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Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke

SINGER Jan 22, 1931 - Dec 11, 1964

KNOWN FOR

"You Send Me" (1957) made Cooke the first African-American artist to reach #1 on both the R&B and the pop charts

AMERICAN MASTERS FILM

Sam Cooke (Jan 2010)Directed by John Antonelli

Written Features

Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke: Liner Notes by Lee Hildebrand
Crossing Over
Production Credits

Video Features

Sam Cooke
Interview with Narrator Danny Glover
Sam Cooke
Interview with Executive Producer Avon Kirkland
Sam Cooke
Interview with Producer D. Channsin Berry

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