Al Green
Al Green
Albert Leornes "Al" Greene, often known as The Reverend Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", "I'm Still in Love with You", "Love and Happiness" and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together". Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, Green was referred to on the museum's site as being...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth13 April 1946
CityForrest City, AR
CountryUnited States of America
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This agreement recognizes the contributions our employees make and at the same time allows GM of Canada to manage the business through restructuring and reduced overall costs, with appropriate controls on cost growth in areas such as health care.
You want to show kids they can be successful. Be successful and toss it in.
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I have found people on both sides of the aisle, white and black, that'll give you the shirt off their back. And I've also found people that won't give you a piece of bread if you're starving to death.
I'm thankful for every moment.
I learned more stuff in church than I did in the world.
People still come up to me and ask me to sign their records. That's right, records! Man, they don't even make records no more!
No child wants to fail. Everyone wants to succeed.
Teach success before teaching responsibility. Teach them to believe in themselves. Teach them to think, 'I'm not stupid'. No child wants to fail. Everyone wants to succeed.
The music is the message, the message is the music. So that's my little ministry that the Big Man upstairs gave to me - a little ministry called love and happiness.
Suicide is not an answer, it's destruction.