Editing Sam Cooke (section)

=== The Soul Stirrers ===
{{Main|The Soul Stirrers}}
In 1950, Cooke replaced gospel tenor [[R. H. Harris]] as lead singer of his gospel group [[The Soul Stirrers]], who had signed with [[Specialty Records]] on behalf of the group.{{sfn|Guralnick|2005|pp=65–68}} Their first recording under Cooke's leadership was the song "Jesus Gave Me Water" in 1950. They also recorded the gospel songs "[[Peace in the Valley]]", "How Far Am I from Canaan?", "Jesus Paid the Debt" and "One More River", among many others, some of which he wrote.<ref name="songsofsamcooke.com">{{Cite web |date=March 1, 1951 |title=Jesus Gave Me Water |url=http://songsofsamcooke.com/soulstirrers/jesus_gave_me_water.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216192534/http://songsofsamcooke.com/soulstirrers/jesus_gave_me_water.htm |archive-date=February 16, 2013 |access-date=February 13, 2013 |publisher=Songsofsamcooke.com}}</ref> Cooke was often credited for bringing gospel music to the attention of a younger crowd of listeners, mainly girls who would rush to the stage when the Soul Stirrers hit the stage just to get a glimpse of him.{{sfn|Guralnick|2005|p=47}}