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.

Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life.

I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience would laugh in the wrong places.

Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.

When my parents first arrived there, North Dakota had just been admitted to the Union, and the country was still wild and harsh.