The Impressions perform on the NBC TV music show Hullabaloo in April 1965
“... After years of working in a profession that regularly ripped off artists for song rights, publishing, licensing and other monies, Cooke was the first major black artist to start his own independent record label. Cooke’s power move wasn’t only bold; it was a revolutionary DIY act. While artist-run record companies would later be called ‘vanity labels,’ for Sam Cooke and those he inspired – including Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, George Clinton and Prince – having a label was less about ego and more about controlling their music. ...”
Prince
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