Music was my joy, my home, the one place I felt happy and secure.

• By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.
• Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldn't speak English and never had a music lesson or much of an education.
• Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldn't speak English and never had a music lesson or much of an education.
• If you put all your strength and faith and vigor into a job and try to do the best you can, the money will come.
• We really were a very musical family. Father managed to buy us a small pump organ, and I just loved this instrument.
• By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.
• Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.
• Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God.
• Music was my joy, my home, the one place I felt happy and secure.
• Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God.