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Little Milton
American
Musician
About the author
My mom moved up between Leland and Greenville when I was just a little tot.
Little Milton,
American
Musician
#Mom
And I tell my audience, you know, give the real stars a round of applause. Because without them I'm nobody. So I learned so much from people like that.
Little Milton,
American
Musician
#People
#Applause
#Stars
We could play them through the week, and then the weekend we could play the black joints. I learned to be very versatile and learned to love it. So it stays with me even up to now.
Little Milton,
American
Musician
#Now
#Love
#Play
#Weekend
So I got a chance to meet a whole bunch of those old real, real rough but gentle men. They lived hard, but they lived good - in one sense, you know. But you had a lot of fun. Didn't make much money, but you had a lot of fun.
Little Milton,
American
Musician
#Chance
#Fun
#Old
#Men
#Sense
#Money
Most times we would make more money in the tip boxes - they called it - than we were getting paid.
Little Milton,
American
Musician
#Money
I'm from the Mississippi delta originally.
Little Milton,
American
Musician
I was never into the Bluegrass, Bill Monroe and stuff like that.
Little Milton,
American
Musician
I was born in a little place called Inverness, MS.
Little Milton,
American
Musician
I did learn that it was the greatest thing in the world to respect yourself. Respect other people.
Little Milton,
American
Musician
#People
#World
#Respect
And one of my favorites was Eddy Arnold of course. He just had that smooth, soulful voice.
Little Milton,
American
Musician
#Voice