简介：WrittenbyPeterGuralnick(LostHighway)andnarratedbyJeffreyWright,SamCooke-Legendisastirringlookatasingulartalent.ProducedforVH1butexpandedfromtheoriginalbroadcast,thistunefuldocumentarycan'tpossiblyexamineeverydetailofthelatesinger-songwriter'slifeinamere70minutes.Nonetheless,Guralnick,whohasoverseenthereissueofseveralCookeCDs,hasputtogetherasurprisinglythoroughbiography.DestinationpointsincludeCooke'sgospelroots,groundbreakingcareerdecisions,andforaysintothecivilrightsmovement.Thestoryisfleshedoutbyvintageperformanceandinterviewclips(thechatswithDickClarkareparticularlyinsightful).CommentatorsincludefamilymembersandfellowperformerslikeArethaFranklin,LouRawls,andBobbyWomack,whilemusicalhighlightsincludeCooke'sversionofDylan's"Blowin'intheWind"(asonghewishedhehadwritten)andabreezyduetwithfriendCassiusClay(soontobecomeMuhammadAli).--KathleenC.Fennessy…