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

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

It may sound a bit like an army barracks, but the truth of the matter is: there must be some time laid aside for arranging, time for working on either a book or an article - I've written two articles in the last four months for the New York Times book review section.

As Buddy Rich, for instance, broke into the business at the age of three, I think it was, on drums, so indeed did I break into the business at the age of four as a singer.

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.

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

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.