Cooking for Sam
Brother L.C. Cooke and singer Solomon Burke take you on a gustatory tour of Sam Cooke's world. Solomon has some stories about musicians eating on the road, but first L.C. shares some family memories of Thanksgiving and one of Sam's all consuming passions. (3:56)
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The Message of Church Music
Helen Turner-Thompson is Dean of Cleveland's Black Church Music scene. For many years she has directed local choirs and been a music educator. She paid a visit to the WCPN studios to speak with producer David C. Barnett about the roots of gospel music. (11:10)
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Between Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Although Sam Cooke received his greatest fame as a pioneering soul singer, for many he is just as famous for his music of the soul. When he left the gospel music field to become a popular musician, some in the gospel community condemned him as a traitor to his roots. It's a conflict that a number of performers have faced. ideastream's David C. Barnett reports on the distance between Saturday night... and Sunday morning. (11:34)
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