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Mose Allison

Mose Allison

American Musician

Born: Nov 11, 1927

Jazz Lot Me Music People You

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All the classic jazz players all sang and a lot of 'em sang blues. Mose Allison

Jazz Classic Lot Blues Sang Players

I been getting good crowds. It only took 50 years. Mose Allison

Good Took Only Crowds Been Years Getting

I can't judge my own stuff. That's for others. But those are the three things that I admire. Mose Allison

Judge Three Own Others Those Admire My Own Stuff Things

I finally decided if I was going to make a living, I was gonna have to come to New York. Mose Allison

Living Finally New Come Make York Going New York Decided Gonna

I haven't stopped and I don't plan on stoppin' any time soon. Mose Allison

Time Soon Any Stopped Plan

I just have a lot off different influences. Mose Allison

Lot Off Just Different Influences

I never sit down and write. I just sorta let things form in my brain. Mose Allison

Sit Down Write Never Brain Just Form Things

I sang and wrote songs when I was 12 years old. Mose Allison

Old Songs Wrote Years Sang

I went through the whole number, you know. The swing era, the boogie woogie era, the bebop era. Thelonious Monk is still one of my favorites. So a lot of these people had their effect on me. Mose Allison

Me You People Boogie Favorites Through Had Know Bebop Still Era Effect Lot Whole Swing Monk Number

I'm always storing away phrases and ideas and things that I think might turn into songs. Mose Allison

Think Phrases Songs Ideas Always Storing Might Turn Away Things

I'm playin' the music I like. Mose Allison

Music Like

I've heard some tunes in recent years that were pretty close to that same idea. The idea was you turn on the radio and you want to hear some music and up comes a commercial. Mose Allison

It's as much fun as it ever was, you know, once I get there. Gettin' there is a little harder. Mose Allison

You Once Know Get Gettin Little Much Fun Ever Harder

Pizza Express has been a real godsend for me. I've been working there for several years, six weeks a year. You can go to work every night and play. It's a nice little club. It's just about the right size for me, about 150 people. Mose Allison

Work Me You People Year Club Nice Every Several Has-Been About Weeks Real Go Been Years Six Just Size Pizza Little Working Express Play Right Every Night Night

The jazz boom was goin' on then so there was a lot happenin' in New York at that time. Mose Allison

Time Jazz Boom New Lot York Goin New York Then

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