Thursday, April 22, 2010

GA GA PEOPLE

SAM COOKE
Born, Sam Cook (with no "e") on January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, he was one of eight sons of a Baptist minister and a featured vocalist in his church choir throughout his childhood, additionally teaming with three of his siblings in a quartet dubbed the Soul Children. As a teen, Sam became a member of the gospel group the Highway QCs, performing in churches and auditoriums across the nation. In 1950, he joined the Soul Stirrers, recording and touring with the group for close to six years and achieving a significant level of success within the gospel community on the strength of lead vocals.

At the peak of his career, Sam Cooke was shot and killed. The circumstances surrounding his tragic death on December 11, 1964 remain hazy. According to initial reports, he was shot three times by 55 year old Bertha Franklin, the manager of Los Angeles' Hacienda Motel, who claimed she acted in self-defence. She said that Cooke had sexually assaulted a 22-year-old woman, who escaped to the motel's office seeking help. When Cooke followed, he turned on Franklin. The shooting was ruled a justifiable homicide. Sam Cooke was one month shy of his 34th birthday.

In subsequent years it has been rumoured that a number of crucial details surrounding the case were buried in deference to Cooke's wife and children, who wished to avoid any further publicity and scrutiny; decades later, a satisfactory resolution to the matter has yet to be reached.

MAYA ANGELOU

I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water


Maya Ange
lou returned to America in 1964, with the intention of helping Malcolm X build his new Organization of African American Unity.
Shortly after her arrival in the United States, Malcolm X was assassinated, and his plans for a new organization died with him. Angelou involved herself in television production and remained active in the Civil Rights Movement, working more closely with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who requested that Angelou serve as Northern Coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. His assassination, falling on her birthday in 1968, left her devastated. With the guidance of her friend, the novelist James Baldwin, she found solace in writing, and began work on the book that would become I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The book tells the story of her life from her childhood in Arkansas to the birth of her child. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was published in 1970 to widespread critical acclaim and enormous popular success.

BONO



To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

Paul David Hewson, kbe (born 10 May 1960), most commonly known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer and musician, best known for being the main vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band u2 Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehennsive School where he met his future wife, Ali Hewson , and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, often using political, social, and religious themes.During their early years, Bono's lyrics contributed to U2's rebellious and spiritual tone.


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