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

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I just had an idea that went right over my head.

I just had an idea that went right over my head.

Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.

Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.

We really were a very musical family. Father managed to buy us a small pump...

We really were a very musical family. Father managed to buy us a small pump...

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

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

Night after night I could feel the chills go up and down my spine, they...

Night after night I could feel the chills go up and down my spine, they...

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...

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,...

Conversation didn't seem necessary when I put the accordion down and swung some young lady...

Conversation didn't seem necessary when I put the accordion down and swung some young lady...

I have never been an innovator, a creative genius.

I have never been an innovator, a creative genius.

Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life.

Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life.

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.

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.

Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in...

Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in...

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...

One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne...

One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne...

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.

I realized some of the pitfalls of being well-known; it was nice if you were...

I realized some of the pitfalls of being well-known; it was nice if you were...

I just wrote a book, but don't go out and buy it yet, because I...

I just wrote a book, but don't go out and buy it yet, because I...

The ones the listeners loved most of all in those early years were the four...

The ones the listeners loved most of all in those early years were the four...

In spite of the Depression, or maybe because of it, folks were hungry for a...

In spite of the Depression, or maybe because of it, folks were hungry for a...