Sam Cooke Does Gershwin
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Today is the birthday of Sam Cooke (1931-1964). His short, sweet life (and his 30 top 40 hits) are well known. But here’s something I thought would be of interest to our readers. His first smash hit “You Send Me” in 1957 was only the B side of the single. The A side was a jazz number: George Gershwin’s Summertime. Not only is Sam’s voice beautiful on the record, but so is that angel singing in the background:
