Kansas City, I would say, did more for jazz music, black music, than any other influence at all. Almost all their joints… — 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
