Sam Cooke invented soul music as we know it. His transition from successful gospel singer to one of the world’s most influential pop icons was one of popular music’s truly seismic events.
Beginning with the gospel music that formed the foundation of Sam Cooke's career, and spanning his success as a pop star, its pure magic from beginning to end. He is “Forever Mr. Soul”.
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In a few short years, Sam ... music business and how it worked. He would form his own record label and publishing company, almost unheard of for a Black artist at the time. For many, Cooke ...
Performing Arts Fort Worth, in cooperation with Fort Worth’s own noted celebrity Sheran Goodspeed Keyton, hosted the event as a prelude to Monday’s tribute concert “The Music of Sam Cooke ...