Sam Cooke, cantante de soul y gospel nacido en Mississippi el 22 de enero de 1931. Está considerado uno de los pioneros de la música soul, siendo una de las grandes influencias del pop, el rhythm and blues y el neo soul.
Para algunos está considerado como «Rey del Soul» (título que comparte con Otis Redding), y con el paso del tiempo el hecho de que tuviera casi la treintena de hits entre 1957 y 1965 ha hecho a muchos pensar que realmente es uno de los padres del soul.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
...MEET ME AT MARYS PLACE... by Sam Cooke ----------------------------.............
*from 'Ain't That Good News' (1964)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
G, CG
Verse 1:
GCG A friend of mine told me, one early mornin', CG (Over at Mary's place, ho), CG Said tonight, there's gonna be a party goin' on, CG (Over at Mary's place, ho). CG He said; if you can enjoy a real nice af-fair, CG (Over at Mary's place, ho), CG Then you'll make it your business to be right there, CG (Over at Mary's place, ho). He said, in fact;
Chorus 1:
GG7 Meet me, (meet me at Mary's place), CG We're gonna have us a ball to-day. D7 Why don't you; (meet me at Mary's place)? GG7 Why don't you meet me, (meet me at Mary's place)? CG We're gonna have us a ball to-day. CG Why don't you, (meet me at Mary's place, ho)?
Verse 2:
GCG He said; there's one thing that I want you to know, CG (Over at Mary's place, ho), CG You're gonna have a good time, be-fore you go, CG (Over at Mary's place, ho). CG He said; there's one more thing that I'm gonna guaran-tee, CG (Over at Mary's place, ho), CG Got to have fun if you're a man like me, CG (Over at Mary's place, ho). If you wanna have fun...
Chorus 2:
GG7 Meet me, (meet me at Mary's place), CG We're gonna have us a ball to-day. D7 Why don't you; (meet me at Mary's place)? GG7 Why don't you meet me, (meet me at Mary's place)? CG We're gonna have us a ball to-day, CG Why don't you, (meet me at Mary's place, ho)?
Chorus 3:
GG7 Meet me, (meet me at Mary's place), CG We're gonna have us a ball to-day. D7 Why don't you; (meet me at Mary's place)? GG7 Why don't you meet me, (meet me at Mary's place)? CG We're gonna have us a ball to-day, CG Why don't you, (meet me at Mary's place, ho)?