false <![CDATA[Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179973717m/981053.jpg 99414 4 Sam Cooke was the biggest star in gospel music before he crossed over into pop. His first single under his own name, "You Send Me," went to #1 on the charts and sold two million copies. At a time when record companies treated black artists like hired help, Sam Cooke demanded respect equal to that of top white artists. And he connected, in songs like "Wonderful World," "Chain Gang," and "Another Saturday Night"--seemingly effortless compositions that still sound fresh today. This resoundingly praised book captures a human essence so vital, so appealing, that it is impossible not to fall under its spell. At the same time, DREAM BOOGIE re-creates in rich detail the African American world from which Sam Cooke emerged, allowing us to feel both his trials and his triumphs. 880820 2005 Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke total:131|5:35|4:60|3:31|2:4|1:1| 131 517 242 28 4 3 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 10 21:08:24 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 19:17:17 -0800 2007 only!) 650 pages, followed by 100 pages of voluminous notes, bibliography an...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 04 16:41:08 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 11:30:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:38:57 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:38:57 -0800 2009 Guralnick, the veteran music biographer best known for his two-volume study of Elvis Presley, Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love, combines meticulous research with a passion for his subject in the most complete and insightful biography of Cooke to date. Critics roundly praise the depth of Gural...

more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 08 19:08:24 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 08 19:20:28 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Dec 28 17:12:51 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 17:16:56 -0800 2008 Yet someone needed to write this biography. Cooke was too important to not have an account of his life in print.]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 25 13:09:40 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 13:09:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 06 10:14:49 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 10:15:45 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 04 12:16:22 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 12:20:26 -0700 2009 5 0 false true Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 17 18:46:06 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 18:46:06 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Fri Jan 23 10:21:24 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 10:22:09 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Fri Oct 17 06:03:46 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 14 12:46:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Jan 13 03:49:42 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 03:50:51 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Feb 25 08:06:23 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 08:06:42 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 07 07:04:09 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 17:55:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 18:15:21 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 17:56:33 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jun 12 09:16:14 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 09:17:43 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Mar 01 11:40:35 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 11:42:22 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 12 09:22:42 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 09:33:13 -0800 2008 When I read this, I also listened to his music--requested a bunch of CD's from the library. He had such a beautiful, polished sound. What a tumultuous life...so sadly ended much too soon.]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 19 15:25:16 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 19 15:49:15 -0700 2007 Dream Boogie is so detailed it's almost absurd. Then again, how could you not want to know every detail about a man's life when his last words were, "Lady, you shot me!?" Indeed.]]> 0 0 false false Thu Oct 16 19:01:22 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 10 06:59:28 -0800 2007 Thu Oct 16 19:01:22 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=981053