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carlossheen — 18 years ago(March 20, 2008 09:09 AM)
were not saying he was a saint,just like ray charles,berry gordy,jackie wilson and nat king cole who had a series of gfs and kids(however nat was dating a swedish blonde when he died. no kids from that relationship).you have to know musicians to understand.my father was a singer,and my mom knew about his on the road habits.of course she was hurt but she knew the road,it was love that kept them together.im sure sam loved barbara,but i think all in all it was "love" of the past that they shared.she knew about the girls but in the end i think she just wanted to be loved by sam.were all not saints,that shouldnt be determined if we should be murdered or not in watts.
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Soljagurl2003 — 17 years ago(April 10, 2008 06:57 PM)
I didn't mean that his adultery justified his murder, but what did get him into that situation was his love of women. Are you saying that because all those people were celebrities that it was only fate to have several affairs and abandoned children around the country. If it was love that kept Cooke and his wife together, than what was it that kept him continuing to have several girlfriends and lovers outside of his marriage.
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oldiesgyrl — 17 years ago(July 24, 2008 03:39 PM)
Soljagurl2003,
I definitely understand your point. Well according to a few books, Sam had actually settled on Barbara after having decided to marry one of the mothers of his children. Actually, it wasn't until he had become informed of her pending marriage to another man that he finally proposed. For years I have been under the impression that although Barbara had never forgotten Sam, she didn't pursue him tirelessly until he had achieved national fame. Instead of taking care of herself, she wanted to be taken care of and live the luxurious life she so desired to live; Sam was the winner in that aspect. How fast she jumped at his proposal, although she had planned to marry someone else, as well as certain things she would do in order to be significant in his life leaves me suspicious regarding her intentions. However, they fooled around on each other but I think Sam couldn't handle the counterbalance, on her part, to his own actions. I honestly believe he was torn between the family life and his penchant for women in general.
So in essence, he may have had love FOR her for the sake of their children. But having been IN LOVE with her, it sounds unlikely.
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