Honeymooners Quote by Frankie Avalon

I was signed to RCA to be a country singer.

— Ronnie Milsap

I was a backup dancer at one point for a group that was on RCA.

— Omarion

I played the trumpet for nine years, and then I joined the choir after that, and then I was in musicals in high school.

— Bebe Rexha

And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth…

— Jackson Browne

I actually wanted to be a jazz musician first. My grandparents introduced me to Louis Armstrong. I loved Louis Armstrong so I took up…

— Douglas Booth

I'd actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably 15 or 16 years old, and then as a…

— Bobby McFerrin

I always wanted to sing a jazz record.

— Jeffrey Osborne

Before I even got signed as a teen, I was singing with people like Hoyt Axton and Mickey Gilley. I worked with Jerry Lee…

— Tiffany Darwish

I got signed to RCA when I was so young and made seven albums with them, plus a greatest hits album.

— Sara Evans

Grover Washington was my main influence, and when I went to college, I started listening to more of the jazz masters like Sonny Rollins,…

— Kenny G

I didn't become a TV and film composer because I wanted to play sold-out rock concerts, but that's what's ended up happening. And it's…

— Bear McCreary

In college, I was able to be the vocalist for the jazz band at Arkansas State.

— Ashley McBryde