Being the daughter of a legend, Carla Cooke always had a passion for music. At age 50, she began singing the best Sam Cooke songs, branched out into her own songs and started pursuing her music career.
Starting her full fledged music career later in life is proof that it’s never too late to follow your passion. Carla’s style embraces all sorts of music types. Her father, the legendary Sam Cooke, died when she was just 4 months old so she finds performing as a way to feel connected to him.
Being the daughter of Sam Cooke:
- Why she is pursuing her musical passion now
- Choosing not to share that she is the daughter of legendary singer Sam Cooke
- Embracing her father’s musical legacy later in her career
- How singing the best Sam Cooke songs allows her to feel close to her father
Creating a legacy of her own:
- Relying on her faith to help her push through the struggles she faces as a musician
- Finding her sweet spot of performing to venues that seat 250-300 so she can engage the audience
- Proving herself on her own musical merit
- Recording her first CD
Finding success:
- Being a part of the Daughters of Legends Tour with Robin Charles (Ray Charles) and Rhonda Ross (Diana Ross).
- Growing her fanbase through social media
- Engaging her audience at live shows by getting them to sing and inviting them on state to “Twist the Night Away.”
- Selling CDs and merch at her shows is part of her income stream
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ABOUT HOST BREE NOBLE
Bree Noble is an entrepreneur, musician and speaker. She founded Women of Substance Radio, an online radio station that promotes quality female artists in all genres, in 2007. She launched the Women of Substance Music Podcast in November 2014, a 5 day per week show which promotes Independent female artists. Her podcast has hit #1 in New & Noteworthy for the Music, Arts and Society & Culture categories and #4 Audio Podcast on all of iTunes. She draws on her extensive experience running her own music business, both as a solo musician and as an Industry professional, to train and mentor other female musicians. Learn more about the station, the show and the artists at www.wosradio.com. Connect with Bree on Twitter @BreeNoble or on Facebook or on Instagram @breenoblemusic
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