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I decided during my teens that I wasn't going to have the life of a concert pianist, much to the chagrin of a lot of people who had put a lot of money into me!

~Cy Coleman

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Someone skipped on the rent and they left behind a huge upright piano, which got moved into our apartment so the other apartment could get rented out. I took to it and started playing.

~Cy Coleman

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I used to perform all the time but I haven't performed in New York in a very long time.

~Cy Coleman

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My background was in performing originally.

~Cy Coleman

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So I went into jazz and performed in jazz clubs all over the country.

~Cy Coleman

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I have a bunch of albums I would love to get re-released.

~Cy Coleman

Topics: Albums Bunch Get Love Would

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I'm trying to get hold of them... the trouble is a lot of the companies that recorded and produced the albums went bust, so I don't know where to get the masters.

~Cy Coleman

Topics: Albums Bust Companies Get Hold Know Lot Masters Produced Recorded Them Trouble Trying Where

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Since I was the solo artist as well as the writer for the songs, I figured I had enough credits on it already.

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Topics: Artist Credits Enough Figured Had Had Enough Since Solo Solo Artist Songs Well Writer

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We're doing a workshop over the first two weeks of December, I believe, with Graciella Daniele directing it.

~Cy Coleman

Topics: Believe December Directing Doing First Over Two Two Weeks Weeks Workshop I Believe

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When I was four years old, my mother owned some tenements in the Bronx.

~Cy Coleman

Topics: Bronx Four Mother Old Owned Some Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Composer

Born: June 14th, 1929

Died: November 18th, 2004

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