my favorite song, i would sing and body and soul by coleman hawkins, and everything would be better.different it was from other kids. tavis: what is it that calmed you? >> it filled me with spirits -- with music that it was going to be all right. ♪ what did that say to you then? how did you come to the realization music was pregnant with that kind of power? >> it was everywhere. there are three distinct areas. people have been going up and down the river from new orleans. arkansas to tennessee, of the river to chicago, of the river to detroit. there was an east coast moment. they went to philadelphia. one was in delaware. all that kind of stuff, and all those people came top. this is the southern bunch of people, southern and caribbean people. it was all about music. you would be in your backyard playing marbles with your friend. i am serious. in the kitchen is some hairdressing salon. she says, hold your hair straight. bb king would be wearing you out. this is what i knew. the city was called american international college. we have international people coming from africa, the west i