He’s told me himself where he learned how to play.” I never heard no black man play like that until you.” “I know Jerry Lee Lewis personally. That’s where Rockabilly and rock and roll came from.” “Oh no, no, no, no, no, no. I naively and innocently asked him, “Where do you think Jerry Lee Lewis learned how to play?” “What are you talking about?” “Well, Jerry Lee learned how to play that style from black blues and boogie woogie piano players. I had no idea where this guy was coming from. This is the first time I ever heard a black man play piano like Jerry Lee Lewis.” He says, “I really like your all’s music. I stopped and turned around, look to see who was touching me. From behind, puts his arm around my shoulder. This white gentleman, probably in his mid to late 40s, gets up from his table and walks across the bandstand. I came off the bandstand after the first set and I was walking across the dance floor to sit with some of my band mates. Well, here I was in The Silver Dollar Lounge, and for a summer I played there. In the bottom of the motel was this lounge called The Silver Dollar Lounge. Truck stop had a restaurant and had a motel. Well, there was this truck stop at a place called Frederick, Maryland. I was the only black guy in the band and consequently, usually the only black guy in many of the places where we played. In 1983, country music had made a resurgence in this country, so I joined a country band. It changed my attitude towards that particular dog, but I still love dogs. That did not change my attitude towards dogs. I was warned and I did not heed the warning. The nanny and the cook had to come rushing out and pull the thing off me. I figure, “Well, the mom lied to me.” I open the door. The little girl and I are playing in the living room and I said, “Why will your doggy bite me? Why is your doggy so mean?” The little girl said, “My dog is not mean.” Of course, she goes out there and the dog’s licking all over her and all excited to see her because the dog wanted to come in. The lady specifically told me, “Do not go out there and play with the dog Daryl. The dog was locked outside on the balcony. My mom and her were going shopping and so I was taken over there to be babysat. Three or four years later, I’d gone over to this girl’s house, a friend of my mom’s. First thing I go to do is go see my puppy. The next morning when I woke up, my mom had gone to the hospital. She was in back pain from that day until she died in 1986. When the little puppy ran up to her, my mom jumped out of fear. Then the little dog came running out excited to see her and ran to sniff her ankles or whatever. My mom came to the door to call me to come in for dinner. I’m playing with my new dog on the porch. She locked him outside, et cetera, et cetera. My father says to me, “Come take a ride with me.” I get in the vehicle and we go and ride out to this person’s house that my father knows. Daryl Davis – Musician, Hate Group Connoisseur
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