rebelgirl Wrote:..I like Sam Cooke and this song!!
Totally agree--nobody else is as smooth and urbane (and thus readily acceptable to White audiences). However in front of Black audiences, he unleashes a raw power that just burns--Rod Stewart, among others, learned from him. Here's a listing and some tunes to amply demonstrate: http://www.allmusic.com/album/one-night-...0000189591 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HiTzG5F...kCxxRqx_za << Seriously doubt Dick Clark's audiences felt the same fervor...but then very few of them who had friends or relatives who did time on a Florida chain gang.
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR