Even Though I'm Not Jewish...israel Is One

Other Arms Reach Out To Me, Other Eyes Smile Tenderly, Still In Peaceful Dreams I See, The Road Leads Back To You.

When I Started To Sing Like Myself - As Opposed To Imitating Nat Cole, Which I Had Done For A While - When I Started Singing Like Ray Charles, It Had This Spiritual And Churchy, This Religious Or Gospel Sound. It Had This Holiness And Preachy Tone To It. It Was Very Controversial. I Got A Lot Of Criticism For It.

My Version Of 'georgia' Became The State Song Of Georgia. That Was A Big Thing For Me, Man. It Really Touched Me. Here Is A State That Used To Lynch People Like Me Suddenly Declaring My Version Of A Song As Its State Song. That Is Touching.

Dreams, If They're Any Good, Are Always A Little Bit Crazy.

Before I Begin, Let Me Say Right Here And Now That I'm A Country Boy. And, Man, I Mean The Real Backwoods! That's At The Start Of The Start Of The Thing, And That's At The Heart Of The Thing.