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Hamish 
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The story I heard is that he was hated by "the man." He was no safe, blind, gentle blues boy. He had an automobile to go ridin' around in. He was arrested for transporting a prostitute across a state line. Code for having a white woman in his car. No respectable white woman would be in a car with no black. Even a brown eyed handsome, inventive, fine singin' man. He was rescued from jail by the Stones and the Beatles who sang his songs and made him real money when their records took off.
Bobby Womack described his unhappiness at the Stones version of "Its All Over Now" They did not do it well. A little too bourgeois. No real sound of hard working people. He then described his reaction when the mailman struggled to push the gigantic cheque through his letterbox. "I grew to like the record."
Sam Cooke was knocked out by "Blowin in the Wind" but "Chain Gang" was also a socially-aware masterpiece. His life should be made into a film. He wrote amazing, hugely influential songs, but was hated by his own for selling out gospel. He had come to Britain in the 60s and discovered Brit racism and silly hotel rules about no guests. "Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody", was the result.
People who saw him, said his recordings did not do him justice and that his live performances were mesmerising. However, no film exists of his legendary shows. Any evidence vanished. Finally he was murdered in a hotel by a woman. If that's not a story. . "."Don't know much about history"." "So what?
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