Wheel In The Sky High Note

[nikki]

I'm a late comer to this topic, but a good example of the high note performed live can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ7mEff3_Nk

[kgdjpubs]

SP's singing reminded me a lot of Rod Stewart (whom I was a big fan of). Of course .... now, I don't think those 2 sound anything alike.

that would make sense.... both SP and Rod were big Sam Cooke fans...

Yes .... that's right, I'd heard that from RS. Funny, I think Sam Cooke acquired more fans after his death just by other artists talking about him.

very possible...but he was very influential on a lot of singers even while he was alive. The guy had quite a few hits and pre-dated the vast majority of the soul singers, then was covered ad nauseum by virtually everyone after his death. Even The Supremes did a Sam Cooke tribute album.

You could/can hear the Sam Cooke vocal style in a lot of singers, though Perry and Stewart would be the obvious choices. They obviously don't sound alike, but the phrasing is very similar--and that phrasing is Sam Cooke's legacy.

[stevew2]

Deen can hit that fucker with out blinkin an eye,I thought neal might have done it,on the live Fronteirs tape, but it was problablly the fag with his keys, first start of lipping .Deen can still do it,his vocals are the best

[annie89509]

SP's singing reminded me a lot of Rod Stewart (whom I was a big fan of). Of course .... now, I don't think those 2 sound anything alike.

that would make sense.... both SP and Rod were big Sam Cooke fans...

Yes .... that's right, I'd heard that from RS. Funny, I think Sam Cooke acquired more fans after his death just by other artists talking about him.

very possible...but he was very influential on a lot of singers even while he was alive. The guy had quite a few hits and pre-dated the vast majority of the soul singers, then was covered ad nauseum by virtually everyone after his death. Even The Supremes did a Sam Cooke tribute album.

You could/can hear the Sam Cooke vocal style in a lot of singers, though Perry and Stewart would be the obvious choices. They obviously don't sound alike, but the phrasing is very similar--and that phrasing is Sam Cooke's legacy.

Interesting points, Kgdj.. Sam Cooke died too young ... gone just before my initiation to music. My generation grew up listening to other soul singers like Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Lou Rawls .... Otis Redding.

[Duncan]

I'm a late comer to this topic, but a good example of the high note performed live can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ7mEff3_Nk

If you listen to the above clip, right after the high note at 2min 37 sec Perry seems to hit a bum note and stops for a second.

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Now playing: Chuck Loeb - Santa Cruz

[Liquid_Drummer]

I'm a late comer to this topic, but a good example of the high note performed live can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ7mEff3_Nk

If you listen to the above clip, right after the high note at 2min 37 sec Perry seems to hit a bum note and stops for a second.

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Now playing: Chuck Loeb - Santa Cruz

I think he was working around some small vocal problems on this gig. At 54sec there is a small crack and it looks like it is taken him a bit more effort that usual to sing the song. Nerves ? Sometimes you can just feel that something isnt going to come out and then you do what you can... Might have had a cold and had some gunk back there that he felt right as he began to sing which caused him to put the brakes on so he wouldnt croak..

Edit: After checking that part again its obvious to be he stopped because he cracked right there at 2:37 and waited a sec for his voice to give him the ok.....

[Duncan]

I'm a late comer to this topic, but a good example of the high note performed live can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ7mEff3_Nk

If you listen to the above clip, right after the high note at 2min 37 sec Perry seems to hit a bum note and stops for a second.

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Now playing: Chuck Loeb - Santa Cruz

I think he was working around some small vocal problems on this gig. At 54sec there is a small crack and it looks like it is taken him a bit more effort that usual to sing the song. Nerves ? Sometimes you can just feel that something isnt going to come out and then you do what you can... Might have had a cold and had some gunk back there that he felt right as he began to sing which caused him to put the brakes on so he wouldnt croak..

Edit: After checking that part again its obvious to be he stopped because he cracked right there at 2:37 and waited a sec for his voice to give him the ok.....

I thought it was interesting that the crack came just after he had sung the long high note.
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Now playing: American TEARS - Listen (Can You Feel It)

[kgdjpubs]

SP's singing reminded me a lot of Rod Stewart (whom I was a big fan of). Of course .... now, I don't think those 2 sound anything alike.

that would make sense.... both SP and Rod were big Sam Cooke fans...

Yes .... that's right, I'd heard that from RS. Funny, I think Sam Cooke acquired more fans after his death just by other artists talking about him.

very possible...but he was very influential on a lot of singers even while he was alive. The guy had quite a few hits and pre-dated the vast majority of the soul singers, then was covered ad nauseum by virtually everyone after his death. Even The Supremes did a Sam Cooke tribute album.

You could/can hear the Sam Cooke vocal style in a lot of singers, though Perry and Stewart would be the obvious choices. They obviously don't sound alike, but the phrasing is very similar--and that phrasing is Sam Cooke's legacy.

Interesting points, Kgdj.. Sam Cooke died too young ... gone just before my initiation to music. My generation grew up listening to other soul singers like Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Lou Rawls .... Otis Redding.

You heard Cooke, just secondhand. If I'm not mistaken, Smokey Robinson was another one of those influenced, and Otis was known for covering Cooke material (Shake, for instance). Even the popular song Sweet Soul Music was a lyrical re-write of an unreleased Sam Cooke song called "Yeah Man". Cooke was everywhere, but he died on the bleeding edge just before the soul music explosion.