American - Musician | September 15, 1924 - March 21, 2005
Even in today's opera world, the position of the black tenor is problematic.
Bobby Short
TodayWorldBlackOperaPosition
But life is tough and if you're creative, it's tougher.
LifeCreativeToughYouTougher
I was very young at the time, and I mainly appreciated their vocal qualities, even though I was already living as they did - as black performers in a white world.
TimeWorldBlackWhiteYoungLiving
If you try to do that in pop music - to play only rare show tunes, for example - people don't come.
MusicPeopleYouPlayTryRare
Once in a while, I try to sneak in something less known anyway.
TrySomethingKnownOnceAnyway
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