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Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), better known under the stage name Sam Cooke, was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the pioneers and founders of soul music.He is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocal abilities and influence on the modern world of music. His contribution in pioneering soul music led to the rise of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and popularized the likes of Otis Redding and James Brown. 
Cooke had 30 U.S. top 40 hits between 1957 and 1964, and a further three after his death. Major hits like "You Send Me", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Cupid", "Chain Gang", "Wonderful World", and "Twistin' the Night Away" are some of his most popular songs. Cooke was also among the first modern black performers and composers to attend to the business side of his musical career. He founded both a record label and a publishing company as an extension of his careers as a singer and composer. He also took an active part in the American Civil Rights Movement. 

Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Harris April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
Critic John Bush wrote that Holiday "changed the art of American pop vocals forever."] She co-wrote only a few songs, but several of them have become jazz standards, notably "God Bless the Child", "Don't Explain", "Fine and Mellow", and "Lady Sings the Blues". She also became famous for singing "Easy Living", "Good Morning Heartache", and "Strange Fruit", a protest song which became one of her standards and was made famous with her 1939 recording.

Track Listing:
01. Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
02. Lady Sings the Blues - Billie Holiday
03. They Can't Take That Away Fom Me - Sam Cooke
04. Don't Worry About Me - Billie Holiday
05. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off - Sam Cooke
06. I Got a Right to Sing the Blues - Billie Holiday
07. Comes Love - Sam Cooke
08. Ain't Misbehavin' - Billie Holiday
09. God Bless the Child - Sam Cooke
10. They Can't Take That Away from Me - Billie Holiday
11. Good Morning Heartache - Sam Cooke
12. Embraceable You - Billie Holiday
13. Solitude - Sam Cooke
14. Georgia On My Mind - Billie Holiday
15. She's Funny That Way - Sam Cooke
16. All the Way - Billie Holiday
17. I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues - Sam Cooke
18. Billie's Blues - Billie Holiday
19. T'aint Nobody's Bizzness If I Do - Sam Cooke
20. Baby, Won't You Please Come Back - Billie Holiday
21. Crazy in Love With You - Sam Cooke
22. Comes Love - Billie Holiday
23. Lover Come Back to Me - Sam Cooke
24. God Bless the Child - Billie Holiday

Extra Informatie:
Aantal Discs: 1xCD
Genre: Soul, R&B, Jazz
Format: MP3 @ 320kbit
CD Release Year: 24 April 2012
Speelduur:  83 minuten
Cover: Frontje is in de RARs verwerkt