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The 1912 "Frankie and Johnny" by the Leighton Brothers and Ren Shields also identifies "Nellie Bly" as the new girl to whom Johnny has given his heart. What has come to be the traditional version of the melody was also published in 1912, as the verse to the song "You're My Baby", with music is attributed to Nat. D. Ayer. [8]
Sam Cooke was born Samuel Cook in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1931 (he added the "e" to his last name in 1957 to signify a new start to his life). [11] [12] He was the fifth of eight children of Rev. Charles Cook, a Baptist minister in the Church of Christ (Holiness), and the former Annie Mae Carroll.
Pages in category "Sam Cooke songs" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. ... Frankie and Johnny (song) G. Good Times (Sam Cooke song)
Between 1957 and 1960, Sam Cooke's records were produced on the Keen label. From 1960 through 1966, they were produced on the RCA label. Ownership of Cooke's material is split between RCA (roughly 1958–1963) and ABKCO (post-1963), with each label releasing their own compilations and rarely cross-licensing ( The Man and His Music and Portrait ...
But, in fact, Sam Cooke sings the 'other' song, the popular "When I Fall in Love" composed for the film One Minute to Zero by Victor Young with lyrics by Edward Heyman. Victor Young had no luck in this album because " My Foolish Heart ", also composed by him, in this case with lyrics by Ned Washington , for the 1949 film My Foolish Heart is ...
The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released by Keen Records in October 1960. [1] [2] Track listing.
Sam Cooke has doubtless had many Cooke completists, but you really don’t nee. Michael Ochs Archives/GettyThe studio single version of “Chain Gang” was released July 26, 1960. It becomes ...
A version by Sam Cooke appeared on his debut LP Sam Cooke (1958) [8] Bobby Darin on the album For Teenagers Only (1960) [9] The Velvets released their doo wop version on Monument records around 1960/61. A version by Ray Charles appeared on his 1963 album Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul.