Post by RINGO on Sept 25, 2019 22:44:11 GMT
Samuel Cook (22 January 1931 - 11 December 1964)
Member Of: The Soul Stirrers (1950 - 1957)
Vocal Range: A2 - E5
{Vocal Summary}Sam Cooke's voice is one that is clearly bred from the tradition of gospel singing, a tenor who could flip between sweet crooning and an impassioned grit with ease. Certainly Cooke's bread-and-butter were made on the former, as many of his most popular songs featured very light deliveries. Even those songs contained incredible resonance, however, and when Cooke allowed himself to let loose vocally (see "A Change Is Gonna Come" or some of his recordings with The Soul Stirrers), the listener is given access to a man who very rarely displayed his vocals at their fullest capability, and my, is it a sight to behold. It speaks to Cooke's abilities as a vocalist that he was able to create such an impact on the world of soul music in such a short time, even with his relatively conservative vocal approach.
Written by RINGO.
Written by RINGO.
{Album Ranges}The Soul Stirrers:
Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers (2002; rec. 1951-1957)
Disc 1[3]: C3 - B4 - D5
Disc 2[2]: C3 - B♭4 - D5
Disc 3[1]: D3 - C5 - E5
Solo:
Songs by Sam Cooke[1] (1957): B♭2 - B4
Encore[1] (1958): C3 - B♭4
Tribute to the Lady[1] (1959): D3 - B♭4
Cooke's Tour[2] (1960): A2 - G4
Hits of the 50's[2] (1960): B♭2 - G4
Swing Low[2] (1961): C3 - A4
My Kind of Blues[4] (1961): C3 - B4
Twistin' the Night Away[5] (1962): E♭3 - B♭4
Mr. Soul[3] (1963): C3 - B4
Night Beat[4] (1963): B2 - C♯5
Ain't That Good News[5] (1964): B2 - C5
Albums marked with [x] were notewatched by:
[1] RINGO
[2] Gatr
[3] BAZanine
[4] IhateMana
[5] @rustyoldboat
Additional singles/performances notewatched by RINGO and BAZanine.
Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers (2002; rec. 1951-1957)
Disc 1[3]: C3 - B4 - D5
Disc 2[2]: C3 - B♭4 - D5
Disc 3[1]: D3 - C5 - E5
Solo:
Songs by Sam Cooke[1] (1957): B♭2 - B4
Encore[1] (1958): C3 - B♭4
Tribute to the Lady[1] (1959): D3 - B♭4
Cooke's Tour[2] (1960): A2 - G4
Hits of the 50's[2] (1960): B♭2 - G4
Swing Low[2] (1961): C3 - A4
My Kind of Blues[4] (1961): C3 - B4
Twistin' the Night Away[5] (1962): E♭3 - B♭4
Mr. Soul[3] (1963): C3 - B4
Night Beat[4] (1963): B2 - C♯5
Ain't That Good News[5] (1964): B2 - C5
Albums marked with [x] were notewatched by:
[1] RINGO
[2] Gatr
[3] BAZanine
[4] IhateMana
[5] @rustyoldboat
Additional singles/performances notewatched by RINGO and BAZanine.
Significant High Notes:
E5 ("I Have a Friend Above All Others")
D5 ("Any Day Now" take 6, "Jesus Done Just What He Said", "Jesus, Wash Away My Troubles")
C♯5 ("Shake, Rattle and Roll")
C5 ("Any Day Now", "Bring It on Home to Me", "Meet Me at Mary's Place", "Pilgrim of Sorrow", "Somebody Have Mercy" live Harlem Square Club 1963, "Tennessee Waltz")
B4 ("Ain't Misbehavin'", "Ain't That Good News", "End of My Journey", "For Sentimental Reasons" live Harlem Square Club 1963, "Forever", "Good Times", "Having a Party" live Harlem Square Club 1963, "It's All Right", "Let Me Go Home", "Lord Remember Me", "Lost and Lookin'", "Love Will Find a Way", "Mean Old World", "Nearer to Thee", "No One Can Take Your Place", "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", "Nothing Can Change This Love", "So Long", "Somebody Have Mercy" live Harlem Square Club 1963, "Someday Somewhere", "The Song is Ended", "Tenderness", "These Foolish Things", "Trouble Blues", "With You","(What a) Wonderful World")
B♭4 ("Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive", "The Bells of St. Mary's", "Chain Gang" live Harlem Square Club 1963, "A Change is Gonna Come", "Cool Train", "Crazy She Calls Me", "Farther Along", "He'll Make a Way", "He'll Welcome Me", "He's My Rock (Wait on Jesus)", "He's My Friend Until the End", "He's My Guide", "He's So Wonderful", "I Don't Want to Cry", "I Have a Friend Above All Others", "I'd Give Up All My Sins and Serve the Lord", "I'm Gonna Build Right on That Shore", "I'm Gonna Forget About You", "I'm Just a Lucky So and So", "I'm So Glad (Trouble Don't Last Always)", "Jesus, Wash Away My Troubles", "Laughin' and Clownin'", "Mary Mary Lou", "Meet Me at Mary's Place", "Movin' and a'Groovin'", "Must Jesus Bear This Cross Alone?", "Nearer to Thee", "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out", "One More River", "Pilgrim of Sorrow", "Someday", "Soothe Me", "T'ain't Nobody's Bizness (If I Do)", "Tennessee Waltz", "That's All I Need to Know", "That's Heaven to Me", "Touch the Hem of His Garment", "The Twist", "Twistin' the Night Away" live Harlem Square Club 1963, "Were You There", "You Gotta Move")
A4 ("All the Way", "All Right Now", "Along the Navajo Trail", "Another Saturday Night", "Any Day Now", "Baby, Baby, Baby", "The Best Things in Life Are Free" live Copacabana 1964, "Blowin' in the Wind" live Copacabana 1964, "Bring It on Home to Me", "But Not for Me", "Chain Gang" live Harlem Square Club 1963, "Christ Is All", "Come and Go to That Land", "Cupid", "Danny Boy", "Desire Me", "Don't Cry on My Shoulder", "Driftin' Blues", "(Don't Fight It) Feel It", "Frankie and Johnnie", "Hold On", "How Far Am I from Canaan?", "I Ain't Gonna Cheat on You No More", "I Need You Now", "I'm Just a Country Boy", "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" live Copacabana 1964, "It's All Right", "Jesus Done Just What He Said", "Jesus Gave Me Water", "Jesus Paid the Debt", "Just Another Day", "The Last Mile of the Way" take 2A, "Let Me Go Home" take 1, "Little Red Rooster", "Lord Remember Me", "Lost and Lookin'", "Lovable", "Love Will Find a Way", "Lover Come Back to Me", "Mean Old World", "Moonlight in Vermont", "Nearer to Thee", "No One Can Take Your Place", "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", "Nothing Can Change This Love", "Oh! Look At Me Now", "One More Time", "Out in the Cold Again", "Peace in the Valley", "Pray", "Rome (Wasn't Built in a Day)", "Running Wild", "Send Me Some Lovin'", "Since I Met You Baby", "Smoke Rings", "So Long", "Solitude", "Somebody's Gonna Miss Me", "Somebody Have Mercy", "Someday Somewhere", "Sugar Dumpling", "Teenage Sonata", "Tenderness", "That Lucky Old Sun", "There, I've Said It Again", "These Foolish Things", "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "This Little Light of Mine" live Copacabana 1964, "Trouble Blues", "Trouble in Mind", "The Twist", "Twist in the Kitchen With Dinah", "Twistin' the Night Away", "With You", "You Belong to Me")
G♯4 ("Baby, Won't You Please Come Home", "(Don't Fight It) Feel It" live Harlem Square Club 1963, "The Great Pretender", "Having a Party" live Harlem Square Club 1963, "He's So Wonderful", "I Don't Want to Cry", "I Have a Friend Above All Others", "I'll Come Running Back to You", "I'm Just a Lucky So and So", "I've Gotta Right to Sing the Blues", "It Won't Be Very Long", "Jesus, I'll Never Forget", "The Last Mile of the Way", "Let's Go Steady Again", "Love You Most of All", "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out", "Only Sixteen", "Pilgrim of Sorrow", "That's All I Need to Know", "That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On", "Were You There", "(What a) Wonderful World", "You're Always on My Mind")
G4 ("Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive", "Ain't That Good News", "Around the World", "Be With Me Jesus", "The Bells of St. Mary's", "Bill Bailey" live Copacabana 1964, "Blowin' in the Wind" live Copacabana 1964, "Blue Moon", "But Not for Me", "Camptown Twist", "Canadian Sunset", "Chain Gang", "Come, Let Us Go Back to God", "Cool Train", "Crazy She Calls Me", "Cupid", "Danny Boy", "Desire Me", "Don't Cry on My Shoulder", "End of My Journey", "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha", "Exactly Like You", "Falling in Love", "Farther Along", "(Don't Fight It) Feel It", "For Sentimental Reasons", "Frankie and Johnnie", "God Bless the Child", "Goin' Home", "Good Morning Heartache", "The Great Pretender", "Having a Party", "He'll Make a Way", "He'll Welcome Me", "He's My Friend Until the End", "Hey There", "Hold On", "I Belong to Your Heart", "I Cover the Waterfront", "I Lost Everything", "I Need You