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Sam Cooke was only a tender 19 years of age when he was tapped to replace R.H. Harris as the lead singer of legendary gospel group the Soul Stirrers. Cooke's break came when Soul Stirrer baritone R.B. Robinson saw him perform with the Highway Q.C.'s and decided to take the young singer under his wing. Well, if this recording is any indication, Cooke was already the master and everyone else, students. Cooke gives a command performance running in and out of the Stirrers' characteristically solid backing. Never sounding better, he lends energy and sense of teenage desperation to this set of gospel classics and originals. Especially outstanding are the tracks "I'm on the Firing Line," "Jesus Will Lead Me to That Promised Land," and the brilliantly arranged "Jesus Paid the Debt." It wouldn't be until 1958 that Sam Cooke would break into the pop charts, but this record reveals he was a consummate performer. As a total unknown suddenly thrust into leading the most popular gospel group in America, Cooke breaks not a sweat. An excellent, though largely forgotten, record.
© Brian Whitener /TiVo
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Lucie Campbell, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Soul Stirrers, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Joe Tarantino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Specialty Records
Kenneth Morris, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Thomas Dorsey, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - M. C. Durham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Reverend W. H. Brewster, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Roy Crain, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Soul Stirrers, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Joe Tarantino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Specialty Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Roy Crain, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Thomas Dorsey, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Mollie Wilson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1953 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist - Alex Bradford, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1953 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1953 Fantasy Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1953 Fantasy Records
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Specialty Records, Fantasy Inc.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1953 Fantasy Records
Jean Butler, ComposerLyricist - Faidest Wagoner, ComposerLyricist - Sam Cooke, MainArtist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1951 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1954 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1954 Fantasy Records
Sam Cooke, MainArtist - Johnnie Taylor, ComposerLyricist - The Soul Stirrers, MainArtist
℗ 1954 Fantasy Records
Albumbeschreibung
Sam Cooke was only a tender 19 years of age when he was tapped to replace R.H. Harris as the lead singer of legendary gospel group the Soul Stirrers. Cooke's break came when Soul Stirrer baritone R.B. Robinson saw him perform with the Highway Q.C.'s and decided to take the young singer under his wing. Well, if this recording is any indication, Cooke was already the master and everyone else, students. Cooke gives a command performance running in and out of the Stirrers' characteristically solid backing. Never sounding better, he lends energy and sense of teenage desperation to this set of gospel classics and originals. Especially outstanding are the tracks "I'm on the Firing Line," "Jesus Will Lead Me to That Promised Land," and the brilliantly arranged "Jesus Paid the Debt." It wouldn't be until 1958 that Sam Cooke would break into the pop charts, but this record reveals he was a consummate performer. As a total unknown suddenly thrust into leading the most popular gospel group in America, Cooke breaks not a sweat. An excellent, though largely forgotten, record.
© Brian Whitener /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:34
- Main artists: Sam Cooke The Soul Stirrers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fantasy Records
- Genre: Jazz Gospel
© 1992 Specialty Records/Fantasy, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1992 Specialty Records/Fantasy, Inc.
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