I would start off with a lively rag, then would come a ballad, followed by a comedy song and a novelty number, and finally, the hot song. In this way, I left the stage with the audience laughing their heads off.
Playing two months or more in one city meant new songs all the time. If people paid their dimes to see and hear Sophie Tucker, they didn't want to he… - Sophie Tucker
Playing two months or more in one city meant new songs all the time. If people paid their dimes to see and hear Sophie Tucker, they didn't want to he…
- Sophie Tucker
I would start off with a lively rag, then would come a ballad, followed by a comedy song and a novelty number, and finally, the hot song. In this way… - Sophie Tucker
I would start off with a lively rag, then would come a ballad, followed by a comedy song and a novelty number, and finally, the hot song. In this way…
I've never sung a single song in my whole life on purpose to shock anyone. My 'hot numbers' are all, if you will notice, written about something that… - Sophie Tucker
I've never sung a single song in my whole life on purpose to shock anyone. My 'hot numbers' are all, if you will notice, written about something that…
I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better. - Sophie Tucker
I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better.
Once you start carrying your own suitcase, paying your own bills, running your own show, you've done something to yourself that makes you one of thos… - Sophie Tucker
Once you start carrying your own suitcase, paying your own bills, running your own show, you've done something to yourself that makes you one of thos…
I have been poor and I have been rich. Rich is better. - Sophie Tucker
I have been poor and I have been rich. Rich is better.
The secret of longevity... Is to keep breathing! - Sophie Tucker
The secret of longevity... Is to keep breathing!
Success in show business depends on your ability to make and keep friends. - Sophie Tucker
Success in show business depends on your ability to make and keep friends.
Even though I loved the song [My Yiddish Momme] and it was a sensational hit every time I sang it, I was always careful to use it only when I knew th… - Sophie Tucker
Even though I loved the song [My Yiddish Momme] and it was a sensational hit every time I sang it, I was always careful to use it only when I knew th…
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