Christianity Quote by Aaron Neville

I would have to say Sam Cooke is the one I admired most. His artistry and vocal, just the way he did it.

— Leon Russell

My dad sung and played piano. But he was also a man of God. He was a minister. So when Sam Cooke would come…

— Merry Clayton

Sam Cooke had a huge influence on me. He left the gospel field at one point and went into the secular, and he had…

— Aretha Franklin

I like listening to old soul music. I like Sam Cooke. When I was growing up, the first things I was listening to was…

— Rebecca Ferguson

I know a lot of people who are not here anymore, and I wonder why I'm still here... Not a day goes by that…

— Bobby Womack

People like Clyde McPhatter who came out of the black churches - like Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin - were all church singers who…

— Ahmet Ertegun

People like Sam Cooke, maybe you get turned on to first, and then all of a sudden you realize that there are all these…

— Susan Tedeschi

Sammy Davis, I backed him up. I used to study him every night. I saw how great performers worked and was able to incorporate…

— Bobby Vinton

Chet Atkins, I love his singer style and the country thing that he did. He really had a huge impact in my life, just…

— John 5

People like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding - I do not put myself in that category.

— Lewis Capaldi

Grover Washington was my main influence, and when I went to college, I started listening to more of the jazz masters like Sonny Rollins,…

— Kenny G

Over time, I've loved jazz, Miles Davis and Chet Baker, then Janis and Jimi and Creedence, then classic rock.

— Juliette Lewis