tˈuː jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚɹ æɾ ˈeɪdʒ ˈeɪtiːn, ɹˈɔs ˈɛntɚd ɐn ˈæmətʃɚ nˈaɪt kˈɑːntɛst æt ðə tˈɑːp hˈæt bˈɑːɹ ˌɔn dʒˈɜːməntˌaʊn stɹˈiːt.
Two years later at age eighteen, Ross entered an amateur night contest at the Top Hat bar on Germantown Street.