Sam Cooke

legend is overused in the music industry

not in the case of Sam Cooke

Very true a head of his time.

majestic voice

very very hard to pick a fav, but if I had to, it would be

Bring It On Home To Me

I have never been impressed by film stars/singers etc, but Sam Cooke, what a fantistic talent
I think I have every relased recorging of his including when he was in the Soul Stirrers. I was fortunite to visit (on a road trip) to Nashville,  Memphis, Jackson, and New Orleons this year, I found even the 'Country fans' recognse his brilliant talent.

Hey Platini, nailed on.

Please excuse the speeeiiling mistakes I'm using speeichh to tuxt and it appears to be corruped at the mo.

Love “Bring it on home to “me it was the B-side of having a party,Change it has too come was” Something else” as Eddie Cochran would have said

Who cares about spelling mistakes it’s what you feel that counts “Illegitimi non carborundum”

A change is gonna come was written by him hoping it would rival the Dylan 'anthem' blowing in the wind. And promote the Cival Rights campaign. A brilliant song with an unforgetable piano intro

Little Red Rooster his version had some serious artists on it.

Thanks digdeep, you're obviously a music lover, I agree don't let the ba..........grind you down.

Nice talking too you may luck be on your side.

Cheers digdeep,
Howlin Wolfs version was brilliant, I visited  Sam Phillips Sun studio, and he ranked Howlin above his other signed acts, Elvis, Johnny cash, Roy O, Gerry Lewis and carl perkins.

He sold Elvis to RCA for 35 thousang dollars mainly to pay off his debths, with the left over money he invested in a little known but ambitious up and coming hotel company called the Holiday Inn. The rest of course is history.

one of the best songs ever written and so simple......as were all the classics around this time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4GLAKEjU4w

Fantistic, wonderful song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBn5aIfZElE

I'm now ashamed I didn't post a link. So here it is.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjtndPBN6jE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSoPeZMHMf4

Here's an early song that displays his pure voice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkvlRPprpp0

smirnoff2therescue, you do realise we are life long friends now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3ncYwtsQWY

watch the doc about him and his sad demise at such an early age - sad sad story but i believe he he had that in his heart all his life whilst he was here - thats why he produced what he did

Yes I have seen it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV8XwoIGo5M

Don't forget his daughter...

https://youtu.be/R8AOAap6_k4

ive only eva got involved in aggro really on hr box but i hav always read ya threads - dont post much on ere much nowadays cos its a diluted politics forum in all but name sadly

But how simple are the lyrics in "his" songs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S28tILqie1o

apologies if any repeats but just putting up songs ive listened to ova years that youtube pop up in my next list

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl5usKhGz60

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3TkNgdUH8w

This is the best thread on here in recent times, like you my visits are infrequent. I'm so glad I popped in tonite In my opinion a fair percentage of posts here should be more poitive abd sharing. But hey-ho i'm just an old fool who has had a few whiskys.

one for the England rugby team on Saturday morning


bet ya didnt know that one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uk0XVt_dpA

guy was magic

I should go to bed, but now I'm casting his songs on my tv (chromecast) and I'm locked in I'm in heaven, but I am phissed. life can be wonderful if you find like minded souls. Many thanks guys.

im only up for NFL and currently 6-0 down so i cud be around for a while yet

courtesy of elise copyright hav a listen to this and then tell me that dont make you feel so much better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbTsG9jrJsU

i feel so much better already
7-6

ps im not on grinder but i wish i cud whistle like that

I have sung many/most of his songs as a tribute, I had Classical Voice Training in 1970 but lacked the belief in my ability to do it professionlly. I had just married and taken on a mortgage, unlike the aholes who pop up on our screens who think they are great while failing to carry a tune in a bucket. I could beat them all without even truing.

Your musical taste is brilliant, and far ranging, I thought I was good but you are teaching ths old dog new tricks.

Trying* on the above post

I'm off to bed phissed but very happy, many thanks for reviving  my love for his music, truly one of the joys from this daily grind. Good night and good luck.

i had never heard that japanese song eva in my life b4 a thread on hr where elise put up the link

cant get it outta my head now - every days a schoolday as they say and he also had a sad demise being killed  in a mid air crash which was totally ironic if you translate the lyrics in mid 80s

anyway back to the music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puM1k-S86nE

we shall hav a buddy holly night anutha time

anutha gr8 who wuda been bigger than Elvis and at least wrote his own songs

Before I go Up on the roof was all about the Chicago riots which left 11 dead and 68 injured, the roof was the only safe place to be. GN maye.

I'm trying to go to bed! the first song I ever sung in public was I guess it dosent matter any more.

im a babylon man david gray followed by anutha whistler

sammy davis jnr mr bojangles

Buddy holly, and Eddie Cochran. How big would they have been. I will post a link for Roy hamilton a black singer from the 50s who Elvis adored, and why wouldn't he, he stole his vocal style and presented it as his own.

Have a listen, Elvis recorded every song of his especially his ballads. Just one example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NodzpSgU3E

50s to early 60s how spoilt were they/us

forgot the link for the whistler.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fju4UajL7g

There's no use in me-a cry-a-hying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzh94bzYO2M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTYe9eDqxe8

Just sublime Saw them at the Albert hall, ( best venue in the world imho) after they stopped fighting, fantastic.

Mike D

Great talking to you, we have been on here all these years and never spoken. I must do better

the brilliant song with an unforgetable piano intro was of course bring it on home. Not a change is gonna come. I must do better.

Elvis Costello managed to squeeze a reference to the assassination of Sam Cooke into the opening line of his song "Motel Matches"

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1WeDC7-Jzo

Just had a listen to that alun, never heard it before, thanks for the link.

BTW..... good to see the name Boxingthefox back on here.  Seems to have been a while in absentia. Hope all's OK.

I'm doing well thanks alun, I hope you are well and winning.

Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran in their short lives managed to make more classics then some that have been around for ever,true legends.