Home / Music / Sam Cooke's Harrah's Club set captures soul at its most electricMusic linernotes album music sam-cookeSam Cooke's Harrah's Club set captures soul at its most electricThe album is rooted in soul and R&B, with Cooke’s gospel-trained voice reaching crowds that came for pop. A live recording that proves why he was called the King of Soul. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesHarrah's Club was a premier West Coast venue for soul and R&BSam Cooke recorded Live at the Harrah's Club in 1963Sam Cooke's Live at the Harrah's Club was recorded at the venueAnn Peebles' Tell It Like It Is peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100 and topped the R&B chart in 1967Nina Simone's I Put a Spell on You sold a million copies but was banned from radioExploreFaust IV's commercial failure ended Faust's first incarnationHarold Budd died in 2020, leaving a quiet legacyJamie Muir left King Crimson and retired to a monasteryRobert Fripp disbanded King Crimson two weeks before Red came outLoveless got My Bloody Valentine dropped from Creation RecordsPrevious Sam Cooke's Live at the Harrah's Club was recorded at the venueNext Sam Cooke recorded Live at the Harrah's Club in 1963