(Ain't That) Good News
"Ain't That Good News", also known as "Good News", is a song written and performed by soul music, soul singer Sam Cooke, released on RCA Records in 1964. The song was recorded in three takes for the 1964 Ain't That Good News (album), album of the same name and reached number eleven on the Billboard 100, pop chart, and number one on the Cashbox Magazine's R&B charts as a single. Cooke performed the song live on American Bandstand on April 4 of the same year. It is a modern adaptation of an older Gospel music, gospel song of the same title. Music The song was the first piece of new material that Cooke had recorded in the six months following the drowning death of his 18-month-old son Vincent. After reaching a new deal with RCA Records, Sam Cooke received more creative freedom in his work and had chosen a fine line of session musicians to accompany him. Known for his gospel roots, Sam Cooke often used church influences in his music. "Ain't That Good News" is a secular reworking of ...
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Sam Cooke
Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), known professionally as Sam Cooke, was an American singer and songwriter. Considered to be a pioneer and one of the most influential soul music, soul artists of all time, Cooke is commonly referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music#Male titles, King of Soul" for his distinctive vocals, notable contributions to the genre and significance in popular music. Cooke was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi and later relocated to Chicago with his family at a young age, where he began singing as a child and joined the Soul Stirrers as lead singer in the 1950s. Going solo in 1957, Cooke released a string of hit songs, including "You Send Me", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Cupid (Sam Cooke song), Cupid", "Wonderful World (Sam Cooke song), Wonderful World", "Chain Gang (song), Chain Gang", "Twistin' the Night Away", "Bring It On Home to Me", and "Good Times (Sam Cooke song), Good Times". During his eight-year career, Cooke rel ...
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