I'm A Businessman. I Work For Business

The Whites Come To Applaud A Negro Performer Just Like The Colored Do. When You've Got The Respect Of White And Colored, You Can Ease A Lot Of Things.

I'm Not Playing For Other Musicians. We're Trying To Reach The Guy Who Works All Day And Wants To Spend A Buck At Night. We'll Keep Him Happy.

Only Time, Education And Plenty Of Good Schooling Will Make Anti-segregation Work.

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.

It's Not The People In The South Who Create Racial Problems - It's The People Who Are Governing.