Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke

Loved the way it was written. Concise and empathetically stated. A life filled with tragedy and triumph.

I bought this book for my daughter for her Christmas so she has not got it yet but I know she will love it .SHE'S A Sam Cooke fan .it arrived in excellent CONDITION and is great value for money.I would gladly buy from this seller again.

Wow.Wer wirklich in die Welt und das Leben von Sam Cooke eintauchen will sollte hier zuschlagen.Das Buch ist hervorragend recherchiert und bietet unzählige Hintergrund informationen über das Leben und schaffen eines der größten Künstler des 20 Jahrhunderts.

Although this book is a very thorough and comprehensive record of singing virtuoso Sam Cooke and his much-too-short life, the 700 or so pages seem to soar as effortlessly as Sam's voice over a lyric. Upon completing this read it was not exhaustion I felt from reviewing every minute detail (as recalled by nearly a hundred of first-hand witnesses) of Sam's 33 years, but a feeling of utter sadness and frustration that this monumental talent himself probably set about the chain of events that caused his demise. What thrilled me about the book the most are the details surrounding each of Sam's recording sessions, from the early gospel years, his own SAR/Derby joint venture with J.W. Alexander to produce gospel, R&B and pop artists, to his final recordings produced for his new Tracey company shortly before his untimely death. Many details of his personal appearances both in the U.S. and abroad, and his life on the road with other artists (well known, and lesser known) are provided in abundance. While Sam's previous biography, "You Send Me" (which may be currently out-of-print) was quite adequate in its content, "Dream Boogie" is the ultimate bio for Sam Cooke fans and fans of rock & roll/pop/gospel/r&b/soul music. Highly recommended!

This is a much longer volume that I expected that goes into great detail about the development of Sam Cooke’s musical talent. Really made me want to find his gospel songs! The song of his that won me over in the first place is “Change Gonna Come”. So powerful!