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Sam Cooke’s shocking death left a lot of questions – but nothing can overshadow his music and message
On the evening of 10 December 1964, soul sensation Sam Cooke dined with friends ... in his teens as the lead singer in gospel heartthrobs The Soul Stirrers, a kind of god-fearing *Nsync who ...
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Sam Moore: The original "Soul Man"
"Yes, yes. Archie," said Moore. Moore's music career began in gospel groups. In 1957, he was set to replace the great Sam Cooke in "The Soul Stirrers." "And I was supposed to leave Monday and go ...
Sam Cooke wrote ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ because of an incident in Shreveport
(KTAL/KMSS) — Sam Cooke has been called the ... Sam began his singing career as the lead gospel singer in a Pine Bluff, ...
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Sam Moore, the original "Soul Man," on preaching and singing his music
"Yes, yes. Archie," said Moore. Moore's music career began in gospel groups. In 1957, he was set to replace the great Sam Cooke in "The Soul Stirrers." "And I was supposed to leave Monday and go ...
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Sam Moore, Half of Sam & Dave Duo That Rose to Fame With ‘Soul Man’ and ‘Hold On I’m Comin’,’ Dies at 89
Then after he joined another gospel unit, the Melionaires, he was approached to replace Sam Cooke in the Soul Stirrers, but quickly turned down the invitation after seeing a performance by R&B ...
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Sam Cooke
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 as the late r&b/soul icon's lasting ...
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Sam Cooke
Twistin' had been Sam Cooke's biggest UK hit of the ... Originally, Cooke was a gospel singer, joining the Soul Stirrers in 1950 when he was just 19. His switch to secular pop in 1957 was a ...