I May Be Helping To Bring Harmony

I Often Wonder Whether Negroes Like Myself Who Are Pretty Well Known Help Out At All In Breaking Down Barriers.

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.

When I First Organized The King Cole Trio Back In 1937, We Were Strictly What You Would Call An Instrumental Group. To Break The Monotony, I Would Sing A Few Songs Here And There Between The Playing. I Sang Things I Had Known Over The Years. I Wasn't Trying To Give It Any Special Treatment, Just Singing. I Noticed Thereafter People Started Requesting More Singing, And It Was Just One Of Those Things.

Unforgettable In Every Way, And Forever More, That's How You'll Stay.

Music Is Emotional, And You May Catch A Musician In A Very Unemotional Mood Or You May Not Be In The Same Frame Of Mind As The Musician. So A Critic Will Often Say A Musician Is Slipping.