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

Because obviously the whole purpose of putting records out is purely and simply to make money.

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.

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.

Whenever I did a good performance, my Dad and my uncles, who were rabid movie fans, took me to the movies. There began my underlying love affair with film.

But, in fairness to them, too, the popular song per se is really a pretty shallow medium to perform in.