I'm proud of our court. It knocks back a lot of the propaganda the Communists put out about the way America treats her Negroes.

I'm a musician at heart. I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real singers. But I sing because the public buys it.

If I could read it, I could play it.

There's just one thing I can't figure out. My income tax!

If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks, on Route Sixty-six.

I was a guinea pig for some hoodlums who thought they could hurt me and frighten me and keep other Negro entertainers from the South.

Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free.