Quotes by Jay McShann

We used to play the Savoy Ballroom, and we always had a boogie tune in...

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We had an old Victrola with the old bulldog they used to have there. The...

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We didn't let a night go by that we didn't play.

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They had the music being piped right out on the street. I'd be three or...

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My family was a Christian family. But I had to get to Kansas to play...

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It was my first time in Kansas City. In about two or three days I...

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I was listening to all those lyrics and trying to take in everything that was...

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I had listened to Joe Turner. When they'd book Joe there, I'd play the blues...

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As long as Pete and Joe are there, it's gonna be jumping.

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