I was age six or seven, and singing, “Jesus wants me for her son, beep, to shine for him,” and people smiled and pinched my cheeks till the blood vessels broke, and I knew I was doing something right.
AL JARREAUMy dad graduated seminary there, and so did (sounds like) Mark Kimball’s grandfather. They sang in a quartet together, my dad and Mark Kimball’s grandfather.
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I discovered is that I have a couple of valves that were leaky and had been giving, gave me a problem then. But I hadn’t noticed anything up until then.
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I came here with something in me that I inherited from my folks. So I’m going to do something called life and times.
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My dad graduated seminary there, and so did (sounds like) Mark Kimball’s grandfather. They sang in a quartet together, my dad and Mark Kimball’s grandfather.
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Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.
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Until my knee said, “Uh-uh,” I was jogging. Then I started walking. They don’t like walking a lot, but I’ll push them.
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To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about.
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Every living thing tends toward the good or we would have been gone a long time ago
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Let that get you up in the morning and put the light in your eyes. I’m telling you, it makes you a better husband, mother, father, neighbor, citizen.
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I did a concert at five years old in the garden of one of the church members, and we raised some money to buy a new piano in our little church.
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It’s all background experience and listening and exposure.
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I would still be singing, because it’s part of my heart and my soul, and it lifts me up.
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Once you discover that you can, then you must.
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My eyes went blank, and I stared off, and the music started. It was raining, and the sun was shining at the same time.
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I think a singer is an athlete. I’ve always tried to stay fit.
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I was crawling around inside of her. She was a church pianist. My dad was a brilliant singer. I was hearing it.
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