People like Clyde McPhatter who came out of the black churches - like Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin - were all church singers who became great pop singers because gospel singing is very close to the blues.

The all-time greatest Atlantic group - The Drifters

Theres two kinds of music: black soul music, and the white imitation thereof.

Everyone felt like they knew Ray Charles and in a way they did, because he was embodied by his music.

People like Clyde McPhatter who came out of the black churches - like Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin - were all church singers who became great pop singers because gospel singing is very close to the blues.

A singer's biographical film should have their music and their voice.

The Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame will provide a center where the lives and the artistry of the greatest jazz musicians will be celebrated, and where people will come to learn about jazz, something to which my brother devoted his lifes work.