Quote by Mark Schweizer

When I was 18 and going to Berklee College of Music, I started singing in a 60-person gospel choir where almost everyone was African-American.

— Susan Tedeschi

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

— Ashley McBryde

I was in show choir in high school.

— Brian Tyree Henry

I studied voice at Yale with Blake Stern from the music school, and he had me singing German lieder and Italian songs.

— Michael Cerveris

My greatest teacher was not a vocal coach, not the work of other singers, but the way Tommy Dorsey breathed and phrased on the…

— Frank Sinatra

I had the fortunate experience to play with people from different schools of music. Sam Rivers is from the fundamentalist school of music.

— Kevin Eubanks

I was a part of my school choir and used to participate in several singing competitions back then.

— Raashi Khanna

I was a choir boy for 3 years in high school at St. George's in Newport, Rhode Island.

— Billy Bush

I sang in the choir growing up and more recently served on the worship team at my church in California.

— Deborah Joy Winans

I used to sing as a living while I was at university.

— Charlotte Ritchie

Conway Twitty was always our local hero while I was growing up. He had a series of good bands. I wanted to sit in,…

— Levon Helm

One of my all-time favorite country singers is a guy named Conway Twitty.

— Blake Shelton