Word: learnin
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Folksy, derrick-sized Sid Williams Richardson, unlike some of his fellow Texas wheeler-dealers, never hunted publicity, often quoted one of his favorite maxims: "You ain't learnin' nothin' when you're talkin'!" His dry, country humor and his ability to translate a complex business or political situation into plain horse sense made him a number of friends, but never found him a wife. When needled about his bachelorhood, Richardson explained his private theory about life: "Do right and fear no man; don't write and fear no woman. They're all wantin...
...records, according to his worst enemy in show business, Frankie is "the biggest thing ... so far this year." Whereas three years ago his best record (Good Night Irene) sold only 150,000 pressings, he has one on the market now (Learnin' the Blues) that is pushing 800,000 and another (Young at Heart) that is over the million mark. Furthermore, he is "the only pop singer who is a smash success in the album market." His three recent albums (Songs for Young Lovers, Swing Easy, and In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning) have reportedly sold...
...that point, Aunt Sarah decided that something would have to be done. "My children," said she, "ain't got no learnin', and I shore want my grandchildren to get some." So Aunt Sarah gave Blue Hole the most valuable thing she had in the world besides her house-half an acre of land with a clear title. The county promptly announced that it would start building a new school at once, and last week, as the walls began to rise, Aunt Sarah found herself a celebrity. When reporters arrived to interview her, they found her shuffling happily about...