A black man singing about a blond girl was potential trouble.

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.

After 14 months of military service, I had a wife, a child, half an apartment, no car, and no job.

Early in my career I began receiving letters from a woman in the Midwest who claimed to be my mother.

For most entertainers, there is a single experience, one defining moment, when confidence replaces the self-doubt that most of us wrestle with.

I learned to tune a guitar by ear. That method has served me pretty well.

Fans are what make a performer and I've always taken them seriously.