"One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers."

Art
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"The William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh... was the place where Champagne Music was born."

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

Art
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"Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God."

Love
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"Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns."

"We really were a very musical family. Father managed to buy us a small pump organ, and I just loved this instrument."

"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."

Trust
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"Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldn't speak English and never had a music lesson or much of an education."

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"By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family."

Music
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