Sam Cooke

[DroppinScience]

Without a doubt, one of the best soul/R&B singers of all-time.

"A Change Is Gonna Come" is a masterpiece.

Discuss!

[Juan Kerr]

"A Change Is Gonna Come" is a masterpiece.




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Definitely - contender for soul voice of all time - some of the more popular stuff is a bit twee but he could give a proper performance on some of the more deeper,soulful stuff

[Ally Al]

[QUOTE=DroppinScience]Without a doubt, one of the best soul/R&B singers of all-time.

"A Change Is Gonna Come" is a masterpiece.



one of my all time favourite songs, real goosebump song

so do you thinks the feds were behind him being shot ? I must admit i'm a little vague and how he was killed exactly but wasn't he shot by a female fan ?

(i know i could just google this but it would be nice if someone actually "knew" something for once you know ?)

[CrankItUp!]

"You Send Me" is pure gold. (y)

[HEIRESS]

oh man, I am a sam cooke fiend

"a change is gonna come" is classic
peter elkas does a good cover of it

"bring it on home to me" as well
I adore the animals cover of that as well

I do have to say sam and otis redding are about equal in my books

[DroppinScience]

one of my all time favourite songs, real goosebump song

so do you thinks the feds were behind him being shot ? I must admit i'm a little vague and how he was killed exactly but wasn't he shot by a female fan ?

(i know i could just google this but it would be nice if someone actually "knew" something for once you know ?)

My understanding is that he got into an altercation with a manager and some woman at some seedy motel, and then he got shot. The investigation behind the murder was virtually non-existent, too.

So it's anyone's guess what really happened, I suppose...

[mickill]

If you ask me, A Change Gonna Come doesn't have anything on Trouble Blues.

[trailerprincess]

'Change' is absolutely tremendous but for pure sing along silliness, I do love Cupid too. In a similar vein, Solomon Burke was on tv a couple of months ago and he was just brilliant - Cry to Me is probably one of my favorite tracks ever

[Ally Al]

My understanding is that he got into an altercation with a manager and some woman at some seedy motel, and then he got shot. The investigation behind the murder was virtually non-existent, too.

So it's anyone's guess what really happened, I suppose...

that makes sense of the conspiracy theories i suppose. succesful black male, very popular with young white ladies, obviously a serious threat. you crazy americans

[Videodrome]

so then Otis Redding covered Sam Cooke or is it the other way around? Who originated the song?

[HEIRESS]

'Change' is absolutely tremendous but for pure sing along silliness, I do love Cupid too. In a similar vein, Solomon Burke was on tv a couple of months ago and he was just brilliant - Cry to Me is probably one of my favorite tracks ever

yeah, Im a big solomon burke fan too (y)

[Ally Al]

so then Otis Redding covered Sam Cooke or is it the other way around? Who originated the song?


S.Cooke

[abcdefz]

Some of that Soul Stirrers stuff is fantastic, too. (y)

[adam_f]

I like Lou Rawls better, but still one of the greatest.