"Sam Cooke: Crossing Over" to debut on PBS

On Monday, PBS' "American Masters" series debuts "Sam Cooke: Crossing Over," an hour documentary on a gospel-turned-pop singer who, the documentary says, was the first black crossover singer, the first African American to have his own record label, the first black man to go to RCA Records with a $1 million contract, and a man who, in 1963, had stopped straightening his hair and refused to appear at segregated concerts.

via mije.org

I've had a bit of a Sam Cooke revival in my iPod playlist since last fall when I was creating the playlist for my mother's birthday party, so I can't wait to see this.

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[John Antonelli]

Please drop in to the Facebook page for the film Sam Cooke: Crossing Over. There are lots of links to different articles and videos about Cooke.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sam-Cooke-Crossing-Over/230360621082?ref=mf