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Dream boogie

by Peter Guralnick · 2005

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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.

African American sound recording executives and producersSoul musiciansBiography & AutobiographyBiographyNonfictionSoul musicAfrican american musiciansSingers, biographyAfrican americans, biography