You know, it comes from my mother's side of the family. She had seven sisters and one brother, and all of them could play instruments. I suppose I picked it up from that.
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But in those days - in the mid-'50s, early '60s - there was less than 300 radio stations that were playing country music and a lot of that wasn't full time.Mel Tillis
But if you put a script up in front of me to read, or a cue card, I couldn't do it without stuttering.
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But Patsy, she was a great, great girl. And Brenda Lee is a wonderful person, and her mama Grace. I've known those folks for years and years and years.
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No, my son's a songwriter and he does that.
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You know, being an entertainer is partly being on the road, and a lot of your songs come from the road.
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