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I'd always wanted to do an R&B and soul record; a friend with a studio asked to come by and record a couple of songs, maybe just make a 45. Then the songs started to pour out, and pretty soon we had eight or 10 songs down.

My next record I really just want it to be a collection of great songs, classic songs in a way.

I have to make rock records occasionally.

I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out.

I really just tried to make a record full of great songs, which is the goal I always have.

I've always wanted to record a jazz record. I did one in the '70s with Barbara Carroll. It's been a journey.

When I started recording, I thought I'd be able to do all kinds of records: jazz, country, dance - and I've always wanted to do a gospel album.

I've done all different kinds of genres - doo-wop, pop, funk, gospel, country, jazz, you name it.

Yeah; I'm a much better blues player than anybody knows, but being in the kind of group I'm in, we were always trying to make popular records.