Editing Muhammad Ali (section)

===Spoken word poetry===
{{Poem quote
|text=Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see.
Now you see me, now you don't.
George thinks he will, but I know he won't.
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In 1963, Ali released an album of [[spoken word]] music on Columbia Records titled, ''[[I Am the Greatest (Cassius Clay album)|I Am the Greatest]]'', and in 1964, he recorded a [[cover version]] of the [[rhythm and blues]] song "[[Stand by Me (Ben E. King song)|Stand by Me]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTlN6pU01K0 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022125127/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTlN6pU01K0| archive-date=October 22, 2013 |title=Song ''Stand By Me'', recorded in 1964 by Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay |publisher=YouTube |date=December 13, 2008 |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/80810 |title=Different versions of 'Stand By Me' |publisher=Secondhandsongs.com |access-date=February 20, 2013 |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104015634/http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/80810 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''I Am the Greatest'' sold 500,000 copies, and has been identified as an early example of [[rap music]] and a precursor to [[hip hop]].<ref name="tinsley">{{cite news |last=Tinsley |first=Justin |title=The Grammy-nominated Cassius Clay |url=https://andscape.com/features/muhammad-ali-i-am-the-greatest-album/ |work=[[Andscape]] |date=June 8, 2016 |access-date=July 16, 2022 |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810041030/https://andscape.com/features/muhammad-ali-i-am-the-greatest-album/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="rollingstone">{{cite magazine |title=Muhammad Ali: Famed Pugilist Was Also Hip-Hop Pioneer |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/muhammad-ali-worlds-greatest-boxer-was-also-hip-hop-pioneer-20160604 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=June 4, 2016 |access-date=August 22, 2017 |archive-date=May 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515184644/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/muhammad-ali-worlds-greatest-boxer-was-also-hip-hop-pioneer-20160604 }}</ref><ref name="nytimes2" /><ref name="rollingstone1" /><ref name="rollingstone2" /> It reached number 61 on the album chart and was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album]] at the [[6th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 1964.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Grammy Award Nominees 1964 – Grammy Award Winners 1964 |work=Awards & Shows |url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1964-216.html |access-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-date=December 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213121946/http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1964-216.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="rollingstone2" /> He later received a second Grammy nomination, for "Best Recording for Children", with his 1976 spoken word novelty record, ''[[The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay]]''.<ref name="rollingstone2" />