Bobby Short Professions : Singer Born : September 15, 1924 Died : March 21, 2005 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Bobby Short Once in a while, I try to sneak in something less known anyway. Bobby Short known sneak-in trying Even in today's opera world, the position of the black tenor is problematic. Bobby Short opera black world If you try to do that in pop music - to play only rare show tunes, for example - people don't come. Bobby Short play trying people But life is tough and if you're creative, it's tougher. Bobby Short you tough creative life 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 black white time world Similar Authors Bert McCracken singer Betty Carter singer Bing Crosby singer Brian Fallon singer Brooke Allison singer Brook Benton singer All Authors
