Sam Cooke was a pioneer and embodied the crossover influence of mid-century soul. His songwriting, his powerful and soulful vocals, his civil rights activism, and his presence as a performer could not have been a better foundation to build a framework. It was a blend of gospel, pop, rhythm and blues, and early rock that led to the sound of Motor City soul. Our show today will feature Sam’s music as our vintage embellishments that surround a wonderful collection of new sounds from under the Americana tent this morning. New sounds from Waylon Payne, OCMS, Dion, and Built To Spill are just a sampling of the new sounds we’ve got for you today. I’ll also be sharing a wonderful new track (of which there are many) from Bob Dylan’s new album “Rough and Rowdy Ways” which is one of his very best from the past couple of decades. Good to hear the bard’s songwriting ice pick is as sharp as ever. Tune in and enjoy.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
1	Sam Cooke	Summertime, Pt. 1	The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (1 of 4)
2	Dion	Song For Sam Cooke (Here In America) [feat. Paul Simon]	Blues with Friends
3	Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers	He's So Wonderful	The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3]
4	Ted Hawkins	Chain Gang	Love You Most of All: More Songs from Venice Beach
5	Dan Reeder	Raft to Freedom	Every Which Way
6	Tom Petty	You Dont Know How It Feels (Home Recording)	Wildflowers (2020)
7	Iggy T and The Crazymakers	Fire	Just Can't Get Enough
8	Nick Lowe	Here Comes That Feeling	Lay It On Me
9	Brenda Lee	Here Comes That Feelin'	Queen of Rock 'N' Roll
10	Ray LaMontagne	Strong Enough	Monovision
11	Built to Spill	Mountain Top	Plays
12	The Mavericks	Poder Vivir	En Espanol
13	Johnnie Taylor	Baby, We've Got Love	Lifetime [Disc 1]
14	Sam Cooke	(What A) Wonderful World	Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
15	Los Coast Feat Gary Clark Jr.	Change is Gonna Come	A Change Is Gonna Come (Single)
16	Bettye LaVette	Blackbird	Blackbirds
17	Waylon Payne	Dead on a Wheel	Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher & Me: Act I – Single
18	Neil Young	Vacancy	Homegrown
19	Andrea & Mud	Send Your Love My Way	Bad News Darlin'
20	Sam Cooke	Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha	Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
21	The Flamingos	Nobody Loes Me Like You	For Collectors Only – Disc 1
22	Dr. Hook	Only Sixteen	Greatest Hits (And More)
23	Pert Near Sandstone	Peace Of Mind	Rising Tide
24	Charley Crockett	Welcome To Hard Times	Welcome to Hard Times (Single)
25	Bob Dylan	Goodbye Jimmy Reed	Rough And Rowdy Ways [Disc 1]
26	Pokey LaFarge	Bluebird	Rock Bottom Rhapsody
27	Waxahatchee	Can't Do Much	Saint Cloud
28	Womack Brothers	Somewhere There's A God	Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story: 1959 – 1965 [Disc 1]
29	Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey	Today Could Be the Day (Radio Remix)	Our Back Pages
30	Ted Hawkins	Bring It on Home to Me	Love You Most of All: More Songs from Venice Beach