Samuel Gooden (September 2, 1934 – August 4, 2022)[1] was an American soul singer. He was best known for being an original member of the successful 1991 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted R&B group The Impressions, from its beginnings as The Roosters in the 1950s.[2][3]
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Birth name | Samuel Gooden |
Born | (1934-09-02)September 2, 1934 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | August 4, 2022(2022-08-04) (aged 87) Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Though often uncredited, his smooth voice can often be heard trading lines with lead singer Curtis Mayfield (most notably on "It's All Right") or his replacement, Leroy Hutson, on quite a number of songs. Gooden also sang lead vocals on a handful of Impressions tunes, such as "Aware Of Love" and the group's cover of "I Wanna Be Around".[4] Gooden and the group recorded and performed until his death in 2022. He was inducted with the group in 1991 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[5]
Gooden can be seen with original Impressions members Fred Cash and Curtis Mayfield (via archive footage) in the group's first-ever extended interview in the 2008 DVD Movin On Up – The Message and The Music of Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions, which also features a special poem dedicated to the group written and performed by actor Clifton Davis.
Gooden died in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on August 4, 2022, at the age of 87.[6]
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