Dream Boogie

One of the most influential African American singers/songwriters in th e late 1950s, Sam Cooke was among the first to blend gospel music and secular themes - the early foundation of soul music. He was the opposi te of Elvis: a black performer who appealed to white audiences, who wr ote his own songs, who controlled his own business destiny. In Dream B oogie, bestselling author Peter Guralnick captures Sam Cooke's remarka ble accomplishment and chronicles his moving and important story, from Cooke's childhood as a choirboy to an adulthood when he was anything but that.