Louie Bellson Smithsonian Interview Block 510 (Q11306)

That's a good question, because during interviews during that time, people used to say, aren't you jealous, because Pearl Bailey gets more limelight than you do? I said no, I feel great about it, because we're all a family, and I'm doing a gig. I said gigs are far between. As long as I get a gig, I'm all right. Playing drums, that's my life. But I felt good about that, because here I was, musi ...