Donnie Fritts

John Paul to give me a shot, I'll never forget as long as I live.

— Donnie Fritts

I've known just thousands of people a hell of a lot more talented than me who never could get anywhere.

— Donnie Fritts

I was writing for a publishing company in this old building right next to the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville. We were…

— Donnie Fritts

If you're a songwriter, it's to perform your songs. For singers, it's just to get to sing somewhere. So while there may…

— Donnie Fritts

As long as you have those brilliant songs, it didn't matter how bad you played, or how bad he sang on 'em…

— Donnie Fritts

I was in Hollis' band for eight years, playing drums. At one time we had Barry Beckett, Jimmy Johnson, David Hood -…

— Donnie Fritts

I was wanting to do an album but I didn't know if I was really ready. Jerry Wexler was one of my…

— Donnie Fritts

I don't know what the answer is, but I'm very blessed and lucky to have made a good living doing what I've…

— Donnie Fritts

The guys that I played with, Hollis Dixon and the Keynotes - just about all the great musicians from Muscle Shoals.We played…

— Donnie Fritts

I was writing with different people in Nashville - whoever I could. Eddie Hinton came on the scene about 1963, and about…

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I went to visit a friend of mine, a writer name Troy Seal, a songwriting fool. He's had a ton of hits.…

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You got to understand, Arthur Alexander was there with us, and some of his crew. It was in the '50s in Alabama.…

— Donnie Fritts

Tom Stafford was an odd character, you know - a brilliant guy. He looked weird and I think he took a really…

— Donnie Fritts