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  • if anyone here has ever heard him sing 'if i had a hammer', you know it's MASTERFUL.

    he made a small mistake, and played it off so well, you'd think it SHOULD have been part of the song. LOL

  • Sharon

  • This is a beautiful piece of art. I'm a white boy from a rural housing project and I would be one sad ass if it wersn't for the likes of Sam Cooke and sooo many other black artists. Shame on those that were taught to hate out of ignorance! Thanks and God Bless!

  • @billeybop Amen!! I am a white girl from and I share the same feelings as you! I love people and ALL races!! :)

  • @ilovepeoplesamcooke He died in a domestic dispute and people looked down on him for having an affair. He was one smooth dude and some were jealous! :(

  • @billeybop Yes I know it! Now like Iike I said I love people, but some people get so jealous of someone else that they end up actually hurting the person. Or getting killed like Sam Cooke. And that makes me mad and upset at the same time. Why do people have to be like that? ( I often ask myself that question) I love Sam Cooke! We need him and all those good singers from the 50"s and 60"s singing for us here today!! Music isn't music anymore :( God bless! :)

  • @billeybop sam was the MAN, but read the biography about him.

    he didn't die in a 'domestic dispute'. he was killed by the hotel manager that was part of a scam to 'roll' their prostitutes clients.

    same cooke didn't like banks, and would have money wired to him when he was in california. he used to show fat wads of cash. a eurasian (amerasian?) woman and her pimp saw that. he had an affair with her over a period of months.

  • @billeybop (cont): one night, she 'rolled' him (took his wallet/money and threw his clothes out the window to discourage him chasing her).

    he wasn't discouraged. he likely was beating the hell outta her to get his money back, and the manager came up behind him and beat him near to death with a bat (the manager was an old lady). when he was down, she shot him.

    this isn't hate...he's a chicago boy. he would have created a chicago version of motown, with curtis mayfield, bigger than motown.

  • how and the hell can anyone dislike this! this is a beautiful song! I only wish he was around longer to make more music. 

  • Does anybody know what show this is from?

  • @liamjenright That's Dick Clark & the show is American Bandstand, that was on '52-'53 until Clark died in 1989. Please look it up in Wikipedia, which explains all about it better than I ever could altho it was one of my favorite TV shows when I was a teenager!

  • @TheDaywalker1701 dick clark is still alive. american bandstand isn't. 

  • @TheDaywalker1701 Alright, I thought it looked like Dick Clark, but I wasn't sure. He's still alive though, dude, he still does New Year's Rockin' Eve every year.

  • Beautiful song

  • Sam Cooke) You Send Me  older than me but pretty good

  • this was before i was born!!

  • i can't stand being a racist! It's so limiting.

    I wish I was free

  • @LukeWilliamsCostello then stop being racist..

  • iloveyou

  • they could sing in those days eat your heart out michael buble even thow you can sing. this is how great singers sound

  • Nick Cannon might be able to play him; they kind of resemble.

  • @OldskolFan I agree!

  • @juliameretemork Well, certainly a lot more than FREDDY Cannon!

  • What a beautiful voice!

  • the most beautiful voice

  • Always a great song

  • This has always been my favorite song! I just love the way Sam's voice soars---and that "whoa-whoa" he does. It just blows me away. Nobody can ever sing like that again. The man had a real gift and he gave that gift to all of us, through the ages.

  • Great song

  • I love him

  • I WONDER IF ANYONE EVEN RECOGNIZED DICK CLARKE AT THE INTRODUCTION, LOL

  • @kinglove13 I did he was very young and knew Sam personally.

  • I have never heard anyone with a voice like this...anytime I listen to Sam Cooke I'm shocked...this guy IS unbelievable...Timeless!

  • @GunningSoulmanKQ6 There are 78 morons that don't know a great musician.

  • such a great singer..and such memories this music brings...

  • I think if Sam had lived longer he would probably be bigger than he already is. They need to make a biopic movie on this dude!

  • @jtmo096 they are

  • Friends of all colors......... each one of us who has an appreciation for music and artists who give us inspiration through their style should listen to this man's work.....almost a half century since he left us, there is a major void in pop music that only someone like Sam could fill..... I am 61 years old and have been witness to music from the 50's through today....I don't believe that there is an indiviual who has influenced a genre of music(soul) as well as he did....

  • i posted this on my girls wall just now :)

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  • heard r kelly say he was the best he's heard so i came to check him out, im amazed :)

  • I never knew the history of Sam Cooke--I too was young--I just love all music--his is tremednous

  • my mom and i took a road trip to seattle and listened to sam over and over all the way up there. memories...tear

  • Co fc

  • damn Lip syncing/singing has come a long way LOL!!!! LOve me Sam Cooke tunes yow!!!

