“After me there are no more jazz singers . . . It's a crime that no little singer is back there sockin' it to me in my field. To keep it going, to keep it alive, because I'm not going to live forever.” LittlesForeverAliveCrimeFieldsJazzSingersLive Forever Author:Betty Carter
“If it wasn't for hustlers, gangsters & gamblers there'd be no Jazz. Wasn't middle~class who said Let's go hear Bird tonight.” IfsSaidMusicBirdJazzMiddle ClassTonightGangsters Author:Betty Carter
