"They had begun tosingtogether at home, with LaVerne teaching her younger siblings the 'hot' songs of the day, like the Boswell Sisters rendition of 'Dinah' and 'When I Take My Sugar to Tea, ' " the biography said.
Perhaps the habit of singing is less a part of everyday life than it once was, where previous generations without televisions and computers would naturally come togethertosing and share stories.