Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samuel Cook[1] |
| Also known as | Dale Cooke |
| Born | January 22, 1931 Clarksdale, Mississippi |
| Died | December 11, 1964 (aged 33) Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | R&B, soul, gospel, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, guitar |
| Years active | 1950–1964 |
| Labels | Specialty, Keen, RCA |
| Associated acts | The Soul Stirrers Bobby Womack Johnnie Taylor |
Sam Cooke (January 22, 1931–December 11, 1964) was an American soul singer, record producer, dancer
and songwriter. He was born Sam Cook but later changed the spelling of his name. He was very important and influential in the beginning of soul music.[2][3][4] He had many hit songs in America. Some of his most famous songs were "You Send Me", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Chain Gang", "Wonderful World", and "Bring It on Home to Me".
Cooke started his own record label and publishing company. He was an important part of the Civil Rights Movement, helping African-American people to get civil rights.[5]
Murder
Cooke was gunned down by a hotel manageress named Bertha Franklin. She told the police that she shot Cooke in self-defense.[6] Sam was buried in Glendale, California.
Sam Cooke Media
Cooke in Billboard, 1965, released posthumously
Billboard advertisement, May 29, 1961
Grave of Sam Cooke in the Garden of Honor at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California
Other websites
- Hear Sam Cooke on the Pop Chronicles
References
- ↑ Sam CookeBritannica online. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ↑ Appiah, Kwame Anthony. Africana: An A-to-Z Reference of Writers, Musicians, and Artists of the African American Experience (2004)Running Press. p. 146. ISBN 0-762-42042-1.
- ↑ DeCurtis, Anthony. The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and their Music (1992)Random House. p. 135. ISBN 0-679-73728-6.
- ↑ Nite, Norm N.. Rock On Almanac: The First Four Decades of Rock 'n' Roll: A Chronolology (1992). New York, New York: HarperPerennial. p. 140–142. ISBN 0-062-73157-2.
- ↑ Guralnick, Peter. The Man Who Invented Soul (2005-09-22)Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ↑ Krajick, David. "The Death of Sam Cooke". truTV.com Crime Library.
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- African-American musicians
- American guitarists
- American singer-songwriters
- American soul musicians
- American R&B singers
- American gospel musicians
- American pop musicians
- American soul singers
- American pop singers
- Musicians from Mississippi
- 1931 births
- 1964 deaths
- American gospel singers