Leonard Chess didn't know he was white when he signed Bobby to the label.
Joe Cocker, Delbert McClinton, Lou Rawls, Ray Charles, Tom Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Etta James, Junior Wells, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Bo Diddley, David Allan Coe, and UB40 also recorded his songs.
There was a real good overview of Bobby Charles' history in a recent issue of Blue Suede News. Bob Dylan was a fan of his songwriting.
