AMERICAN MASTERS | Sam Cooke: Crossing Over | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/americanmasters Sam Cooke put the spirit of the Black church into popular music, creating a new American sound and setting into motion a chain of events that forever altered the course of popular music and race relations in America. American Masters celebrates the wonderful world of music game-changer and definitive soul singer Sam Cooke in Sam Cooke: Crossing Over, airing Monday, January 11 at 9 p.m. on PBS. Visit http://www.pbs.org/americanmasters for more.

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• Sam Cooke
• gospel
• soul
• R&B
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• singer
• African American
• black history
• civil rights
• popular music

[poetryselite]

Now you know just how brilliant of THE ARTIST Sam Cooke was/is by just hearin the heartfelt griefs of Smokey Robinson and James Brown. When artists of their caliber embrace Sam's undyin legacy... how can we not? Sam Cooke was indeed "The Inventor of Soul", but there was also anotha thing he spear-headed as well... that Afro-centric pride that eluded us since arrival here, that conscientious music that would inspire countless legends like Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass, & Johnnie Taylor. RIP Sam.

[sadie217]

We'll miss him <3

[kiasky1]

@journeyvail I have ti disagree. I think it's Marvin Gaye.

[indure08]

I just came back from Detroit, where I visited the Motown museum. It's so sad to see Smokey's reaction to Sam's death; Smokey a bonafied singing and songwriting legend, expressing true sadness over the loss of another singing and songwriting legend...it kind of made me tear up...

[indure08]

I just came back from Detroit, where I visited the Motown museum. It's so sad to see Smokey's reaction to Sam's death...a bonafied singing/songwriting legend, expressing true sadness over the loss of another singing/songwriting legend...it kind of made me tear up...

[EmpressEricka]

There was a NPR production "The Gospel Truth" does anyone know where I might purchase a copy of this production.

[tricey2300]

he was so good looking with a cute smile.



[nathanflove]

@1718lafayette You've probably found it by now, but just incase you haven't - 'Pilgrim of Sorrow'

[Treavce]

Thanks so much! This was definitely long overdue!

[Norvik1602]

Nice to see the BBC's Harry Carpenter halfway through that clip.

He died earlier this year, I'm sure he's up there with Sam now. :)