The young people look great on television. They're youthful and have a lot of zip and energy, but when you see them live, they can only do about 20 minutes because they haven't got the training to...
I've been so fortunate because I never really had ups and downs as far as my career. Ninety-nine percent of the time, I've been sold out all over the world.
I have a simple life. I mean, you just give me a drum roll, they announce my name, and I come out and sing. In my job I have a contract that says I'm a singer. So I sing.
I know the history of the record business so well because I followed Billie Holiday into the record studios. It was so primitive compared to the sophisticated business today.
What recommendations or advice would you give to the musicians today that play our genre of music? Well I've often said you need to crawl before you walk and you need to walk before you run. I...
Legacy Recordings Week in Music July 29 - August 4 July 29 1966 -- Born on this day, country music mega star Martina McBride. July 30 1936, Born on this day, Chicago blues pioneer George...