With the holiday season in full swing here, I've been hit by a heavy wave of nostalgia. Listening to the sweet sounds of the old crooners singing their holiday hits just makes me crave music that takes me back to some older days of music. I'm not going to focus here on Christmas tunes, because doubtless you've already been served a colossal dose of that. Before I head back to the 40s by watching A Christmas Story for 24 hours, I making a stop in the 60s. Today is my day for the King of Soul, Sam Cooke, a man you've probably heard, but may not have heard of. Normally in my drawing class I throw on my earplugs and listen to my own music, but the day my teacher put on Sam Cooke, I was much happier to listen to his music. I was amazed how one great song followed the next and I was never once tempted to stop listening. His voice is "like buttah", it's soulful and smooth at the same time. By that I mean Otis Redding has a very soulful voice, but Sam Cooke's has an element of smooth that makes it easier to sing along to than Otis. Sam Cooke reminds us that soul is an element that should never be overlooked. I could spend all day talking about his music, song by song, but I'm just going to let him take over now.
1. A Change Is Gonna Come
2. Wonderful World
3. You Send Me
4. Chain Gang
5. Cupid
6. Twistin' the Night Away
7. Nothing Can Change This Love
8. Always On My Mind
9. When I Fall In Love
10. Another Saturday Night
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