I Was Married For 36 Years But

Some Summers My Father Would Take Us Down To Visit Our Grandmother In Louisville, Who Was An Ex-slave, Susan Jones, And She Had A Shotgun Shack They Call It, And No Electricity, A Well In The Back, A Coal Stove, Kerosene Lamps.

When I Was About Five Or Seven Years Old My Mother Was Placed In A Mental Institution And So We Were With Our Father Who Worked Very Hard, And We Had To Figure A Lot Of Things Out.

I've Always Thought That A Big Laugh Is A Really Loud Noise From The Soul Saying, "ain't That The Truth."

I Went With Lionel Hampton For Three Years. Out Of That Came A Trip To Europe.

Imagine What A Harmonious World It Could Be If Every Single Person, Both Young And Old Shared A Little Of What He Is Good At Doing.