A black man singing about a blond girl was potential trouble.

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Even now, when I'm asked how I'm doing, I like to reply, 'Pretty good. I've...

Even now, when I'm asked how I'm doing, I like to reply, 'Pretty good. I've...

I don't care what the religion is called; as far as I'm concerned, one God,...

I don't care what the religion is called; as far as I'm concerned, one God,...

Performing is an experience, for me, that is as humbling as it is energizing.

Performing is an experience, for me, that is as humbling as it is energizing.

I think there's enough room in country music for everybody.

I think there's enough room in country music for everybody.

In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis...

In 20 years I had sold more records for RCA than any artist except Elvis...

It used to be that if you had a pretty good record, you could stop...

It used to be that if you had a pretty good record, you could stop...

The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying...

The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying...

Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought...

Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought...

The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by...

The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by...

Too many religious organizations are in the business of enforcing beliefs.

Too many religious organizations are in the business of enforcing beliefs.

I grew up not liking my father very much. I never saw him cry. But...

I grew up not liking my father very much. I never saw him cry. But...

A fan will grab you and hug you and will not let go. When that...

A fan will grab you and hug you and will not let go. When that...

What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and...

What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and...

Until MTV, television had not been a huge influence on music. To compete with MTV,...

Until MTV, television had not been a huge influence on music. To compete with MTV,...

For most entertainers, there is a single experience, one defining moment, when confidence replaces the...

For most entertainers, there is a single experience, one defining moment, when confidence replaces the...

No one had ever told me that whites were supposed to sing one kind of...

No one had ever told me that whites were supposed to sing one kind of...

I think there's enough room in country music for everybody.

I think there's enough room in country music for everybody.

What qualifies me to tell people how to act or what to think? I'm Charley...

What qualifies me to tell people how to act or what to think? I'm Charley...

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived.

Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived.