Buddy Rich is one of a kind; he's a genius, and that's all there is to it.

I got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America.

Since the advent of Benny Goodman, there have been too few clarinetists to fill the void that Goodman left. Ken Peplowski is most certainly one of those few. The man is magic.

As regards my feelings about drummers - there's Buddy Rich, and then there's everybody else.

Because Chicago was to radio what Hollywood was to films and Broadway was to the theatre: it was the hub of radio.

I would be a liar if I said it wouldn't be lovely and soothing - that's the word - to have a hit single or a hit album.

I want to sing for the broadest possible audience.