And one of my favorites was Eddy Arnold of course. He just had that smooth, soulful voice.

I did learn that it was the greatest thing in the world to respect yourself. Respect other people.

I'm from the Mississippi delta originally.

If I don't love you, baby, grits ain't groceries.

I was born in a little place called Inverness, MS.

I was never into the Bluegrass, Bill Monroe and stuff like that.

We could play them through the week, and then the weekend we could play the black joints. I learned to be very versatile and learned to love it. So it stays with me even up to now.