Now", "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" live Copacabana 1964, "If I Had You (I'd Be Happy)", "I'm Gonna Build Right on That Shore", "I'm Gonna Forget About You", "I'm on the Firing Line", "I'm So Glad (Trouble Don't Last Always)", "I'm Walking Behind You", "It's All Right", "It's the Talk of the Town", "The Japanese Farewell Song", "Jesus, Wash Away My Troubles", "Just Another Day", "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off", "Little Girl", "Lonesome Road", "Lost and Lookin'", "Lovable", "Love Me", "Lover Come Back to Me", "Mary Mary Lou", "Mean Old World", "Meet Me at Mary's Place", "Movin' and a'Groovin'", "Must Jesus Bear This Cross Alone?", "My Foolish Heart", "Nearer to Thee", "No One Can Take Your Place", "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", "One More Time", "Out in the Cold Again", "Please Don't Drive Me Away", "Pray", "Running Wild", "She's Funny That Way", "Smoke Rings", "So Long", "Somebody's Gonna Miss Me", "Someday Somewhere", "Someday", "The Song is Ended", "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "T'ain't Nobody's Bizness (If I Do)", "Talkin' Trash", "Teenage Sonata", "Tennessee Waltz", "That Lucky Old Sun", "That's Heaven to Me", "That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On", "There'll Be No Second Time", "This Little Light of Mine" live Copacabana 1964, "Touch the Hem of His Garment", "Trouble Blues", "Trouble in Mind", "Twilight on the Trail", "Twistin' in the Old Town Tonight", "Twist in the Kitchen With Dinah", "A Whole Lotta Woman", "Win Your Love for Me", "With You", "You Belong to Me", "You Gotta Move", "You Send Me")
F♯4 ("Ain't Misbehavin'", "All the Way", "Another Saturday Night", "The Best Things in Life Are Free" live Copacabana 1964, "Chain Gang", "Chains of Love", "Come and Go to That Land", "Comes Love", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", "Grandfather's Clock", "Happy in Love", "He's My Guide", "He's My Rock (Wait on Jesus)", "Home (When Shadows Fall)", "The House I Live In", "How Far Am I from Canaan?", "I Cover the Waterfront", "I Wish You Love", "I'd Give Up All My Sins and Serve the Lord", "The Japanese Farewell Song", "Jesus Done Just What He Said", "Jesus Gave Me Water", "The Last Mile of the Way", "Laughin' and Clownin'", "Lord Remember Me", "Love You Most of All", "Lover Girl (Man)", "Moonlight in Vermont", "Nearer to Thee", "Nothing Can Change This Love", "Ol' Man River", "Peace in the Valley", "Send Me Some Lovin'", "Sitting in the Sun", "Smoke Rings", "Summertime", "Tenderness", "There'll Be No Second Time", "These Foolish Things", "They Call the Wind Maria", "Twistin' the Night Away", "Unchained Melody", "(What a) Wonderful World", "You Were Made for Me")
F4 ("All of My Life", "All Right Now", "Any Day Now", "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home", "The Bells of St. Mary's", "Christ Is All", "Fool's Paradise", "Frankie and Johnnie", "Galway Bay", "The Great Pretender", "The Gypsy", "He'll Make a Way", "He's So Wonderful", "Hey There", "I Ain't Gonna Cheat on You No More", "I Belong to Your Heart", "I Have a Friend Above All Others", "I Lost Everything", "I'll Come Running Back to You", "I'm Just a Country Boy", "I'm Just a Lucky So and So", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair","Jesus Will Lead Me to That Promised Land", "Jesus Paid the Debt", "Just Another Day", "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off", "Let's Go Steady Again", "Little Girl Blue", "Little Things You Do", "Lonesome Road", "Mary Mary Lou", "Mona Lisa", "Nearer to Thee", "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out", "Oh! Look At Me Now", "Only Sixteen", "Pilgrim of Sorrow", "Sad Mood", "Secret Love", "Shake, Rattle and Roll", "She's Funny That Way", "Solitude", "Sweet Leilani", "T'ain't Nobody's Bizness (If I Do)", "There, I've Said It Again", "They Call the Wind Maria", "Today I Sing the Blues", "Too Young", "Under Paris Skies", "Until Jesus Calls Me Home", "Win Your Love for Me", "You, You, You")
Significant Low Notes:
