The young Aretha Franklin thought Sam was so good looking that she used to dress up in her best clothes whenever he appeared on TV. Originally, Cooke was a gospel singer, joining the Soul Stirrers ...

The Life and Times of Sam Cooke. “It became better known after he died. The significance now, I can’t overstate. It’s not even a protest song, that narrows it too much.” Cooke wrote the ...

Sam Cooke Legend Abkco 2021 With a running time of seventy minutes, the documentary on singer/composer/producer Sam Cooke is far shorter than the bonus material included on the DVD of Legend. But in ...

Sam Cooke *This week marks the 60 th anniversary ... To Me,” “Havin’ A Party,” “Somebody Have Mercy,” “Good Times,” and “Little Red Rooster.” After seeing a billboard of ...