Maybe it's just me....

Little Richard & Chuck Berry aside, there was a whole group of kids in the late 50' & early 60's who were raised singing in their Gospel Choirs.....And at that time, Gospel Music & Secular Music were not compatible...

Sam Cooke was the 'first' well known Gospel singer to branch out into Secular...And he took a lot of criticism for it....But all the Gospel Choir kids of that time...ie: Arteha, Marvin, Smokie...have all paid homage to Mr. Cooke for paving the way,,,,,Many different 'ways', actually.......

Beautiful voice, and one heck of a writer!!!!

So, here's my very brief homage:

1. You Send Me
2. Chain Gang
3. Wonderful World (First line: Don't know much about history)

Midnite

P.S....His murder was never solved, but that's a whole different thread for another time...This Thread is a simple 'Thank You'...

P.P.S.

I'm editting to add acouple more that you might have heard of:

4...Another Saturday night (& I ain't got nobody)

5...'Cupid' (draw back your bow)

6. 'Bring it on home' (to me, yeah, yeah,,,yeah,,ba da daa)

7. 'We're having a party' (everybody's dancing, swaying to the music, on the radio)

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Satchel was right...Something is gaining on me....
www.jackcouldntmakeit.com

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Satchel was right...Something is gaining on me....
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