I went out to visit Dorsey Burnette, after I graduated high school.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I joined Tommy Dorsey at the Paramount Theater in New York as a singer. I replaced Frank Sinatra.
I was president of the schools in junior high and high school, got a scholarship to New York University, played a little basketball, and was a celebrity.
When I got out of high school, I joined a local blues band in Philadelphia - Woody's Truck Stop.
And I played in jazz band as well during all three years in school.
At Johnny's suggestion I pursued a career in radio that eventually brought me to Los Angeles.
I went to North Carolina to play football.
Everybody just told me from the day I went into high school that I looked like Carol Burnett.
I worked under Francis Schmidt, and he was the biggest influence on my coaching career.
I went from elementary school to proper training, operatic training, and I went on to the Motown University and learned a lot of things from some wonderful people.
I graduated from Brown in 2001, moved to New York, and spent a year and a half just looking up 'Backstage' magazine auditions and grinding.