Every Color I Can Think

I Want To Sing Like Aretha Franklin. Before Her I Wanted The Technical Ability Of Ella Fitzgerald.

My Identity Is Very Clear To Me Now, I Am A Black Woman.

I Learned From Ethel Waters, Duke Ellington, Adelaide Hall, The Nicholas Brothers, The Whole Thing, The Whole Schmear. [the Cotton Club] Was A Great Place Because It Hired Us, For One Thing, At A Time When It Was Really Rough [for Black Performers].

I Thought Of Singing And Acting As A Living-making. I Was Able To Take Care Of Myself And A Few Of My Friends.

It's So Nice To Get Flowers While You Can Still Smell The Fragrance.