Music was my joy, my home, the one place I felt happy and secure.
One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.
Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldn't speak English and never had a music lesson or much of an education.
One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers.
Boys, if you don't stick together, how do you expect me to follow you-ah?
By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.