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Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.

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Black and white players hadn't appeared together in public before Teddy Wilson and I began working with B.G.

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Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God.

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I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s.

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Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general.

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I feel honored to have been a part of that dramatic change.

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Playing is my way of thinking, talking, communicating.

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Every day I look forward to getting with my instruments, trying new things.

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Playing gives me as much good feeling now as it did when I was a bitty kid.

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I think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better on drums, vibes and piano.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: April 20th, 1908

Died: August 31st, 2002

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