  • Oh my goodness, he's such a spunk. From Australia with love. x

  • In my opinion and im only 14 but i reakon that songs from the 50s-80s had some of the best music ive heard so far.

  • Dwayne Johnson(The Rock) owns Sam Cooke!

  • Sam Cooke has the voice of an angel, and he was truly a handsome man.

  • Rip Unkle Sam cook we miss u..and Mary cook my mother I love u and miss u

  • @brainsick213 Denzel is too old but he is the only one who resembles Sam Cooke.

  • Sam cooke REALLY resembles Denzel Washington but I dont know anybody else that looks like Sam cooke.Anthony Mackie looks nothing like Sam Cooke.

  • @suportable im making film bout sam cooke...you think i should cast denzel?

  • Spot on! I was about to say the same thing, what I cant understand is how such a hansom, talented guy was killed in a crazy twist of events involving a prostitute??? it just dosen't add up??

  • Denzel Washington 

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  • A movie should be made about this 60's icon starring Anthony Mackie

  • 18 year old lad and I love this music.

  • Tiger Woods? ha

  • the rock sent me here

  • Dwayne Johnson send me her.. ironic

  • @heyparisray here *

  • Im only 27 n im digging.it.. Darling youuuuu send meee :) good music

  • @bolder2009 where did you get your info I'm very interested I heard similar things about other famous black people who showed they were threats...but I never find info proving the info to be true. Why would the mob attack a singer?

  • why do people always have to focus on the dislikes. Everyone is never going to agree on anything, ever, no matter how sensible. So just chill, don't worry about what other people like and let's all enjoy the song because that's why we're here

  • I love music and I admire the Great one's such as Mr. Sam Cooke and Ms. Etta James, and others..........

  • I'm 61, & grew up listening to this and others who died far too young. This became my Mom's song for my Dad: she said it perfectly expressed how she felt about him. When he died in 1976, they had been married for 47 & together for 50.. She was Hungarian, He was Black - mixed marriages weren't done in their time. They fought everything and everybody to stay together. I grew up in the midst of this great love affair, witnessing the hate people heaped upon them; it only made their love stronger.

  • @TheDaywalker1701

    Beautifully Said!!!

    

  • @TheDaywalker1701 These are real heroes. People which had to pave the way for tolerance and understanding that we let our eyes do alot of our thinking. Its so great that they were able to transmutate the negative energy that was trasnmitted to positive energy. I am from Puerto Rico my father is black and my mother is white. Globally Puertorrican but people didnt see it that way they just saw a Black man and a White woman. Our parents shared love like no other ....REAL LOVE!!!

  • @TheDaywalker1701 That is so beautiful. I hope to have a love like that When I get married.

  • @TheDaywalker1701 What a beautiful post. Thank you for it!

  • @TheDaywalker1701  BEAUTIFUL STORY...

  • @TheDaywalker1701

    Thats a beautiful thing

  • @TheDaywalker1701 Those are the true love stories!

  • @TheDaywalker1701 You had two great parents consider yourself very lucky.

  • @TheDaywalker1701 its not fair being racist as my best friend is mixed race and i love this song as old the oldies have so many meanings and alot of feeling in them and im only 25 lol

  • @TheDaywalker1701 That is a beautiful story about your parents!! Some people and in fact some of my own family, have a problem with mixed marriages. I have NO problem with it! If you love the person of a different race than you and he/she loves you too, then why the heck just not get married because you are different races?? I will be turning 16 years of age. I ave a few years to go before I get married but I don't care what race. As long as I truly love him and he truly loves me!!Thnx for post

  • @ilovepeoplesamcooke Unfortunately, it's not always as simple as that. peace...

  • @TheDaywalker1701

    it is a shame and a blemish on the history of america ! However please say thank God for the creation of the country called America as we may have had to struggle but we have always been on the path to equality !

    And keep in mind that path was not an open easy one sure it took casualties but we are here and free to do and love who we wish ! and in the process we have inherited great music and integrity from it all !!

  • @TheDaywalker1701 Oh,thank you for posting this,it's a beautiful love story!!

  • @TheDaywalker1701 I gotcha by a couple yrs, Im 66. Inspiring story about your folks. Bless them. Unfortunately, hate is alive and well today. Too bad! however, Cooke was superb!

