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Sam Cooke: Legend

  • 3.8 10
  • 2003
  • Nonemin
Sam Cooke: Legend
  • Original Title: Sam Cooke: Legend

Singer, songwriter, business man, family man, civil rights activist: Sam Cooke transcends all barriers of race, faith and talent. This first-ever biography of the definitive soul singer looks at his extraordinary career and personal life - from his gospel-singing roots through his R&B and pop music career.

Sam Cooke: Legend
Peter Guralnick
Peter Guralnick Writer
Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke Himself
Lou Adler
Lou Adler Himself
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin Herself
Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack Himself
Lou Rawls
Lou Rawls Himself
Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price Himself
Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright Narrator

Production Companies

ABKCO Music and Records

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