It was certainly tough, being out of work in London, but I reckoned that “he travelled fastest who travelled alone.” And when I got ashamed of not being able to pay my rent — well, I could always go out and sleep a couple of nights in Trafalgar Square!
I couldn’t let a girl do that — but I did it!
Every time I go on the air there’s a girl on my mind, and the memory of her helps me as I sing. She’s a girl who does not laugh at the wrong moment!”
Chick third from the left with members of the Joe Loss Band.