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Black History Month Music: Sam Cooke

Four Walls @FourWalls (86657) • United States 6 Feb

Wow, it’s amazing. I’m in Indiana (going to see my brother after lunch), so I had to cross the Ohio River. It’s mind-boggling to see the ice in it! I saw it in 1977, and to see it again is so fascinating…and bad, because that...

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1960 Songs: Chain Gang

Four Walls @FourWalls (86657) • United States 4 Apr 25

Home and dry, as Gerry Rafferty sang. We’ve had nonstop flash flood warnings, resulting in a minor mudslide in the southern part of the county. I just stayed home and enjoyed soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, and now I’ll...

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Gonna Be a Countdown: A Change Is Gonna Come

Four Walls @FourWalls (86657) • United States 2 Nov 23

Congratulations to the Texas Rangers on their first World Series title in franchise history!! I saw them when they were the Washington Senators, when the late Frank Howard (who passed away this week) played for them. Now for...

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Top Ten 1963 Songs: Another Saturday Night (#7)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86657) • United States 24 Apr 23

This time next week we’ll be in May, and in the 1973 songs! Don’t forget, I’m not trying to make you feel old (that’s arthritis’s job ); rather, I’m pointing how just how darn good these songs are. So with that in...

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1962 Songs: Twistin’ the Night Away

Four Walls @FourWalls (86657) • United States 19 May 22

Instant summer, just add humidity! That’s okay. It ain’t snow! (Although I heard one of the meteorologists say there’s actually winter storm warnings out for the higher elevations in the Rockies. They can keep it.)...

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Age Is Just a Number Top Ten: Only Sixteen (#8)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86657) • United States 18 Apr 22

No, I’m not turning sixteen. (Well, I have over 40 years’ experience at 16, let’s say. ) And no, this isn’t a “sixteen” countdown. This is the last of the “16” songs for a while. Meanwhile, let’s celebrate the...

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Prison-Themed Top Ten: Chain Gang (#7)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86657) • United States 6 May 20

Along with a list of favorites with prison or jail in the title I have a countdown of songs that are set in prison but don’t mention “Prison” in the title. To make up from yesterday’s headache double-header, here’s today’s...

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A Singer’s Death

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (97990) • Daytona Beach, Florida 16 Dec 17

Sam Cooke was an American singer, songwriter and entrepreneur who was also known as the King of Soul. Unfortunately on December 11, 1964 the L.A. police found Cooke dead in the Hacienda Motel at he age of 33. He had been shot...

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Ten Songs You May Not Know Were Covered: Twistin' the Night Away (#8)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86657) • United States 20 Oct 16

Here's another entry in that wacky world of covers. Most of the time I've been dealing with big hits that were actually, unknown to many, covers. This time, though, it's songs that most people didn't realize had other hit cover...

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Ten Songs You May Not Know Were Covered: Another Saturday Night (#10)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86657) • United States 18 Oct 16

I've done a couple of series of discussions about hit songs that you may not have known were cover versions. I'm turning that around this time, looking at songs that have been covered...but people generally don't remember the...

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What A Wonderful World

Marlina @marlina (154103) • Canada 28 Jan 16

Right now I am reading discussions and commenting while listening to some old songs on YouTube. The one that I am listening to right at this minute while typing this is a song by Sam Cooke and is title "What A Wonderful...

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Sam Cooke's Version of They Call the Wind Mariah!

threnos @threnos (216) • Canada 20 Jun 09

I really adore Sam Cooke's version of They Call the Wind Mariah! It is neat to hear Sam perform a country song but in his own way. His vocal fluctuations and nuances have never been more superb. They lyrics are so sweet, pretty,...

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Are you a Sam Cooke fan?

tjades @tjades (3590) • Jamaica 1 Feb 09

Hmmmmmmmmm... Just listening to Sam Cooke's songs takes me into another world. I do not want to be disturbed at times like that but just to allow his oh so melodic voice take on me on the various journys down...

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Favourite Sam Cooke jam

eseomame @eseomame (1146) • United States 7 Jan 07

Which is your favourite Sam Cooke song? Mine is Wonderful World.

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