Years later,Woody described what singing meant to him: "When you sing a song, it reaches out and enters people's ears.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

Then a woman came out and began to sing.

VOA: special.2009.04.04

Although her father encouraged Koko to pursue gospel music, she would sneak out of the house, and sing the blues with her brothers accompanying her on homemade instruments.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18