cLoCkWeRk

I agree with your statement, to me Sam Cooke is the overall best though.

PunkRockFreak09

Of course! I would kill to have that guy's worth ethics and vocals.

I don't know if this just me or my pretentious ass-y-ness speaking but I hate when people mistake "Another Saturday Night" to be Cat Stevens' original. It kind of pisses me off.

Mankycaaant

this guy makes a good tune.

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TheBig3

Sam Cooke to me is one of those singers who can sing with a real voice (not insanely polished) but also still hit notes. Someone wrote once, of John Lennon, that he could scream in key. Similarly, I think Cooke came without the "errors-are-bad" mentality that too many singers have today.

Maybe it lends itself to the production from then and now. But maybe with Cooke it was about the work put in, and not the finished product. To make another comparison, Sting once said of (and I'm making the dates up here) an '86 concert in Chicago that it was the best the Police could ever hope to play. I think Cooke has a similar ability to be aware of his own position in a performance. He has an almost supernatural ability to go for the right note and that's a rare gift.

Soul especially seemed to be more comfortable then working through a song. Calling things out in the middle of the song, leaving them in, and knowing that people didn't give a **** if instructions to the bad made the album.

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^Bang on, Big3.

There's an old Soul saying..."It's what's in the groove that counts".
Your 3 paragraphs in a nutshell.

TheBig3

Thank you, sir. Its always good to see we're on the same page.

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or that "She was only 16" was a Dr. Hook original

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RockabillyNBlues

Sam Cooke had one of the most amazing and versatile voices I've heard. He could do a gritty blues or gospel number and a pristine ballad as well. His voice is missed but thankfully his recordings live on!

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SilverNblackOAK

Good music Sam cooke have this album

Psy-Fi

One of my top 10 favorite male vocalists. I wish there were more soul/R&B singers like him performing these days.
Unfortunately, he died too young and under tragic circumstances.

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