Sam Cooke takes a back seat to no one, not even to Smokey Robinson. The sweetest fruits are sometimes those closest to the roots.
Continue reading...048: Sam Cooke ‘Bring It On Home to Me’/The Miracles ‘You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me’
152: Sam Cooke, ‘A Change is Gonna Come’
The unofficial anthem of the Civil Rights movement. Second in a series of three death-premonition songs.
Continue reading...120: Sam Cooke, ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’
Guaranteed to make you shake AND rattle AND roll.
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