I Was Always A Dreamer, In Childhood

Early In My Career I Began Receiving Letters From A Woman In The Midwest Who Claimed To Be My Mother.

What We Don't Need In Country Music Is Divisiveness, Public Criticism Of Each Other, And Some Arbitrary Judgement Of What Belongs And What Doesn't.

It Was Unlikely That Anyone Had Ever Heard A Black Person Sing Country Music.

I Try To Keep My Feet On The Ground. Even Though I Appreciate The Fame And Adoration, I Remember Once I Used To Pick Cotton, And I Felt Like Even Then I Was Somebody. I Have The Same Feet, Hands And Heart Like Everyone Else. I'm Just Also Blessed With A Good Voice.

I Might Have Become A Minor Celebrity But Royalty Checks Were A Long Way Off.