It was unlikely that anyone had ever heard a black person sing country music.
The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by consultants and programmers and record company moguls.
Not only are three-putt greens probable, at times they are an achievment.
I was sometimes jeered by black soldiers who wanted me to sing something besides country music.
In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis Presley.
A fan will grab you and hug you and will not let go. When that happens, you wish it could be that way all over the world.