Sam Gooden
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Birth name | Samuel Gooden |
Born | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | September 2, 1934
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Associated acts | The Impressions |
Samuel Gooden (born September 2, 1934) is an American soul singer.[1] He is best known for being an original member of the successful group The Impressions from its beginnings as The Roosters in the 1950s.[2]
Though often uncredited, his smooth voice can often be heard trading lines with lead singer Curtis Mayfield (most notably on "It's All Right") or his replacement, Leroy Hutson, on quite a number of songs. Gooden also sang lead vocals on a handful of Impressions tunes, such as "Aware Of Love" and the group's cover of "I Wanna Be Around".[3] Gooden and the group are still recording and performing. He was inducted with the group in 1991 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[4]
He can be seen with original Impressions members Fred Cash and the late Curtis Mayfield (via archive footage) in the group's first-ever extended interview in the 2008 DVD Movin On Up – The Message and The Music of Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions, which also features a special poem dedicated to the group written and performed by actor Clifton Davis.
References[]
- ^ "Sam Gooden". IMDb. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ Huey, Steve. Biography: The Impressions. AMG. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ "Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions". Warr.org. December 26, 1999. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ "Inductee explorer | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". Rockhall.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
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- American soul musicians
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