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" Black and white players hadn't appeared together in public before Teddy Wilson and I began working with B.G. "

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" Every day I look forward to getting with my instruments, trying new things. "

" Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind. "

" I feel honored to have been a part of that dramatic change. "

" I think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better on drums, vibes and piano. "

" I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s. "

" Music was our wife, and we loved her. And we stayed with her, and we clothed her, and we put diamond rings on her hands. "

" Playing gives me as much good feeling now as it did when I was a bitty kid. "

" Playing is my way of thinking, talking, communicating. "

" Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God. "

" So I always figured I'd still be playing at this age. "

" The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do. "

" Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general. "

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