job and try...

If you put all your strength and faith and vigor into a job and try...

I have never been an innovator, a creative genius.

I have never been an innovator, a creative genius.

Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldn't speak English and never had a...

Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldn't speak English and never had a...

You know, it's a long world.

You know, it's a long world.

If they can't hum it after we play it, it's not for us.

If they can't hum it after we play it, it's not for us.

If any performer has quality in his voice he can almost always be helped to...

If any performer has quality in his voice he can almost always be helped to...

One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.

One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.

I have a tremendous desire to learn, and to grow, and to develop whatever I...

I have a tremendous desire to learn, and to grow, and to develop whatever I...

If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for...

If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for...

I knew nothing of the real life of a musician, but I seemed to see...

I knew nothing of the real life of a musician, but I seemed to see...

I played a Spaniard. I looked about as Spanish as any other fair-skinned German.

I played a Spaniard. I looked about as Spanish as any other fair-skinned German.

You know, it's a long world.

You know, it's a long world.