Even now, when I'm asked how I'm doing, I like to reply, 'Pretty good. I've got all my fingers and both eyes.
Flying was as necessary to my business as fiddles and footlights.
I began playing Branson during the 1992 season and was a little amazed. There were about 30 celebrity theatres there and more are being added all the time.
There were very few black people in Montana but we never felt out of place.
Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you.
A black man singing about a blond girl was potential trouble.