Little Milton
Little Milton
James Milton Campbell, Jr., 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."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth17 September 1934
CountryUnited States of America
money tip
Most times we would make more money in the tip boxes - they called it - than we were getting paid.
age knew lies took
So I was just a kid. I lies about my age and took a little soot and put it under my lip; made me a mustache. They knew I was lying.
feet oh since six skinny tall
But I was always tall. I was skinny then. I was tall for my age. And I've been about six feet tall since I was about, oh I guess, 11, 12 years old.
bunch chance gentle good lived meet rough
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.
gave time worth
So at that time I must have been about 14 or 15. And they gave me a job. I could sing. Couldn't play worth a damn. But I could sing. I could sing.
mom littles tots
My mom moved up between Leland and Greenville when I was just a little tot.
bills stuff bluegrass
I was never into the Bluegrass, Bill Monroe and stuff like that.
littles born
I was born in a little place called Inverness, MS.
voice smooth courses
And one of my favorites was Eddy Arnold of course. He just had that smooth, soulful voice.
mississippi-delta delta mississippi
I'm from the Mississippi delta originally.
baby love-you grit
If I don't love you, baby, grits ain't groceries.
weekend play black
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.
stars real giving
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.
people self-respect world
I did learn that it was the greatest thing in the world to respect yourself. Respect other people.