"There was a time we decided that it was songs that were done especially from my background because of the things we were dealing with, but nowadays, anybody who has a need, and can find the need, they can sing the blues."
"When I got through, Duke Ellington stood up and started the applause."
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Source: Ruth Cracknell: a biased memoir.
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