one that you wrote and sold was to a guy named jackie willson, a song we know called "lonely teardrops" tell me about that song. >> well, jackie was one of the greatest artists that i have ever seen. and my sisters and ann and gwen wewe my big promoters and they introduced me to their boss, algreen, and al happened to be jackie's manager. they were promoting me, my brother the boxer. they come to my fights. my brother the songwriter, help my brother. tavis: you had some good sisters. >> my mother, my sisters, women in my life have been the biggest blessing ever. that's why i associate with them in so many areas. my sisters were so strong. they introduced me to al green who was managing jackie willson and i got a -- wilson and i got a chance to meet with jackie and i saw him at the flame show bar and he was mr. excitement, the greatest. and so i went to jackie and i said, you know, i want to write for you. he looked at me and he was like overwhelmed, what do you mean? write for me. i want to write a song for you. it's going to be number one. well, i don't have a recording contract right

they introduced me to al green who was managing jackie willson and i got -- wilson and i ot a chance meet wit jackie and i sawim at the flame show bar and he wasr. excitement, the greatest. and so i wt to jackie and i said, you know, i wt to write fo you. he lookedt me and he was like overwhelmed, what do youean? write fore. i want to write a song for you. it's going tbe number one. welli don't have a recordi contract right now ts and that. if you write and sing my song, it will beumber one and you'll get aecording. tavis: i love yr confidence. >> i havelways had confidence, you know. and he said ok. nothat easily, but we got back and forth a i kept bugging him. ok, man, i'm here, i g some eat stuff. sonyway, i wrote a song with a partner of mine, billy davis and iwas called "reet peti," the finest gifrl you ever want t meet. but made it a classic. he made it a classic. it was a b hit, his fir record. myead used to hurt when they would play the recd on the air. i turd on theadio one d and it was playing othe rao. i tned on dick clark was i wanted to see what he wasoing and he was pla