I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.

Although it's been said many times, many ways...Merry Christmas to you!

If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks, on Route Sixty-six.

I'm an interpreter of stories. When I perform it's like sitting down at my piano and telling fairy stories.

I'm a musician at heart. I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real singers. But I sing because the public buys it.

Music is emotional, and you may catch a musician in a very unemotional mood or you may not be in the same frame of mind as the musician. So a critic will often say a musician is slipping.

I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers.