There were very few black people in Montana but we never felt out of place.

Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought to and I had no clear notion of the money to be made in it.

I loved Mississippi and do to this day. The rainbows that stretch from horizon to horizon after a summer rain are the most spectacular I have ever seen.

I've tried to help a lot of young artists get started.

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.

Redd Foxx was the same gruff old codger you saw on television.

As far back as I can remember, the radio held a special fascination for me.