  • THIS SONG BRINGS FOND MEMEMORIES OF MY GRANDMOTHER SINGING OFF KEY AROUND THE HOUSE MISSING U GRANNY AND R.I.P.

  • I was born in 1970 but my Dad played these songs over and over and over again, so reminds me of my Daddy, God rest his soul. And, my oh my the beautiful contenance of the man of these times, Sam Cooke so very handsome. Men of those days had such a clean, neat look about them, they just don't come like it anymore, and they were tall!

  • The '50s were difficult for a lot of people.It was such a conform at all costs time.Glad they're over.The music was great though.This song is a memory of those times.It brings me back there.

  • I understand it was tough those days.. Music back then was great and will never be like

    that ever again.. I thought his Sam's Voice was "Incredible and was his Trade mark"

    I sure miss his style and coolness - no one can compare to him.. never will .. RIP

  • @castalia60able There were good things as well.Families were closer,friends were true friends & those in places of power weren't completely consumed by greed.One thing we had was the popular music of the day.Not only was it well done,it was fun too!Sam Cooke had such a smooth voice & great style.Love to listen to him all these years later.

  • I love you Sam Cooke.

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  • it's plain and simple it sends me

  • One of my favorite song.

  • music is the only thing keeping me alive...i cannot GO ON!

  • @perfectalt1tude wishing you peace and much love at this time.....take good care

  • RIP Sam... such a great song

  • What a talent! Fantastic voice!

  • I hear that the sexy Ray Lavender is said to be playing Cooke in a biopic.

  • Wow, this brings back memories. How could anyone NOT love it?? Thanks for sharing!

  • The people who disliked this were sent away...

  • I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH. <3

  • great tune way beyond it's time

  • This was one of the great talents!

  • @ashburnhouse seriously, WHY are you so angry?? Aside from the video being out of sync I couldnt help but marvel at the multicultural crowd. I wondered what kind of special treatment from the organizers Sam received while he was there. I hope he at least got to sit in the MIDDLE of the bus on the way there...

  • @ObeahGyal I thought he drove home that same evening.

  • 2:09 white girl with no rhythm haha

  • @jrado12 It's the film, you racist cunt.

  • @ashburnhouse why are you so mad? i see what youre saying, the video is a little out of sync..but how does that explain why shes clapping at a different time then the girls next to her? now that you say it, she might be ON beat given that when you listen to this live recording, the audience is clapping on the freaking down beat haha. smh

  • what year was this?

  • If anything the perfect person who could've portrayed Sam was Marvin Gaye especially if it was done back in the 60's and had he developed some acting skills.

  • Sam Cooke was very handsome and well dressed. I love when he bites his bottom lip. Have mercy Jesus!

  • Dumb ass audience clapping on 1 & 3. Haha Still great though!

  • RIP Mr. Cooke

  • I miss that's man I am the men to day because of him Rip my brother

  • i hope that was a joke babycakes as i'd hate to think people like you were still out there

  • What's wrong with those 66 people that dislike this ?

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  • @jeep5253 Xfactor fans!

  • dont worry about those 66 people there just justin bieber fans who are confused

  • @jeep5253 Hey, remember that the 'dislike' button is very close to the 'like' button so if they are still using the dirty ball mouse they could actually 'dislike' by accident. Otherwise, we 'dislike' them on purpose.

  • @jeep5253 they were abused children! (who don't good music from a hole in the ground)

  • @jeep5253 no taste thats whats wrong with them :)

  • @jeep5253 Don't mind them....they're just teething.

  • @jeep5253 Those (now) 69 were not raised with good music thats what it is.

  • @jeep5253 Make that 75 ppl

  • No wonder them woods jerked Sam....seductive ass kneega. Do you know how much white pussy he was getting? Notice the difference between the dudes and gals faces? Women fantisizing about being mounted and drenched down by this "boy" and the dude looking like they want to drag him from the back of an F350 !

  • @thebabycakes71 Way to propagate racism while bashing it. Yeah, the 1950s were pretty messed up, and we've got a long way to go towards true equality, but calling white people 'woods' and bringing back the hate just makes _you_ look like a racist. Racism directed at white people is still just that, racism.

    This is a great song; why can't it just be that? Everybody knows things were even more messed up then than now, but you don't have to use racial epithets to make your point.

  • @septoner congratulations! you have been officially dubbed the most intelligent human being on youtube. thank you!

  • @septoner I find it interesting that white people who acknowledge racism, turn the word racism around without understanding and acknowledging its true definition that Racism implies a power dynamic that black people do not have. There for Black people do not have the power to be racist, prejudice yes but racist no. until Black people have the power "white" people have they can not be racist, racism implies a power dynamic that black people do not have.

