All my momma's people were very musical. My grandpa, who was the Pentecostal minister, he was a great musician. He played the fiddle, he played the piano.

Every seven years, I sit down and make a whole new plan.

All my momma's people were very musical. My grandpa, who was the Pentecostal minister, he was a great musician. He played the fiddle, he played the piano.

I have been asked to pose for Penthouse on my hundredth birthday. Everybody is going to be sorry.

I've tried different things through the years to get some play on mainstream. I'll try to tailor-make it.

There's a lot of women now with a whole lot of style but they are not necessarily song stylists. Some of their style is a lot like me and a lot of people sound a lot alike - you can't tell them apart.

I'm a showgirl, as you can tell. I'm ever ready.