if i was black, if i was white, if i was -- what i was. the music i was singing way of them were singing, black or white. so, they really didn't know what to do with me. a true blues club. i didn't know nothing about no blues, but i was booked there. when i showed up and sang "don't make me over," i knew they hated me. they heard the song, those white girls sing it. i told mr. wynn, i said, i'm not coming back here. these people hate me. so, he says, no, no, no. don't say that. that's not true. they do like you. but you're just not singing the right thing. do you know "what i say," by ray charles. i said, yeah, everybody knows that song. he said, good. now, your next show, what i want