Episode
American Masters: Sam Cooke: Crossing Over
Overview
Sam Cooke put the spirit of the black church into popular music, creating a new American sound and setting into motion a chain of events that forever altered the course of popular music and race relations in America.
Details
- Series
- American Masters
- Season
- Season 24
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2010-01-11
- Runtime
- 90 min
Episode context
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over is Episode 1 in Season 24 of American Masters. It aired on 2010-01-11. The runtime is 90 min.
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