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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.

Al Jarreau

The ones that you sing when you’re driving in the car and as a singer you always go back to them.
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Always Back Car Drive Go One Sing Singer
It’s all background experience and listening and exposure.
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All Background Experience Exposure Listen
So given those things yes, I’m introducing some new music that people haven’t really heard me do in quite this fashion.
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Fashion Give Heard Introduce Music New People Quite Soon Those
It was predicted in the grooves that we would be here sometime later on down the road.
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Down Groove Later Predict Road Something
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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Better Citizen Eyes Father Husband Light Make Morning Mother Neighbour Put Tell
Jazz brought this sense of democracy where four guys come together and your name may be on the marquee, but in this moment, when you’re the soloist, it’s you, and we follow you. We follow you.
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Brought Come Democracy Follow Guy Jazz Name Sense Together
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.
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Age Beep Blood Broke Cheek Do Jesus People Pinck Right Seven Shine Sing Six Smile Something Son Vessel Want
I would still be singing, because it’s part of my heart and my soul, and it lifts me up.
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Heart Lift Sing Soul Still Would
I know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.
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Country Door Grew Know More Next People
and I was listening. I started singing, warmer than a summer night, at seven or eight years old.
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Eight Listen Night Old Seven Sing Start Summer Warm Year
I sang do-wop on the street corner before it was called do-wop.I can sing some polkas. And proud of that.
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Call Corner Do Sang Street Wop
And there were these big bay windows, and there was the blue in the sky, and the sun on the trees, and it was drizzling.
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Bay Big Blue Dizzle Sky Sun Tree Window
Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.
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Bed Before Being Get Important Out Say Thankful
I can sing some polkas. And proud of that.
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Can Polkas Proud Sing That
A couple of incidents of shortness of breath and checked myself into a hospital, but that one in France really sat me down for a few minutes.
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Breath Check Country Couple Down Few Hospital Incident Minute Myself Problem Sat
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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Blank Blue Eye Music Rain Same Shine Start Sun Time

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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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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