“The King of Soul - The Story of Sam Cooke” |
| The King of Soul - The Story of Sam Cooke Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:46 PM PDT Filmmaker, Scott McCullough (The Exorcism Diaries, Prince Unauthorized) has reportedly optioned his latest script to U.S. based Producers, Silver Lining Pictures. "Born by the River-The Story of Sam Cooke" is the story of a man affectionately referred to as "The King of Soul" and one of the fore founders of soul music. Known for his unique voice, meaningful lyrics and wide influence of today's world of music. Cooke, authored songs such as "You Send Me", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Chain Gang" and "Wonderful World" among his most influential hits. The former gospel artist turned pop-icon died after being shot in a Los Angeles motel in 1964.
Cooke, a pioneer entrepreneur rumored to be a major financial contributor to the Civil Rights Movement in both Hollywood and Mississippi contributed to the influence of Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Bobby Womack, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, Otis Redding and the Great James Brown. Sam Cooke was more recently popularized as inspiration for U.S. President Barack Obama's electoral "Change" theme and his 2008 victory speech in Chicago, IL. "It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America." ~ Barack Obama Songs of Sam Cooke In 2003, ABKCO Records won a Grammy Award for the DVD release of "Sam Cooke - Legend" and are widely known as the home to iconic music assets that include compositions and recordings by Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Bobby Womack, The Animals, Marianne Faithfull, Herman's Hermits and The Kinks. Visit http://www.abkco.com. The film is expected to release in 2012. Image (Sam Cooke) © ABKCO Music and Records, Inc. Used with requested permissions by AZR. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
Sam (Samuel) Cooke was killed after being shot during a dispute with Hacienda Motel Manager, Bertha Franklin in Los Angeles, California on December 11, 1964. A Los Angeles court ruled, justifiable homicide and that Cooke was inebriated during the incident. Elisa Boyer; said to be in the company of Cooke earlier that same evening, had also called the police shortly before the shooting claiming she had been kidnapped by Cooke. McCullough's film is based upon the views of his family and loved ones during the coroner's inquiry into his death. Sam Cooke died at the age of 33, evidence and circumstances surrounding the incident have remained highly controversial to this day.| You are subscribed to email updates from Content Keyword RSS To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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