One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.

If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for a live audience.

Sounds always fascinated me.

In spite of the Depression, or maybe because of it, folks were hungry for a good time, and an evening of dancing seemed a good way to have it.

I knew nothing of the life of a real musician, of course, but somehow I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion.

One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.

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