Of course that was my idol, Son House. I think he did a lot for the Mississippi slide down there.

That Mississippi sound, that Delta sound is in them old records. You can hear it all the way through.

Now that I'm gettin' old enough to get some money, I'd like to have some money. I don't get much made, I need to conquer a big chunk of money. Not quit playin' but quit playin' so hard.

Robert Johnson? No, I didn't know him, personally.

Memphis was almost like going to California. Beale Street was the black man's street.

You get a heck of a sound from the church. Can't you hear it in my voice?