Sam Gooden, founding member of The Impressions, has died at age 87
chart. Mayfield helped write many of their hits, including the widely covered “People Get Ready” , along with “Gypsy Woman” , “Keep on Pushing” , “We’re a Winner” and their highest-charting Hot 100 hit “It’s All Right” . “Keep on Pushing” was nominated for best rhythm & blues recording at the seventh annual Grammy Awards in 1965 — the group’s lone nomination.
The Impressions were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. Seven years later, “People Get Ready” was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Mayfield left the group in 1970 for a solo career, although he continued to write and help produce for The Impressions. Gooden and fellow Chattanoogan Fred Cash continued to sing as The Impressions along with other lead singers, including Leroy Hutson. They toured until 2018.
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