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Summary: Excellent in every way, but.....
Review: This DVD does a great job in telling the Sam Cooke story. Most all of the major events are somehow covered in over an hour and the choice of music and performances are excellent. Only minor complaint is that complete clips of these songs (particularly the intriguing duet with Jackie Wilson that we only see for a moment) should have been included in the extras (after all, it's the DVD age and the technology makes it possible). But that aside, it's great for both fans and novices of the man who invented soul.
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Summary: SAM COOKE - LEGEND DVD
Review: THIS DVD IS AXCELLENT IN EVERY WAY. THE SCRIPT, NARRATION, FOOTAGE, CHOICE OF SAM COOKE'S MUSIC, AND ALL THE TRIBUTES PAID TO MR. COOKE, ARE JUST GREAT. THE DVD IS A MASTERPIECE BEFITTING A LEGENDARY MAN AND ARTIST AS SAM COOKE. I'M ADDICTED TO IT, AND SO ARE MY CHILDREN. THANKS FOR GIVING PEOPLE THE CHANCE TO ORDER THE DVD, AS SAM COOKE FANS WORLDWIDE HAVE LONG DREAMED/DREAMT OF WATCHING FOOTAGE OF THEIR HERO. THE DVD WILL HELP THE WORLD KNOW MORE ABOUT AND APPRECIATE, THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC. I'M SURE IT WOULD BE A BIG HIT, AND MANY MANY PEOPLE WORLDWIDE WOULD ORDER IT. I BELIEVE THE DVD IS WORTH EVERY PENNY SPENT ON IT. THANKS,LUBNA,
DUBAI, U.A.E.
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Summary: A MUST HAVE DVD FOR EVERY SINGER OUT THERE
Review: THIS DVD SHOULD BE REQUIRED AND MANDATORY VIEWING FOR EVERY SINGER OR ENTERTAINER IN THE WORLD TODAY. YOU WILL LEARN A LOT. SAM WAS THE BEST SINGER TO EVER LIVE AND TO MY ACCOUNT HAS INFLUENCED MORE SINGERS ACROSS THE BOUNDARIES THAN ANY OTHER SINGER. COUNTRY ARTISTS,POP ARTISTS,JAZZ SINGERS,BLUES SINGERS,ROCK ARTISTS LIKE STEVE PERRY FORMERLY OF JOURNEY AND ROD STEWART HAVE ALL CREDITED SAM COOKE FOR THEIR VOCAL PHRASING AND TONE. SAM WAS ALSO A GENIUS WAY BEFORE HIS TIME. HE KNEW THAT OWNING THE PUBLISHING RIGHTS TO HIS SONGS THAT CAME FROM HIS PEN WAS THE RIGHT MOVE FOR CONTINUAL WEALTH. I WONDER IF P.DIDDY OR BEYONCE OR JAY Z OR R.KELLY ACTUALLY OWN ANY OF THEIR MUSIC? YOU SEE IT DOESN'T MATTER MUCH NOW IN THEIR YOUTH AND HEYDEY-BUT 10,15,20 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE HITS HAVE DRIED UP AND THE WAIST BANDS HAVE EXPANDED AND THERE MUSIC IS STILL ON THE SHELVES MAKING MONEY FOR THE RECORD LABELS AND HARDLY ANY OF THOSE PROFITS ARE COMING THEIR WAY-WELL IT'S GONNA HIT HOME LIKE A GIANT METEOR SLAMMING INTO EARTH. SAM KNEW THIS WAY BACK IN 1957. PRINCE FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT A FEW YEARS BACK AND SO HAS CHAKA KHAN. I WANT EVERY SINGER OUT THERE TO WATCH THIS DVD AND PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO SAM'S DICTION AND ENUNCIATION WHILE HE IS SINGING AND STRIVE FOR THAT IN YOUR OWN SINGING. IT WAS PERFECT. NO SOUL SINGER HAS COME AS CLOSE TO HIS PERFECT ENUNCIATION SINCE HIS TRAGIC DEATH ON 12/11/64. I'M TRYING TO GET DENZEL WASHINGTON TO PORTRAY SAM COOKE IN A MOVIE THAT WILL BE DIRECTED BY SPIKE LEE. IF I CAN GET MR.ALAN KLEIN'S APPROVAL IT HOPEFULLY WILL BE A GO-FOR IT IS LONG,LONG, OVERDUE.
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Summary: EXCELLENT BIO OF THIS LEGENDARY ENTERTAINER!!
Review: This DVD was well documented--I enjoyed how the way it was put together, including getting a glimpse of some of the rare performances [even though I thought they could have used more time, like 2 hours, for this documentary--that way they could have elaborated more about his life and some of the performances in general]. I also enjoyed the interviews [but I was not sure about Sam's last manager, Alan Klein], but were these interviews done around the time this doc was being produced, because a few appeared to be dated?? Anyway, I looked at this DVD four times yesterday, and each time was a joy in itself, it was just sort of sad that it took almost 40 years to make at least a documentary of this great entertainer who touched [and is still touching] so many lives--can a movie be close behind??
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Summary: WHY SO LONG?
Review: Why has it taken nearly 40 years to finally film an appreciation of one of the talents that will ALWAYS be around. I only discovered Sam in 1986 as an 18-yr-old from England, but I have listened to his voice every day since - only Jackie Wilson beats Sam. So when this was advertised I was extremely excited - and this DVD does not let me down. Thankfully it is not a tacky movie flick of the great man but a truly beautifully put together tribute. You can feel your heart ache when Sam performs the 'Riddle Song' knowing he lost his son in a drowning accident - you can see the hurt in his face at the end of the performance. You also can feel the long, brutal struggle for equal rights put to pictures and Sam's 'A Change Is Gonna Come'. It does not matter that we don't see the full-length clips of his performances, that's for another day. For now, enjoy the story and the many bonus interviews with associates who clearly still adore Sam Cooke - and so they should. Now if the same makers would now turn their attentions to Jackie Wilson, I can die a happy man. I recommend this DVD to ANYONE who has never heard much about Sam Cooke. A big thankyou to everyone involved.
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