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Monday Morning Video – Al Green

Monday, January 16, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

What’s better than some Al Green to start the week? How about Al Green covering Sam Cooke. It doesn’t get much better.

About the author: Mild-mannered corporate executive by day, excitable Twangville denizen by night.

Filed Under: Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Al Green, sam cooke

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