"Since the advent of Benny Goodman, there have……" — Mel Torme
"Since the advent of Benny Goodman, there have been too few clarinetists to fill the void that Goodman left. Ken Peplowski is most certainly one of those few. The man is magic."
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24 Quotes by Mel Torme
Mel Torme has 24 quotes on this site.
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To me, nostalgia is nothing more than a mindless plundering of the past for the commonplace.
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I want to sing for the broadest possible audience.
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Whenever I did a good performance, my Dad and my uncles, who were rabid movie fans, took me to the…
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But, in fairness to them, too, the popular song per se is really a pretty shallow medium to perform in.
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I would be a liar if I said it wouldn't be lovely and soothing - that's the word - to…
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I got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America.
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Because Chicago was to radio what Hollywood was to films and Broadway was to the theatre: it was the hub…
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As Buddy Rich, for instance, broke into the business at the age of three, I think it was, on drums,…
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It may sound a bit like an army barracks, but the truth of the matter is: there must be some…
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As a singer, the biggest joy I have are the arrangements.
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Because obviously the whole purpose of putting records out is purely and simply to make money.
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Talking money is crass; so I'm not going to tell you what I made last year.
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More Advent Quotes
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After the advent of the written word, the masses who could not - or were not permitted to - read,…
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If you will take it into your mind to be sincere in throwing away your life for your master, you…
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With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent…
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I had fallen in love with a young man..., and we were planning to get married. And then he died…
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With the advent of Twitter and Facebook and other social networking sites, genuine privacy can only be found by renting…
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Eid is a time of joy, after a season of fasting and prayer and reflection. Each year, the end of…
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