[on her brief period as a vocalist with
Ralph Flanagan's orchestra, before she was fired] I hadn't sung a note but I figured since my dad [Allen Zee] had booked him [at the Capitol Theatre], he would at least listen to me. I got the job but I was terrible, if not worse. Most of the time I just sat on the bandstand, snapping my fingers. Customers would ask me, "Say, when are you going to sing?". Finally, I was allowed to. Crazy!