Dream Boogie The Triumph of Sam Cooke

Name: Dream Boogie The Triumph of Sam Cooke
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ISBN: 9780316377942

ISBN-10: 0316377945

ISBN-13: 9780316377942

Edition: 2005

Authors: Peter Guralnick

List price: $27.95

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"He was the biggest star in gospel music before he ever crossed over into pop. His first single under his own name, "You Send Me," was an historic success, going to #1 on the charts and selling two million copies. He wrote his own songs, hired his own musicians, and started his own record label and music publishing company. At at time when record companies treated black artists like hired help, he demanded respect and a recording contract equal to that of top white artists of the day." "In a biography that for the first time tells the full story of Sam Cooke's short life, Dream Boogie re-creates in detail the richness of the African American world from which he emerged and the combination…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Publication date: 10/18/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 768
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English

Includes stories from Greil Marcus, Peter Guralnick, Luc Sante, Robert Gordon, Deke Dickerson, and more.