The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #76587 Message #1359132
Posted By: PoppaGator
16-Dec-04 - 05:57 PM
Thread Name: Music That Blew Me Away
Subject: RE: Music That Blew Me Away
About that little essay on Sam Cook[e]'s "Hem of His Garment" -- I took my time writing that, over the course of *two* PMs sent more than a year ago. When I saw this thread, I felt compelled to to dig it out of my PM archives and copy-and-paste it here.
Helluva story, huh? I know I couldn't have written it on-the-spot today (at work, yet).
Sam's last name, incidentally, was originally "Cook," and he was "Sam Cook" for his entire tenure with the Soul Stirrers. He added the "E" when he "crossed over" to secular/pop.
I'm not sure, but I think "Hem" was one of Sam's last efforts before leaving the Soul Stirrers and the Gospel world. I'm almost certain the song is his composition.