American - Musician | March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018
President Clinton, I sang at his post-inauguration party out in Maryland.
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I don't think I was a catalyst for the women's movement.
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There's a lot of great singers out here.
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As a very small girl, I listened to Charlie Parker and loved him and Max Roach and people like that.
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I had not been in the jazz environment, having been brought up in the church. But once I got to New York, and I was signed to perform at The Village Gate and the Vanguard and clubs like that, and these - the Vanguard was one of the most elite, if not the most elite, jazz club out there.
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I love Wal-Mart, and not just because my record is there. You can get some things there that you cannot find at Saks or Bergdorf's or other upscale stores.
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I just got into Mike Tyson. My security people kept saying, 'Haven't you seen him yet?' Well, I finally did, and he's got a real knockout punch.
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I still have perfect diction!
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When I first started, I wore Ceil Chapman gowns. I've been wondering for years what happened to the Ceil Chapman line of clothing.
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I wanted to design a line based on Hollywood's Golden Era. I talked with Stephen Burrows and with Willi Smith and with one or two other people, but it just seems like such a hard field to break into. I need someone like Calvin Klein's manager to get behind me!
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I really don't have any shelf music.
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I don't do crazy things - I just don't.
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