Today is Sam Cooke's Birthday! He would have been 79 years old today and would have probably been a bigger legend than he is now. He was a singer, a songwriter, record label CEO, publishing company owner, entrepreneur, Civil Rights defender (refused o play at segregated shows), one of the first black performers at the Copacabana and one of the few black men of that time to be involved in the business side of the music industry. So, let us listen to and celebrate the beautiful music he left behind as a birthday present to him:
You Send Me
What a Wonderful World
Cupid
Bring It On Home to Me (with Lou Rawls)
Another Saturday Night
Chain Gang
She Was Only Sixteen
Twistin' the Night Away
Nothing Can Change This Love
A Change Is Gonna Come
Bonus:
Melanie Fiona's cover of Cupid
Lauryn Hill's version of A Change Is Gonna Come
