American Masters
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over (#2208)
Cooke's blend of gospel and pop altered the course of popular music and race relations in America. [56 minutes]
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American Masters | Interview with Narrator Danny... (#2208)
Danny Glover discusses Sam Cooke. 08:10
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American Masters | Interview with Producer Avon... (#2208)
Executive Producer Avon Kirkland discusses the importance of Sam Cooke. 02:22
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AMERICAN MASTERS | Sam Cooke: Crossing Over -... (#2208)
D. Channsin Berry, Co-Producer of Sam Cooke: Crossing Over, discusses his motivation for making a documentary about... 05:22
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American Masters | Interview with Producer D.... (#2208)
D. Channsin Berry discusses his motivation for making a documentary about Sam Cooke. 05:21
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AMERICAN MASTERS | Sam Cooke: Crossing Over | PBS (#2208)
Sam Cooke put the spirit of the Black church into popular music, creating a new American sound and setting into... 03:39
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Series Description: AMERICAN MASTERS is an ongoing series of award-winning primetime specials examining the lives, works, and creative processes of our most outstanding cultural artists. Created in 1984 by Susan Lacy and produced by Thirteen/WNET for national public television, the series is both a celebration and an exploration of creativity in America. Consisting of more than 250 hours of programming to date, AMERICAN MASTERS is a growing film library documenting the role important individuals, groups, and movements have played in the formation of our cultural identity.
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Past Episodes
These episodes of American Masters aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Hollywood Chinese (#2202)
- Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character (#2008)
- James Levine: America's Maestro (#2403)
- Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (#2109)
- John Muir in the New World (#2402)
- Trumbo (#2205)
- Philip Roth: Unmasked (#2603)
- Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound (#2206)
- Neil Young: Don't Be Denied (#2203)
- Cab Calloway: Sketches (#2502)
- Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (#2501)
- Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel (#2503)
- Harper Lee: Hey Boo (#2504)
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll (#2602)