We really were a very musical family. Father managed to buy us a small pump organ, and I just loved this instrument.

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For a while we had trouble trying to get the sound of a champagne cork...

For a while we had trouble trying to get the sound of a champagne cork...

The first time I try anything is invariably not very successful. I tend to grow...

The first time I try anything is invariably not very successful. I tend to grow...

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...

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.

You know, it's a long world.

You know, it's a long world.

You know, it's a long world.

You know, it's a long world.

Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown...

Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown...

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.

By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45...

By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45...

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

There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them.

There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them.

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...

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.

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My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with...

I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience...

I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience...

I have never been an innovator, a creative genius.

I have never been an innovator, a creative genius.

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I expected to be a farmer like my father and brothers. Life seemed pleasant and...

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

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

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...