I'd stop in the middle of a gun fight and sing a song.

I joined Tommy Dorsey at the Paramount Theater in New York as a singer. I replaced Frank Sinatra.

In this business you break a leg and 150 other people are out of work while production is shut down. It's not like you were an accountant and could still work with your leg in a cast.

I'd stop in the middle of a gun fight and sing a song.

I've thought about doing other dramatic roles besides westerns, but I grew up in the West and I know the West.

Of course, western is my native music.

I'm really proud ofGunsmoke. We put on a good show every week-one that families could all watch together without offending anyone.