Grandmother Quote by Dwight Yoakam

My grandmother sang, too, and she was really loud. It was this wild kind of singing. I count her among my influences.

— Cassandra Wilson

My grandmother would sing in the choir, while my dad - while he was in college - sang and recorded with a quartet. So…

— Keri Hilson

We were a great family for singing. There were good voices on both sides and no reluctance to use them.

— Vera Lynn

My mom and dad sang in the church choir. They also had a local group. They loved music, especially my dad.

— Gladys Knight

My parents were both opera singers, and they also were both heavily into religious and church music.

— Rick Nielsen

My mom sang in high school choir and so did my father.

— Kevin Richardson

The older songs were better songs, because they had lyrics with a story to tell. Aretha and Otis told stories.

— Wilson Pickett

My mother sang. But back in the day, it was looked down upon if the lady of the house wanted to sing in public.…

— Amit Trivedi

My brothers and sisters all sang, too, and they all have good voices.

— Charley Pride

Our dad played us a lot of old country songs by The Carter Family and he would sing along to it. I loved listening…

— Petra Haden

My mum, Olwen, was a bright and talkative woman who loved a gossip and a story and was given slightly to malapropisms. And she…

— David Jason

I think my great-grandpa was an opera singer or something.

— Jennifer Damiano