Sam Cooke At The Copa

The restored Sam Cooke At The Copa showcases Cooke's Copacabana performance with all the nuance and passion that his adoring audience experienced fifty-five years ago. For those who never had the chance to hear Sam Cooke in person, Sam Cooke At The Copa offers the best seat in the house. Sam Cooke's set at the Copa is a microcosm of his overall career, reflecting the artist's eclecticism. Broadway, blues, folk, jazz, gospel, country, and soul are all represented on tracks such as "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," "Frankie and Johnny," "Try A Little Tenderness," "Amen," and the hits "Twistin' The Night Away," "You Send Me," and "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons." Of special note is Cooke's rendition of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' In The Wind," which reflected the civil rights struggle of the time. Dylan's song inspired Cooke to write his own thematically similar masterpiece, "A Change Is Gonna Come."