This NPR Morning Edition profile features text and sound to celebrate the life and work of soul singer Sam Cooke whose string of hits includes "Cupid," "Wonderful World," "Chain Gang," and "Twistin' the Night Away."

Concepts

pop music

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Additional Tags

early days of rock, gospel music, pop composer, pop musician, npr, national public radio, sam cooke

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)