"Shake" is a song written and recorded by

Sam Cooke Samuel Cooke (; January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964) was an American singer and songwriter. Considered one of the most influential soul music, soul artists of all time, Cooke is commonly referred to as the "King of Soul" for his distin ...

. It was recorded at the last recording session Cooke had before his death on December 11, 1964. In the U.S., the song became a posthumous

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, Top 10 hit for Cooke, peaking at number seven in February 1965, as well as peaking at number two for three weeks on the Cashbox R&B charts. ''

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'' described it as "a sensational rock-a-twist affair."

Other renditions

The song was also recorded by

Eric Burdon Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer and songwriter. He was previously the lead vocalist of the rhythm and blues, R&B and Rock music, rock band The Animals and the funk band War (band), War. He is regarded as one of the Br ...

and

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Otis Redding Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. ...

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, and

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on '' We Remember Sam Cooke'' (1965). Redding's version was elected to the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll " by the

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and Museum. Redding performed the song backed by Booker T. & the M.G.'s at the

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in June 1967. Recordings of the performance have been released by Reprise (1970) and Rhino (1997) records. In 1966, the British TV show ''Ready Steady Goes Live'' (the live version of ''

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''), devoted a whole programme to a live performance by Redding, who regularly covered many of Cooke's songs. One of the highlights was a version of "Shake" on which Redding was joined by

and

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. The song was covered by the

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. It was a prominent part of their early live repertoire and featured as the opening track on their debut album ''

'', and re-released on the Decca Anthology collection. A live version can be found on their 1999 album '' The BBC Sessions''.

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released a version of the song as the

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to their 1976 single, "Teenage Depression".

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released a version of "Shake" as the lead single from his sixth studio album, '' Soul on West 53rd''. The song was sampled by rapper

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on his 2011 album, ''

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''.

References

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