Kids know me from their Grease DVD, so they instantly respond. You can hear a pin drop when I do my old songs.
I wound up signing to RCA Victor as a trumpeter, guesting on shows like Jackie Gleason's Honeymooners.
I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician.
When I started to play trumpet I was fortunate to learn very quickly.
I think todays music absolutely stinks. I really do mean that.
They weren't great pictures, but they were fun, and they really represented that period of time well.