  • @septoner i like your point of view and it is valid, but white folks fucked up alot of lives, including artist like this one...FACT!!!

  • @thebabycakes71 i notice what a douche bag you if that matters a-hole

  • @thebabycakes71 this commented is retarded... and racist as well

  • hmmm hmmm hmmm, that man that man. im only 22 and i LOVE that man.

  • WOW

  • Great man rest in peace

  • My god this IS music. Sam Cooke had such a gift.

    Talent is a word that could not describe this guy's voice.

    Such a fuckin shame what they did to him.

    He was one of the greatest of ALL TIME!

    He, and many of the other music legends need MORE recognition nowadays.

    Music today is such..garbage, compared to this..this is passion, this is SOUL!

  • gosh he was handsome

  • The official account of what happened to Sam is garbage. It doesn't add up. Go ask Etta James who saw Sam's corpse what she believes happened to Sam. The injuries she saw do not match up with the account that was given. He was set up and murdered. Someone did a number on Sam, we can all speculate on the reasons why. Keep in mind that the mob was literally controlling the music industry in those days and Sam owned his own lable and publishing. 2 and 2 makes four but what do I know.

  • Sam was our black Prince he was the Michael and Luther of his day. The first balck man to own his on label and cross over to white audiences on a massive scale. Not only was he handsome, he was the best tenor ever. We will never see the likes of such a rare gem. As always they find a way to destroy our royalty. He was set up and murdered by the mob that story about him being in a hote with a 2 bit Asian Whore was nothing more than a cover up. He was second only to Elvis at RCA. RIP Sam

  • That man CLEAN

  • You can see that the white people in the crowd would rather see him hanging. Fuck bastards!

  • This is MUSIC.

  • lol! at people who claim Sam Cooke looks like Columbus short or er.. Larenz Tate. are you guys serious ? so all black people look like one another. Next you are going to tell us Shamur Moore should play him huh ? Yaw need to go to spec savers subito !

  • 64 people werent sent!!

  • @Superjust4play I totally agree!!!

  • Larenz Tate looks like Sam Cooke or rather be favor him.

  • Sam Cooke luk like Columbus Short he need to play him in a movie.

  • Amovie should be made about this great man and only ANTHONY MACKIE need apply for the job.

  • @dal4018 I was thinking more Denzel washington, well maybe when he was young

  • @thamescanada Sorry but ANTHONY MACKIE is the only one who could pull this off

  • @dal4018 THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT IN CAPITALS! I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT. ASSHOLE.

  • @thamescanada YOUR WELCOMED!!!!!!!!!

  • @dal4018 Fag

  • iys a song brilliant as is the voice lyp sync? who cares least they didnt have voice enhancing its his voice and he sends me

  • a) Hes lip syncing.

    b) All the white people look pissed in the audience aside from some of the girls.

  • @TheGaulinator But it's His song, and it's a GOOD song.

  • @TheGaulinator They were apart of the 64 ppl who dislike this classic

  • Not being an ass hole here but he is lip syncing cos theres no mic aha

  • outstanding...........say no more

  • A beautiful and a beautiful man.

  • Wonder what Sam Cooke would think about millions of people watching a video of this simple love song a half a century later.

  • Listening to this reminds me of what REAL vocalists sound like. There's not a fake thing in his voice.

  • My my my my, that sends me back. of course I was born after this but it feels like it sends me back

  • the only thing wrong with sam cookes music is its not long enough!!

  • the rock's favourite song

    

  • @benneyful haha i saw that episode

  • WOW..This is what music really sounds like. Unplug your Ipod and Justin beaver records and listen up and feel the music within...AHhhhhhhhh

  • @erking55 amen to that!

  • @erking55 i took your advice... now this is music.

  • @erking55  i like this.

  • SIGH.....

  • bet snoop dog nelly 50 cent ja rule and the rest wish to god almighty they could sing a song like that, but sad them fuckers cant sing anything nothin nada gag on all u fuckin rappers and rap lovers

  • love sam cooke.. dead or alive I am so very grateful he left us his music and his beautiful voice.!!

  • @yeshuahfullofit Really? I did not know the full story--just I what I remember hearing from my Sam Cooke-loving mother years back. That IS a shame. Poor Sam and his music still plays in my mind and in my heart for that matter. I just love him! R.I.P. indeed forevermore, dear Sam! You have and always will be missed by we, your fans!

  • You sent me here!

  • ONLY ONE word: hmmm. can't do it. TOOOO many (POSITIVE) words to describe this MAN.