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Leon Redbone Biography

Leon Redbone (born August 26, 1949) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist specializing in jazz, blues, and Tin Pan Alley classics. Recognized by his Panama hat, dark sunglasses, and black tie, Redbone first appeared on stage in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the mid-1970s. He has also appeared on film and television in acting and voice-over roles.

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The silence between the notes is the good part for me. I find that to be a very important part of music that is often lacking.

Silence, Important, Notes, Lacking, Good

The blues ain't nothing but a good man feelin' bad.

Bad, Blues, Blues Music, Good Man, Men, Nothing

I think of these things as obstacles rather than opportunities, because if they were opportunities it means I actually took the business of doing them seriously. To take myself too seriously is the gentle kiss of death.

Kissing, Mean, Obstacles, Opportunity, Think, Took

I'm sad and blue, about nobody but you. I told you that I loved you right from the start, you told me the same and now you try to break my little heart.

Blue, Break, Broken Heart, Nobody, Trying

Who told you I was a musician?

Musician, Told

I extract what I consider the best material from different sources. But often the material I perform comes from a very strange location in history, which are minstrel shows.

Different, Location, Minstrel, Shows, Strange

I've got a very behind-the-scenes personality. I don't know how I became a performer. I like to stay discreet, out of the public eye, very low-key.

Eye, Keys, Like, Personality, Public

Lonesome. Lonesome. I know what it means. Here all by my lonesome, dreaming empty dreams. Weary. Weary at the close of day, wondering if tomorrow brings me joy or sorrow.

Day, Dream, Joy, Mean, Sorrow

What I do and what I record only work for the moment.

Moment, Moments, Record, Records, Work

It can even be a single note which defines the entire song.

Song, Notes, Entire, Single, Defines

The only thing that interests me is history - reviewing the past and making something out of it.

History, Interest, Interests, Past, Reviewing, Thing