Richard Wyands discusses his musical style

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Richard Wyands on singing

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Richard Wyands discusses the difficulties of playing different pianos on the road

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Q: “Do you ever try to sing yourself, or did you ever sing?”

A: “Well, I did at one time. I was sort of a balladeer. I sing quiet songs, not much voice, but plenty of soul. And I did scat singing. Well, I used to work with alto player by the name of Pony Poindexter and he and I would do a lot of scat singing together, 'Oo Bop With Doll' and quite a few tunes that I forgot about. But strange that I was able to sing ballad and still scat sing, but I did it. I can't do it now, though. There will be no request for vocalizing from Richard Wyands.”