E3 ("Another Saturday Night", "Bill Bailey" live Copacabana 1964, "Blue Moon", "Canadian Sunset", "Come and Go to That Land" composite take 1, "Desire Me", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", "Get Yourself Another Fool", "God Bless the Child", "Hey There", "Hold On", "The House I Live In", "I Wish You Love", "If I Had You (I'd Be Happy)", "I'm on the Firing Line", "I'm So Happy in the Service of the Lord", "It's the Talk of the Town", "Jesus Paid the Debt", "The Last Mile of the Way", "Lovable", "Mean Old World", "Moonlight in Vermont", "My Foolish Heart", "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", "Ol' Man River", "Send Me Some Lovin'", "Smoke Rings", "Summertime", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "Tammy", "There, I've Said It Again", "These Foolish Things", "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "Trouble Blues", "You Were Made for Me")
E♭3 ("Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive", "Arrivederci, Roma (Goodbye to Rome)", "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home", "Cool Train", "Goin' Home", "The Great Pretender", "How Far Am I from Canaan?", "I Belong to Your Heart", "I Don't Want to Cry", "I Have a Friend Above All Others", "I'm Just a Lucky So and So", "Jesus, I'll Never Forget", "Laughin' and Clownin'", "Little Girl Blue", "Movin' and a'Groovin'", "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out", "Someday", "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)", "Sweet Leilani", "Tennessee Waltz", "That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On", "There'll Be No Second Time", "Twilight on the Trail")
D3 ("Ain't Misbehavin'", "Ain't That Good News", "All of My Life", "All the Way", "Along the Navajo Trail", "Around the World", "Arrivederci, Roma (Goodbye to Rome)", "Bali Ha'i", "Cry Me a River", "Danny Boy", "Don't Cry on My Shoulder", "End of My Journey", "Far Away Places", "Fool's Paradise", "For Sentimental Reasons", "Forever", "Galway Bay", "Grandfather's Clock", "Happy in Love", "He's My Friend Until the End" take 2, "He's So Wonderful", "Hold On", "The House I Live In", "I Cover the Waterfront", "I'm on the Firing Line", "I'm Walking Behind You", "Jamaica Farewell", "The Japanese Farewell Song", "Jesus Will Lead Me to That Promised Land", "Let Me Go Home" take 1, "Little Girl", "Little Things You Do", "London by Night", "Lonely Island", "Lost and Lookin'", "Love Me", "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", "Ol' Man River", "One More Time", "Please Don't Drive Me Away", "The Riddle Song", "She's Funny That Way", "Sitting in the Sun", "Smoke Rings", "So Long", "The Song is Ended", "Sweet Leilani", "These Foolish Things", "Today I Sing the Blues", "Too Young", "Under Paris Skies", "Until Jesus Calls Me Home", "Willow Weep for Me", "Win Your Love for Me", "You, You, You", "You Gotta Move", "You Send Me", "You Were Made for Me")
C♯3 ("Cry", "Home (When Shadows Fall)", "How Far Am I from Canaan?", "I Lost Everything", "Jamaica Farewell", "Shake, Rattle and Roll", "Summertime", "Tammy", "The Wayward Wind")
C3 ("All of My Life", "Any Day Now", "The Coffee Song (They've Got an Awful Lot of Coffee in Brazil)", "Christ Is All", "Cry Me a River", "Danny Boy", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", "Falling in Love", "Goin' Home", "The Gypsy", "Hey There", "I'm Just a Country Boy", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", "Joy, Joy to My Soul", "Little Red Rooster", "London by Night", "Lonely Island", "My Foolish Heart", "Secret Love", "The Song from Moulin Rouge", "That Lucky Old Sun", "They Call the Wind Maria", "Trouble in Mind", "Twilight on the Trail", "Unchained Melody", "When I Fall in Love", "Willow Weep for Me", "You, You, You")
B2 ("Around the World", "Home (When Shadows Fall)", "Please Don't Drive Me Away", "Tammy", "Venus", "The Wayward Wind")
B♭2 ("The Bells of St. Mary's", "Mona Lisa", "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)")
A2 ("The House I Live In", "I'm Walking Behind You")
{Questionable Notes}C♯5 ("Love You Most of All" [1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.