American - Musician | March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018
My upbringing was in the church. We had to attend regularly. And, of course, the church provided a training ground for me, so to speak, as a young vocalist and certainly gave me all of the spiritual values that I needed as a young lady.
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Certainly, gospel was my background - is my background.
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'Rocking With Leroy' used to come on when I would come in from school. It was a very, very big R&B broadcast of the day when I was a young girl. And I would come in and put my books down, lie down on the floor, and listen to 'Rocking With Leroy.'
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Beyonce is a very hard-working woman. Astrologically, for whatever it's worth, she's a Virgo - like Michael Jackson, a hard worker.
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Well, 20 Grammys is not bad.
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I just loved working with George Benson, whom I very much enjoy musically and as a person.
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John Legend is, in my opinion, classic. He is one of the best finds that has come along in a long time.
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I picked up some wonderful things just listening to other pianists that I appreciate, and that would be Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Vladimir Horowitz, and Art Tatum. Those are the pianists I really enjoy and admire.
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Art Tatum was a genius.
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I can say that my big records and my success have been due to the backing which Atlantic have put behind me.
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The term 'Sock it to me!' was a big, big thing in our neighborhood - all the kids were saying it.
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People are not as nice as they used to be. There used to be a time when we conversed. You don't get a lot of real responses now. They used to be more polite and well-mannered people, generally. It's minimal now.
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