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Our next performer was born January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. His name was Sam Cooke and he would become a music icon. Sam’s musical journey would begin in 1950 with a Gospel group called the Soul Stirrers. He left this group in 1957 to pursue what would become a legendary career. His first big hit would be “You Send Me”-October 1957 (#1, 3 weeks).
Sam’s first big hit-“You Send Me”.
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