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Nearer, My God, to Thee" is a 19th-century Christian hymn by Sarah Flower Adams, which retells the story of Jacob's dream. Genesis 28:11–12 can be translated as follows: "So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night because the sun had set.
Sam Cooke was born Samuel Cook in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1931 (he added the "e" to his last name in 1957 to signify a new start to his life). [11] [12] He was the fifth of eight children of Rev. Charles Cook, a Baptist minister in the Church of Christ (Holiness), and the former Annie Mae Carroll.
Between 1957 and 1960, Sam Cooke's records were produced on the Keen label. From 1960 through 1966, they were produced on the RCA label. Ownership of Cooke's material is split between RCA (roughly 1958–1963) and ABKCO (post-1963), with each label releasing their own compilations and rarely cross-licensing ( The Man and His Music and Portrait ...
Sam Cooke has doubtless had many Cooke completists, but you really don’t nee It becomes Cooke’s biggest hit of a year that saw him push a lot of lushly orchestrated fodder at the 45-buying ...
Sam Cooke on refusing to play to a segregated audience in Memphis in 1960 He was the first performer to wear his hair in its natural afro state, rather than slicked back in imitation of the blue ...
"Nearer My God to Thee" – 3:46; Personnel. Al Green – lead and backing vocals, guitars, arrangements (9) Perry Michael Allen – keyboards, synthesizer ...
Sam Cooke's iconic song 'A Change is Gonna Come' became an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement, speaking to the struggles of Black Americans, echoing Cooke's own feeling sparked by a 1963 ...
The Man and His Music is a 1986 compilation album by Sam Cooke, released posthumously. [2] It debuted about a month after Cooke was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . [ 3 ]