Member Since: 7/15/2006
Band Website: RedHeartRecords.com
Band Members: Sam Cooper--vocals, all instruments and production,
Jerry Spencer (co-vocals on "Co-Wrongin'"
Influences: Take a deep breath and try to recite these all in one sentence--Ray Charles, The Beatles, Delbert McClinton, Leon Russell, Edgar Winter, Jerry LaCroix, Johnny Winter, Rick Derringer, Bill & Will Champlin, Jack Mack & The Heart Attack, Mingo Fishtrap, John Prine, James Brown, Jerry Reed, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton (in his many incarnations), Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Bob Dylan, Randy Newman, Solomon Burke, Sam & Dave, Steve Winwood, B.B. King, Joe Cocker, Joni Mitchell, James Burton, The Coasters, Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, Steely Dan, Jimi Hendrix, The Staples Singers, William Bell, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Jimmy Page, Long John Baldry, Elton John, Lydia Pense, Rod Stewart, Roy Buchannan, Jerry Garcia, Tom Waits, The Band, Etta James, Dr. John, Jim Messina (in all of the acts he's been with and solo), Aretha Franklin, Roy Clark, The Allman Bros., (the original pre-Muslim) Cat Stevens, Rita Coolidge, The Eagles, Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding, Genya Ravan, ZZ Top, Buddy Holly, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (individually and together), Amos Garrett, Patti LaBelle, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, Albert Lee, The Rolling Stones, Teddy Pendergrass, Marty Grebb, Bonnie Raitt, Chicago, Bonnie Bramlett, Bekka Bramlett, Delaney Bramlett, Bobby Whitlock, Stevie Wonder, Hall & Oates, Poco, Bobby Darin, Ray Stevens, Jerry Reed, Vanilla Fudge, Lee Michaels, J. Geils Band, Kenny Rogers, Black Sabbath, The James Gang, Deep Purple (with Ritchie Blackmore, of course), Jimmy Cliff, Night Ranger, David Lee Roth (what an attitude!), all of the 60's British Invasion acts, all of the great acts of Muscle Shoals, Memphis, Chicago, Austin, Nashville, New Orleans, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Frisco, NYC, Boston, (and of course) Motown, & Philly, anybody with obvious soul.
Sounds Like: HANG OUT HERE TO SEE OVER 180 PHOTOS IN THE TWO SLIDE SHOWS BELOW! THERE ARE SO MANY THAT IT MAY TAKE QUITE A WHILE TO SEE ALL OF THE LOAD INTO THE SHOW, BUT CHANCES ARE YOU ARE EITHER IN THEM OR KNOW SOMEONE IN THEM!
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--Just hold your cursor over any photo in the slide show to see the captions. The sliding fader on the right controls the speed of the slide shows below. The longer you watch, the more photos that will begin to appear. So far, there are over 180 photos between the two slide shows.
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The first slide show includes various friends, co-writers, heroes and peers in the music business and various performance photos......................................................
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.Meanwhile....here's a slide show of some of the friends and family of Sam Cooper--
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---------From THE CD - "IT'S CHRISTMAS EVERYWHERE" By Ray Dahrouge [Produced by Sam Cooper] - The video for "MERRY MIAMI CHRISTMAS"
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-----------------Click the 99 cent download icon below to get to Sam's broadjam.com-hosted website (www.jericat.com) to buy downloads of his songs for a mere 99 cents. There are dozens of songs and you can hear them all online for free!
Record Label: Red Heart Records
Type of Label: Indie