By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.

Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldn't speak English and never had a music lesson or much of an education.

Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldn't speak English and never had a music lesson or much of an education.

If you put all your strength and faith and vigor into a job and try to do the best you can, the money will come.

We really were a very musical family. Father managed to buy us a small pump organ, and I just loved this instrument.