“Poor complain about money they can’t get; rich complain about money they can’t keep”
“The poor complain about the money they can’t get and the rich complain about the money they can’t keep” is a line that appeared frequently in the newspaper columns of New York entertainment writer Earl Wilson (1907-1987). In a March 1957 column, Wilson credited the line to Al Hibbler (1915-2001), an American baritone vocalist.
Wikipedia: Al Hibbler
Albert George “Al” Hibbler (August 16, 1915 – April 24, 2001) was an American baritone vocalist, who sang with Duke Ellington’s orchestra before having several pop hits as a solo artist. Some of Hibbler’s singing is classified as rhythm and blues, but he is best seen as a bridge between R&B and traditional pop music. According to one authority, “Hibbler cannot be regarded as a jazz singer but as an exceptionally good interpreter of twentieth-century popular songs who happened to work with some of the best jazz musicians of the time.”
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22 March 1957, Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune, “In New York” by Earl Wilson, pf. 24, col. 6:
WISH I’D SAID THAT: “The poor complain about the money they can’t get and the rich complain about the money they can’t keep.”—Al Hibbler.
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12 November 1960, The Blade (Toledo, OH), “That’s Earl, Brother” by Earl Wilson, pg. 9, col. 3:
WISH I’D SAID THAT: The poor complain about the money they can’t get and the rich complain about the money they can’t keep.
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Toastmasters Treasury
By Edward L. Friedman
New York, NY: Harper
1960
Pg. 159:
I’M THE KIND OF PERSON WHO…
Complains about the money I can’t get. Only the rich complain about the money they can’t keep.
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14,000 Quips & Quotes:
For Speakers, Writers, Editors, Preachers, and Teachers
By E. C. McKenzie
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House
1990, ©1980
Pg. 95:
The poor complain about the money they can’t get, and the rich complain about the money they can’t keep.
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