Within a few hours I had them off, was about ready to play the shows. That night I opened, and during the week Harris was over to the house to talk my mother into letting me leave home.
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Quite a few musicians came to our house. And my ma took me to hear many more, hoping to encourage in me a love of music. But she wouldn't consent to my having music lessons, for she feared I might end up as she had done - unable to play except from paper.
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Birth: | 8th May, 1910 |
Death: | 28th May, 1981 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Composer, Lyricist, Pianist, Singer |
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