Dream Boogie The Triumph of Sam Cooke |
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| Author:
| Guralnick, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-316-37794-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Publisher: | Little Brown & Company
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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Acclaimed Elvis biographer Peter Guralnick returns with a revealing portrait of Sam Cooke--a black performer who appealed to white audiences, wrote his own songs, and controlled his own business destiny. Fully capturing Cooke's accomplishments, "Dream Boogie" also conveys the astonishing richness of the black America of this era. 55 b/w photos.
Acclaimed Elvis biographer Peter Guralnick returns with a revealing portrait of Sam Cooke--a black performer who appealed to white audiences, wrote his own songs, and controlled his own business destiny. Fully capturing Cooke's accomplishments, "Dream Boogie" also conveys the astonishing richness of the black America of this era. 55 b/w photos.