Little Milton Quotes

United States, Singer
September 7, 1934 – August, 4, 2005.

James Milton Campbell Jr. (September 7, 1934 – August 4, 2005), better known as Little Milton, was an American blues singer and guitarist, best known for his hit records "Grits Ain't Groceries," "Walking the Back Streets and Crying," and "We're Gonna Make It."

Also known as Guitarist

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.

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- Good
- Men
- Real
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.

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- People
- Real

I did learn that it was the greatest thing in the world to respect yourself. Respect other people.

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- People
- World
- Respect
Most times we would make more money in the tip boxes - they called it - than we were getting paid.

Little Milton
- Money
I was never into the Bluegrass, Bill Monroe and stuff like that.

Little Milton
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
- Up
- Black
- Weekend
I'm from the Mississippi delta originally.

Little Milton
And one of my favorites was Eddy Arnold of course. He just had that smooth, soulful voice.

Little Milton

I was born in a little place called Inverness, MS.

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My mom moved up between Leland and Greenville when I was just a little tot.

Little Milton
- Up
- Mom