Sam Cooke Tribute by his Daughter
Sam Cooke Tribute by his daughter. The Legendary Sam Cooke is about music, religion, romance, and history. his youngest daughter and her future mirrors the image of her father. Shea crafted her sound in the church similar to her dad. The younger Cooke knows her father’s roots are so deep that She has become her own person and connects with her roots through her father’s music. Having her Father, her God Father, Sir Mac Rice, writer of “Cheaper to Keep Her” and “Mustang Sally” and her Uncle Recording Artist LC Cooke as inspirations, motivates the journey she is on as an Artist.
Her style is diverse in Gospel, Christian, R&B, Soul, Pop and the contemporary sound that embraces today’s culture. She has the flavor of longevity that will maintain a fan and consumer base to make hits. With a strong vocal range and warm personality, Her stage presence commands the environment wherever she performs.
She has a CD which covers renditions of her father’s hit songs including “A Changeis Gonna Come”, “Summertime” and “Lost and Looking” as well as several compositions she wrote.
Recently she recorded two duets on Legendary Blues Artist Joe Louis Walker’s new compilation. He had this to say about her as an artist during his interview with Union Leader Newspaper: “I think if there was a star of this record that really makes this whole thing work, it’s her as well as Waddy. I very rarely say this but for the life of me, I can’t figure out why she is not a household name in the way that Natalie Cole is. She is extremely talented, and she has a voice that, once you hear it, you never forget it,”
She has performed on Broadway bringing the music of her Father to audiences with “That Motown Band”. She has had the pleasure of performing her show on “The Soul Train Cruise with headliner “Baby Face” and the distinguished honor of performing on a show at Bergen PAC with her father’s friend “ Little Anthony”.
On June 22, 2019, Mayor Perkins of Shreveport, LA presented her with the “Key to the City” in honor of her father who encountered racism in the city. The same weekend she was given “The R&B Legacy Award” from the Montford Pointe Marines at their Annual Ceremony.
It was an honor for her to be chosen to sing “Walk on By” as a tribute to Dionne Warwick at the 2016 Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The following year at the 2017 R&B Hall of Fame Ceremony, she sang a duet with Gerald Alston of “The Manhattans”. Billboard stated, “The ceremony’s show-stopping moment was a duet on Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Austin and Cooke’s daughter”.
David Friscic of the D. C. Metro Arts Theater Magazine had this to say about her musical talent after her performance of “I will Always Love You” at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Super Club; “She very daringly sang the entire song a carpella, with a purity of tone and a nuanced vocal power that (as actress Lily Tomlin would say) gave me “the goose bump experience”. Chills went up and down my spine and the whole audience stood up cheering and applauding. This was one of the moments when the performer transcended some very adequate lyrics to take the song to a much deeper and higher level by virtue of her sheer vocal artistry”.
Sam Cooke Tribute by his daughter.
She proves that the apple does not fall far from the tree as she gives the listener the raw talent, emotion, beauty and charisma that has her carrying the Cooke family torch musically into the new millennium.
Don’t miss the journey she will take you on with her performances. She creates an atmosphere that makes everyone feel like Sam Cooke is still stirring their soul through his daughter’s voice.