Quotes by Bobby Short

About Bobby Short:

Robert Waltrip was an American cabaret singer and pianist, best known for his interpretations of songs by popular composers of the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Noël Coward and George and Ira Gershwin.
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But life is tough and if you're creative, it's tougher.

Bobby Short

Even in today's opera world, the position of the black tenor is problematic.

Bobby Short

Once in a while, I try to sneak in something less known anyway.

Bobby Short

I was very young at the time, and I mainly appreciated their vocal qualities, even though I was already living as they did - as black performers in a white world.

Bobby Short

If you try to do that in pop music - to play only rare show tunes, for example - people don't come.

Bobby Short

Author Bio

  • NameBobby Short
  • DescriptionAmerican cabaret singer and pianist
  • BornSeptember 15, 1924
  • DiedMarch 21, 2005
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionStreet Artist; Musician; Singer; Pianist; Actor