The King of Soul: Sam Cooke

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Fri, 04/07/2017 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm

Sam Cooke was the most important soul singer in history -- he was also the inventor of soul music, and its most popular and beloved performer in both the black and white communities. Equally important, he was among the first modern black performers and composers to attend to the business side of the music business, and founded both a record label and a publishing company as an extension of his careers as a singer and composer. Yet, those business interests didn't prevent him from being engaged in topical issues, including the struggle over civil rights, the pitch and intensity of which followed an arc that paralleled Cooke's emergence as a star. Joined by Art Historian Professor Dianne Johnson and Political Commentary by Landon Crowell .

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  • Time
    7:09
    Artist
    Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers
    Song
    Jesus Gave Me Water
    Album
    Jesus, Wash Away My Troubles
    Label
    Diamond Days
  • Time
    7:12
    Artist
    SAM COOKE W/SOUL STIRRERS
    Song
    pray
    Album
    pray
    Label
  • Time
    7:15
    Artist
    Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers
    Song
    Pray (Incomplete)
    Album
    Soulful Gospel, Vol. 2
    Label
    Firefly Entertainment
  • Time
    7:16
    Artist
    Sam Cooke
    Song
    A Change is gonna come
    Album
    A Change Is Gonna Come
    Label
  • Time
    7:19
    Artist
    Sam Cooke
    Song
    Bring It On Home To
    Album
    The best of Sam Cooke
    Label
    rca
  • Time
    7:22
    Artist
    Sam Cooke
    Song
    another saturday night
    Album
    another Saturday night
    Label
  • Time
    7:25
    Artist
    Sam Cooke
    Song
    Chain gang
    Album
    Chain gang
    Label
  • Time
    7:28
    Artist
    Sam Cooke
    Song
    Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha
    Album
    Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha
    Label
  • Time
    7:31
    Artist
    Sam Cooke
    Song
    (Ain't That) Good News
    Album
    (Ain't That) Good News
    Label
  • Time
    7:34
    Artist
    Sam Cooke
    Song
    Fool's Paradise
    Album
    Fool's Paradise
    Label
  • Time
    7:37
    Artist
    Sam Cooke
    Song
    It's all right
    Album
    It's All Right
    Label
  • Time
    7:40
    Artist
    Sam Cooke
    Song
    Mean Old World
    Album
    Mean Old World
    Label
  • Time
    7:43
    Artist
    Sam Cooke
    Song
    Somebody Ease My troubled Mind
    Album
    Somebody Ease My troubled Mind
    Label
  • Time
    7:46
    Artist
    Sam Cooke
    Song
    Somebody Have Mercy
    Album
    Somebody Have Mercy
    Label
  • Time
    7:49
    Artist
    Sam Cooke
    Song
    wonderful world
    Album
    wonderful world
    Label
  • Time
    7:52
    Artist
    Sam Cooke
    Song
    You send me
    Album
    You Send Me
    Label
    Keen
  • Time
    7:55
    Artist
    Sam Cooke
    Song
    Only Sixteen
    Album
    The best of Sam Cooke
    Label
    rca
  • Time
    7:58
    Artist
    Sam Cooke
    Song
    greatest hits
    Album
    Greatest Hits
    Label

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