Conversation didn't seem necessary when I put the accordion down and swung some young lady around the floor.

My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know.

On the stage of the Italian Terrace Room in the William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1938 ... the place where Champagne Music was born.

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.

Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.

Sounds always fascinated me.

Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.