His First Solo Recordings
CD
RRP £14.50 historic list price — see live Amazon pricing below
- Performers
- Cooke, Sam
- Label
- Ace
- Barcode
- 0029667135924
Amazon.co.uk While Sam Cooke certainly made beautiful music in the pop realm, his greatest sides were those made with the Soul Stirrers. When Cooke joined the group in 1950 at the age of 19, he'd already spent four years singing with the Highway QC's. The Soul Stirrers lead singer, RH Harris, who quit just before Cooke's arrival, had spent almost 25 years moulding the group into gospel stardom through an innovative use of two lead singers matched with utmost energy and sophistication. Cooke initially sang in a style similar to Harris's, but soon took off into his own unearthly realm, writing spine-tingling songs like "Nearer to Thee", "Mean Old World", and the brilliant "Touch the Hem of His Garment", then singing them in his soaring, inimitable style with perfect control of phrasing and enunciation. This is an awesome collection, a record to listen to many, many times--to grow old with. Save it for those days when you need absolute proof that true grace does exist. --Mike McGonigal Product description This release features gospel material recorded when Sam was fronting the Soul Stirrers and it neatly compliments our previous Sam Cooke CD as it contains 14 tracks on CD for the first time. If you only know Sam Cooke through his oft-covered hits such as 'Bring It On Home To Me', 'A Change Is Gonna Come' or 'Twistin' The Night Away', then this is the best place to start investigating his peerless gospel roots.
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