Posted August 14, 200915 yr i never hear his name mentioned..... ever. probably because none of his recordings are really rare, but for sh*ts and giggles, what is your top sam cooke tune?
August 21, 200915 yr seriously Bobby Womack is playing guitar on Sugar Dumpling. if so then i wouldn't have known and wow
August 21, 200915 yr This post mis-functioned, may I request MODERATORS remove it? Many thanks. Edited August 21, 200915 yr by chorleysoul
August 21, 200915 yr Incidentally, Sam ripped off "A Cousin Of Mine" from the great Bert Williams, the first black superstar of the vaudeville era (who performed in blackface, but perhaps we ought not to revive THAT argument... Except that by subtly mentioning that you have deliberately re-started it! Or should I say not-so-subtle TONY, I am very aware there were black MINSTRELS who wore blackface. But if you are somehow trying to make a case for US Black Emanicpation being rooted in vaudeville, then it falls down very quickly. It was not the simple act of 'blacking up' which caused offence to huge amounts of Black people. It was the constant depiction, within Minstrel vaudeville of the lazy yet contented n***** slave who would jump up and sing for his supper or croon love songs to the moon, every time primarily WHITE Chorus girls appeared. The genre created a false and utterly demeaning portrait of Black masculinity and it caused deep, deep bitterness amongst Afro-Americans. The fact that you can pinpoint a Black Minstrel who blacked up and wrote an early human rights anthem, does nothing to alter the cultural reality of minstrel history. I am sorry, but this is a hugely important subject and I am not going to let it pass if you insist on bringing it back up. There is no argument. The resentments of Black American's regarding this subject are massively documented. Likewise, the UK's very own 'Black and White Minstrel' show, which has been included (and rightly so) at times in teaching syllabuses for UK children studying Racism. As for the comments regarding 'the heart of Black American Music', that of course is subjective. Home is where the heart is. For Black Americans in the 20th Century the 'home' depicted within Minstrel culture, was a lingering symbol of slavery. Fact.
August 22, 200915 yr The music of Sam Cooke was probably there at the start of most of us getting into soul music I suspect. Awesome voice!!! Does anyone know one of his called That's It? Cracking tune with a real latin feel. If anyone is able to post it up it would be much appreciated. KTF. Drew.
August 22, 200915 yr Does anyone know one of his called That's It? Cracking tune with a real latin feel. If anyone is able to post it up it would be much appreciated. Here it is : That's it Personnally I love songs with real sounds, like "Stealing kisses" (kisses), or "Cupid" (arrow). Edited August 22, 200915 yr by Philippe
August 22, 200915 yr Here it is : That's it Personnally I love songs with real sounds, like "Stealing kisses" (kisses), or "Cupid" (arrow). Swoooooosh. Always loved that. So simple, so bloody cool.
i never hear his name mentioned..... ever. probably because none of his recordings are really rare, but for sh*ts and giggles, what is your top sam cooke tune?