"While my colleague and friend Howard Cohen wrote a beautiful obituary of Sam as an entertainer - he was born in Miami's Overtown neighborhood on Oct. 12, 1935 - my memories of him go back before he was famous."
"I was 13 and was friends with Sister Wells' daughter, Dorothy Wells. While I was not a member of the church, Dorothy, who had a great voice, invited me to sing in the junior choir."
"Sister Wells had walked the neighborhood and recruited all the youngsters she could find who'd be willing to attend long rehearsals to prepare for the competition."
"I remember hearing a strong tenor voice behind me and looking around to see Sam. He was singing with all his might, shaking his head to the beat of the gospel music."
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