Posts Tagged ‘Sam Cooke’
Song of the Week #116 – “Blue Moon”
Written by admin on July 23, 2012 – 10:56 pm - |
The Marcels’ superb doo-wop hit “Blue Moon” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons. |
Tags: Blue Moon, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, The Marcels
Posted in 60s pop, Elvis, Rock 'n' roll, Song of the Week | Comments Off on Song of the Week #116 – “Blue Moon”
Happy Easter from Classic Pop Icons
Written by admin on April 8, 2012 – 4:39 pm -We’d like to wish our readers a happy and peaceful Easter Sunday. In keeping with the holiday, here’s some fine gospel selections.
“Milky White Way” – Elvis Presley
Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Eva Cassidy, Joan Baez, Mahalia Jackson, Sam Cooke, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Tom Jones
Posted in Elvis | Comments Off on Happy Easter from Classic Pop Icons
The Singer not the Song
Written by admin on December 13, 2010 – 7:30 pm -| Harley Payette asserts that the artistry of the pop singer is too often undervalued because of the importance placed on songwriting. |
Tags: aretha franklin, Elvis Presley, Harley Payette, Sam Cooke, songwriting, The Righteous Brothers
Posted in 60s pop, Elvis, Motown, Soul | Comments Off on The Singer not the Song
Song of the Week #29 – “Wonderful World”
Written by admin on November 22, 2010 – 7:16 am - |
Sam Cooke’s 1960 pop classic “Wonderful World” is this week’s Song of the Week. |
Tags: Art Garfunkel, Herman's Hermits, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, wonderful world
Posted in 60s pop, Song of the Week, Soul | Comments Off on Song of the Week #29 – “Wonderful World”
James Phelps dies aged 78
Written by admin on October 29, 2010 – 8:34 pm -Gospel and R&B singer James Phelps died in Los Angeles on Tuesday from complications related to diabetes.
James Phelps was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on April 2, 1932. His early music career centred around gospel music. As a member of the groups the Holy Wonders and the Soul Stirrers he performed with Lou Rawls and Sam Cooke, respectively.
Tags: Clefs of Calvary, James Phelps, Sam Cooke, Soul Stirrers
Posted in Obituaries, Soul | Comments Off on James Phelps dies aged 78
