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 its own way, that's fitting ...
Legendary soul artist Sam Cooke got his start performing with the Soul Stirrers in Pine Bluff. Samuel Cook, known professionally as Sam Cooke, was born on Jan. 22, 1931, in Clarksdale, Miss., to ...
In Dream Boogie, Peter Guralnick reaches widely to gather the world surrounding its subject, Sam Cooke. The resulting biography is a multi-layered depiction of the charismatic singer, and of the era ...
Rarely has the manner of a man’s demise been so unbefitting of their life. On the evening of 10 December 1964, soul sensation ...
A few years ago, I was at a party for a friend’s kid. In the midst of a brief lull, my friend April dramatically waved me back into the kitchen to whisper a secret. The huge secret? She finds ...
This Grammy-winning film documents the rise of soul music legend Sam Cooke. This Grammy-winning film documents the rise of soul music legend Sam Cooke, from his beginnings as a gospel singer to his ...
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