Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

Name: Sam Cooke: Crossing Over
Director: John Antonelli
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2010-01-11
Duration: 54 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Sam Cooke, Danny Glover

Directed by John Antonelli

Documentary Music

20100h 54m

Overview

In 1958, when Sam Cooke crossed over from gospel to popular music, he ran the risk of alienating his gospel fans by embracing "the devil's music." Instead, he set in motion a chain of events that altered the course of popular music and race relations in America.

Cast

Sam Cooke

Self (archive footage)

Danny Glover

Narrator (voice)