Sam Cooke was so smooth he was harder than hard”

The self-penned “You Send Me” launched Keen Records in a gorgeous shower of woah-woah-ohs in September 1957, selling nearly two million copies and perfecting a gospelized-pop template for soul music.

One Night Stand - Sam Cooke Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963: CDs & Vinyl

One Night Stand - Sam Cooke Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963

I'm So Glad (Trouble Don't Last)

COOKE,SAM - Complete Solo Singles As & Bs 1957-62 - Music

Complete Solo Singles As & Bs 1957-62

You Send Me: The Life and Times of Sam Cooke: Wolff, Daniel J., Crain, S. R., White, Clifton, Tenenbaum, G. David: 9780688146207: Books

The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s

Review: Sam Cooke - The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke (1960)