I Am Famous Because I Am An

Critics Don't Buy Records. They Get 'em Free.

If I Could Read It, I Could Play It.

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

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.

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