Sam Cooke: Crossing Over

• Movie

  Type

• 2010

  Year

• 54m

  Runtime

• Documentary / Music

  Genre

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)