Only Time, Education And Plenty Of Good

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

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.

I Was A Guinea Pig For Some Hoodlums Who Thought They Could Hurt Me And Frighten Me And Keep Other Negro Entertainers From The South.

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.

If You Ever Plan To Motor West, Travel My Way, Take The Highway That Is Best. Get Your Kicks, On Route Sixty-six.