I had written a tune called 'Shake, Rattle and Roll,' but the white stations refused to play it - they thought it was low-class black music. We thought what we needed was a new name. But a white disc jockey… — Jesse Stone Copy Share Image
Kansas City, I would say, did more for jazz music, black music, than any other influence at all. Almost all their joints that they had there, they used black bands. Most musicians who amounted to anything, they would flock to… — Jesse Stone Copy Share Image
I had written a tune called 'Shake, Rattle and Roll,' but the white stations refused to play it - they thought it was low-class… — Jesse Stone Copy Share Image
Rhythm and blues started even before phonograph records were being produced because black people entertained themselves. It wasn't done for money. It was done… — Jesse Stone Copy Share Image
I've been given my money. Nobody has ever beaten me out of one quarter. And that's all I've ever been concerned about. — Jesse Stone Copy Share Image
Fame is a fickle thing that only lasts as long as you can be out there offering yourself to the public. And as soon… — Jesse Stone Copy Share Image
Kansas City, I would say, did more for jazz music, black music, than any other influence at all. Almost all their joints that they… — Jesse Stone Copy Share Image
